Justus Terry

Justus Terry

Texas Longhorns–No. 15
Position	Defensive lineman
Class	Freshman
Major	Exercise science
Personal information
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	268 lb (122 kg)
Career history
College	Texas (2025–present)
High school	Manchester (Manchester, Georgia)
Stats at ESPN

Justus Terry is an American college football defensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns. He was a five-star recruit and one of the top prospects in the 2025 recruiting class.

Early life

Terry is from Manchester, Georgia. ^[1] He attended Manchester High School where he competed in football, basketball and track and field. ^[2] A defensive lineman in football, he totaled 38 tackles and four sacks as a sophomore at Manchester. ^[2] He then had 74 solo tackles and 13 sacks as a junior in 2023, helping Manchester to a runner-up finish at the state championship while being selected first-team all-state; he was also chosen to The Atlanta Constitution's Super 11 team prior to his senior year. ^[3] Terry had 19 tackles and four tackles-for-loss in two games as a senior before missing the rest of the year after an injury. ^[4]

Terry was ranked a five-star prospect, the second-best defensive lineman and a top-15 player overall in the nation. ^{[4] [5]} He committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs in January 2023. ^[6] He flipped his commitment to the USC Trojans in March 2024, before later de-committing from USC in June. ^{[7] [8]} He later committed to the Texas Longhorns in December 2024. ^[9]

College career

Terry enrolled at Texas in 2025 and impressed early. ^{[10] [11]}

College statistics

Season	GP	Tackles					Interceptions				Fumbles
		Solo	Ast	Cmb	TfL	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	Yds	TD	FF
Texas Longhorns
2025	3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. Lederman, Eli (December 6, 2024). "DT Justus Terry, No. 7 recruit in 2025 class, commits to Texas". ESPN.
2. Luerssen, Trey (July 31, 2025). "Longhorns freshman already looks like an NFL Player". USA Today .
3. Holcomb, Todd (August 11, 2024). "Team dominated by players from outside Atlanta". The Atlanta Constitution . p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Justus Terry". Texas Longhorns.
5. Backus, Will (December 6, 2024). "Texas finishes early signing period with No. 1 recruiting class after stunning Georgia for 5-star Justus Terry". CBS Sports.
6. Sentell, Jeff (December 7, 2024). "Five-star DL picks Texas over UGA". The Atlanta Constitution . p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. VanHaaren, Tom (March 24, 2024). "DT Justus Terry flips commitment to USC, spurns Georgia". ESPN.
8. Lederman, Eli (June 19, 2024). "Justus Terry becomes 2nd 5-star to decommit from USC in 24 hours". ESPN.
9. Navarro, Manny (December 6, 2024). "Texas lands 5-star DL Justus Terry, wraps up No. 1 recruiting class in 2025 cycle". The Athletic .
10. Eckert, David (July 30, 2025). "Why this Texas football 5-star freshman is practicing in 2 positions". Austin American-Statesman .
11. Gatlin, Jamie (June 13, 2025). "Longhorns 2025 early enrollee Justus Terry is already standing out". USA Today .