Terrelle Pryor

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Terrelle Pryor

Profile
College	Ohio State University
Position	QB
Jersey No.	11
Class	Freshman
Career	2008 – present
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	220 lbs (100 kg)
Nationality	American
B-date	1990
B-place	Jeannette, PA
High School	Jeannette Senior High School
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Terrelle Pryor (born 1990 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania) plays quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA college football tournament. With his size, mobility, and speed, Pryor quickly made it to almost every college team's wishlist and immediately made him as one of the most heavily recruited prospects in the history of college football. The versatile 6-foot-6, 220 pound Jeannette native is quick and athletic enough to play atleast three positions in football, with a time of 4.46 seconds in the 40, bench press of 300 pounds, and a 37-inch vertical leap. Scouts have often written Pryor's name in the same sentence as Vince Young, as both signal callers play alike and are both threats on the open field.

1 Personal Life
2 High School
3 College
- 3.1 2008
4 Highlights
5 References
6 External Links

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Personal Life

Terrelle is one of Craig Terrelle and Thomasina Pryor's two children. His parents separated when he was in junior high with his father now living in West Newton, Pa. while his mother resides in Johnstown, Pa. His father Craig, a former football player at Yough, has a neuromuscular disorder and is confined on a wheelchair. After living for a while with his mother in West Mifflin, Pa. during 8th grade, Pryor moved back to Jeannette up until his high school years when he lived with his godfather Willie Burns. Terrelle is cousins with Michigan wideout Toney Clemons.

Terrelle is often compared to Vince Young, who along with Tom Brady and Michael Vick, are his favorite NFL quarterbacks. His favorite actor is Al Pacino, favorite movie is The Godfather, favorite TV show is anything on ESPN, and his favorite musical artist is rapper Lil Wayne. Terrelle sports a tattoo of a crown on his upper left arm. "They call me 'King' around here. I just took it as a nickname, King Pryor," he explains. With his celebrity-like status, it is no surprise therefore when Terrelle admitted that he once signed 200 autographs at a school bonfire on a single day.

Terrelle began his football career at age six, playing as a running back in a midget league before switching to quarterback in seventh grade.

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High School

Jeannette coach Ray Reitz first spotted his quarterback while still playing in midget football. As a freshman, he played under Reitz as a wide receiver and caught 13 passes for 221 yards and four touchdowns in football, whils also earning playing time for Rick Klimchock's basketball team, contributing an average of 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 blocks per game to help the Jayhawks five earn a berth at the Class AA state quarterfinals.

Prior to the start of his sophomore season, Pryor was taken by coach Reitz to the Seton-LaSalle football camp during the summer and although he had no previous experience playing as a signal caller in varsity level, he was able to impress camp counselor Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo's former star quarterback, who predicted that Pryor may be receiving a flood of offers after his sophomore year. Indeed, Gradkowski was right as Pryor received tons of letters from the nation's top collegiate programs after he showcased his quarterbacking abilities by throwing 719 yards, rushing for 663 more, and accounting for a total of 16 touchdowns in only his sophomore year. But not all letters were for football as he also received some for basketball after averaging 21.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.9 blocks per game that same year which was enough to earn a spot at the Tribune-Review Terrific 10 squad.

As a junior, Pryor continued to improve both of his passing and running abilities as he surpassed the century mark in both fields with 1,720 passing yards and 15 thrown touchdowns to go along with his 1,709 rushing yards and 27 scoring runs in leading his team to a 14-2 record, a Class AA WPIAL title, and a Class AA state championship appearance. But Pryor did not just do his stuff on offense as he also contributed on defense with three interceptions, one of which he returned all the way into the endzone. Unfortunately, the Jayhawks came up short, losing to the underdog Wilson Area High School Warriors in a 29-28 cliffhanger in the title match. On the court, he finished the season averaging 20.8 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, three steals, three blocks, and six triple double games as he led the Jayhawks one step closer with a Class AA state semifinal appearance under new coach Jim Nesser. With his impressive stats, the small forward was named as the No. 17 baller in the Class of 2008 by RISE.

In his final year of high school eligibility, Pryor continued to impress as he racked up 3,691 yards in total offense, 1,901 on the run while passing for 1,790 more as he led the Jayhawks to an unblemished 16-0 record and their first ever PIAA championship. He also accounted for 60 scores (36 rushing and 23 passing) while doing his thing on defense with eight sacks and four interceptions. Recognitions poured after, with the Associated Press naming him the Pennsylvania Class AA football player of the year, in addition to the player of the year honors he received from both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review. He was also named into the all-state team for the third time and was listed as part of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's "Fabulous 22" and the Tribune-Review's "Terrific 25."

Pryor capped his HS football career with a stint at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, carrying the pigskin 10 times for 79 yards and passing for 76 yards with two touchdowns as he led the East to a 33-23 win over the West. [1]

On the court, after leading his team to a PIAA basketball state quarterfinal win over North Catholic High School, he and his teammates were involved in a physical altercation against the opposing team. Fortunately, only the schools were put on probation with no players meriting suspensions.

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College

With his very impressive high school resume, Pryor zoomed up into almost every scout's rankings as he was considered as the top recruit in the 2008 class. Although several teams have offered him scholarships, he has narrowed down his choices to Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, LSU, Oregon, and Florida by his senior year. By signing day, Pryor's choices were cut down to four, namely Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State but unlike most of the prospects, he had to delay his announcement as he was still undecided on which school to pick. Less than a week after the Jayhawks won the basketball state title, Pryor declared his intentions to attend and play for the Ohio State University on March 19, 2008.

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2008

Pryor made his collegiate debut against Youngstown State where he split time with senior quarterback Todd Boeckman and redshirt freshman Joe Bauserman. He went 4-of-6 for 35 yards and rushed 9 times for 52 yards and 1 TD to help the Buckeyes shut-out the Penguins.

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