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Avieon Terrell | 2026 NFL Draft Profile Snapshot Top-50 Players Post NFL Combine

NFL Draft Analyst Will Rock Grades Avieon Terrell At #24 In The Detroit Football Journal Top-50 Players 2.0

Mar 08, 2026
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Clemson CB Avieon Terrell declares for NFL Draft

#24 | CB | Avieon Terrell | Clemson

Ht: 5’ 10-3/4” (5106) | Wt: 186 | Hand: 8.675 | Arm: 31” | Wing: 75.5” | Ape: 1.07

2025 Stats: 48 Tackles (30 Solo) | 4.5 TFLs | 0 INT | 5 FF | 3 SK | 11 PBU (12 Games)

Key Stats: 56.9% CR | 66.7 MCG | 96.9 PRWT | 74.9 ZCG

PFF: 85.2 RDG | 84.1 PRG | 76.9 CG | 66.7 MCG | 83.5 Overall

Red Flags: Could Use Another 5lbs Added Strength

Draft Stock: ⬆️ 6 | Previous Rank: #30


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Player Profile Snapshot

Aveion Terrell enters the 2026 NFL Draft cycle as a highly urgent, versatile cornerback who weaponized the perimeter at Clemson. His 2025 production is a masterclass in total-level disruption: 48 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 11 pass breakups, and a school-record 5 forced fumbles. Opposing quarterbacks managed a 96.9 passer rating when targeting his assignment, placing his tape in the acceptable average tier of our coverage metrics alongside a 46.9% completion rate. While he conceded standard underneath receptions to stay over the top of vertical threats, he consistently converted those targets into violent turnovers, effectively erasing his coverage mistakes.

Arriving in Indianapolis, the central evaluation conflict focused entirely on his lean 180-pound frame and perimeter survivability. Taping out at 5-foot-11 with 30.75-inch arms, Terrell mathematically produced a 1.02 Ape Index. This places his reach directly in the physical danger zone for outside cornerbacks, he lacks

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