University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Fifth-Year Redshirt Junior (2021): Earned honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference accolades from Pro Football Network ... Saw action in all 12 games, making eight starts ... Led the team with 508 yards on 138 carries, also contributing 18 receptions for 93 yards ... Scored four touchdowns on the season, three receiving and one rushing ... Finished third on the team in total offense and all-purpose yards ... Ranked 15th in the Sun Belt with 42.3 rushing yards per game ... Paced the Jaguars in rushing on six occasions ... Rushed for a game- and career-high 113 yards on 22 attempts in victory over Arkansas State ... Led all players with 82 yards on 20 carries in win at Bowling Green, scoring the game-tying touchdown on a 13-yard run with less than two minutes remaining in the contest ... Posted 87 yards while running 14 times at ULM, also catching seven balls for 48 yards — both career-best totals — at ULM ... Rushed a career-high 23 times for 75 yards and added four receptions for 31 yards and two scores at rival Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Recorded 43 yards on 10 attempts in defeat of Georgia Southern ... Rushed for 27 yards against eventual Sun Belt West Division winner Louisiana, finishing with five carries for 21 yards and two catches for another 14 in win over Alcorn State ... Gained team-high 24 yards at SBC East Division champion Appalachian State as well.

As A Redshirt Junior (2020 Covid season): Appeared in 10 of the Jaguars’ 11 contests ... Finished second on the team with 180 rushing yards, carrying 51 times while averaging 3.5 yards per attempt ... Also caught six passes for 20 yards ... Posted career highs with 14 attempts for 62 yards to lead the team at 25th-ranked Louisiana ... Ran for 26 yards including his first career touchdown in season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi ... Recorded 27 yards on just four carries at No. 15 Coastal Carolina ... Gained 31 yards while rushing nine times in win over ULM ... Had 19 yards on four rushes and added three receptions for 15 yards — both career-high totals — against Georgia State.

As A Junior (2019): Played in each of the team’s first four games, but sat out the rest of the season to be able to redshirt the year ... Had eight carries for 13 yards and returned a kickoff for another 11 yards ... Gained a season-best eight yards on three carries in his NCAA Division I debut at No. 24 Nebraska ... Rushed four time for six yards in win over Jackson State, adding 11-yard kick return for season-high 17 all-purpose yards.

Junior College Highlights (2017-18): Received three stars from both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com coming out of junior college ... The eighth-rated junior-college running back according to 247Sports.com as well ... Played two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... As a sophomore, rushed for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns on 147 carries, adding 13 receptions for another 108 yards to help the Bulldogs finish 12th in the final National Junior College Athletic Association Junior College poll with a 7-2 mark ... Was among the top 10 players nationally in rushing touchdowns, the top 15 in total rushing yards and yards per contest, and top 20 in average per attempt ... Gained a career-high 171 yards, scoring twice on 24 carries in season-ending defeat of Hinds (Miss.) CC ... Posted 121 yards against Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC and 120 with a touchdown the previous week in match-up with nationally-ranked Jones (Miss.) JC ... Recorded 826 yards and six touchdown his freshman year, also catching 10 passes for 61 yards ... Ended up among the top 20 in the country in rushing yards per game ... Carried 23 times for a season-best 134 yards and two scores in victory over Mississippi Delta CC ... Finished with 128 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just 16 attempts in defeat of Southwest Mississippi CC, adding 120 yards and a score against HCC ... Posted 110 yards on 15 rushes in win over No. 13 C-LCC as well.

High School Highlights: Rushed for over 4,000 yards during his four-year prep career at Stone High ... Posted a school season-record 2,271 yards and 26 touchdowns on the ground as a senior to help the Tomcats go 8-4 after earning a berth in the state 5A playoffs ... Was both a first-team all-state and all-region selection after running for 100 or more yards in all 12 contests, including five outings with 200-plus yards ... Had a career-best 290 yards in regular-season finale against Hattiesburg HS ... Rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Pearl River Central HS, adding 250 and three scores in season-opening defeat of Vancleave High ... As a junior, recorded 1,278 yards and 10 scores rushing highlighted by five games with 100 or more yards ... Posted a season-high 276 yards and three touchdowns in win over PRCHS, and had 201 yards and three scores in Long Beach High victory ... Tomcats also qualified for the state playoffs his freshman year ... Earned two letters in basketball and one in baseball at SHS also.

Personal: Full name is Terrion Demarcus Avery ... Born Sept. 6, 1998, in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Son of Marquita Irving ... Favorite movie is “Paid in Full” ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Alvin Kamara ... Favorite musical artists are NBA YoungBoy and Lil Boosie ... Favorite food is shrimp ... In his free time likes to ride dirt bikes ... Received his undergraduate degree in leisure studies in May 2021, is working on a second degree in sociology.