Justus Terry

Justus Terry

Texas Longhorns–No. 15
Position	Defensive lineman
Class	Freshman
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)

Justus Terry is an American 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]}

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 .