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South Carolina Gamecocks–No. 91 | |
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Position | Defensive tackle |
Class | Graduate Student |
Major | Public Health |
Personal information | |
Born: | October 31, 2001 |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 284 lb (129 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Conway (Conway, South Carolina) |
Terrell H. "Tonka" Hemingway (born October 31, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Hemingway grew up in Conway, South Carolina and attended Conway High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. [1] As a senior, he notched 92 tackles with 24 being for a loss. [2] Coming out of high school, Hemingway committed to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [3]
During the 2020 season, Hemingway tallied 16 tackles with one being for a loss, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble. [4] In the 2021 season, he played in six games and had six tackles. [5] In 2022, Hemingway tallied 33 tackles with eight being for a loss, four sacks, a pass deflection, and two fumble recoveries. [6] In week 12 of the 2023 season, he had the game-winning fumble recovery against Kentucky. [7] Hemingway finished the season making 32 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, seven pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.48 s | 7.36 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] [11] |
Hemingway is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver, Junior Hemingway. [12] [13]