2008 Football Roster
Roster
Terrell Johnson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cullomburg, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Southern Choctaw HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has played in all 12 games of his Mississippi State career after redshirting his first season on campus . . . Has started twice at outside linebacker and been a valuable special teams player . . . Has made 20 tackles, including one and one-half for loss (minus 6 yards) . . . Came to the Bulldog program following an all-state prep career in Alabama.
2008:
Played in all 12 games during his redshirt freshman season, starting twice at an outside linebacker position . . . Earned starting assignments against Georgia Tech and LSU in Weeks 4 and 5 . . . Made 20 tackles, including one and one-half tackles for loss (minus 6 yards) . . . Had a pair of hits at Louisiana Tech in the season opener in Ruston . . . Added one hit a week later in Mississippi State’s home-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana . . . Registered a 5-yard tackle for loss against Auburn in the club’s SEC opener against Auburn . . . Made his first collegiate start at Georgia Tech in Week 4 . . . Had three hits, including a half tackle for loss (minus 1 yard) against the Ramblin’ Wreck . . . Added three hits again a week later at LSU . . . Tied for third on the club with four tackles in the Bulldogs’ mid-season win over Vanderbilt . . . Had three stops at Tennessee in Week 7 . . . After making 17 tackles in the season’s first seven weeks (2.4 per game), he made just three hits in the campaign’s final five games . . . Returned to the stats column with two tackles against Arkansas in Week 11 . . . Added another hit one week later in the season finale at Ole Miss.
2007:
Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated No. 28 in the state of Alabama, regardless of position, in SuperPrep Magazine’s season-ending All-America issue, the fourth-best linebacker ranked . . . Credited with running a 4.6-second 40-yard dash by the Rivals.com recruiting web site . . . Named first-team, Class 2A all-state in Alabama at linebacker by the Birmingham News for head coach Larry Boykin at Southern Choctaw High School in Gilbertown, Ala. . . . Recorded 113 total tackles in 11 games during his senior season for the Indians, an average of 10.3 per game . . . Also credited with six quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries . . . Helped his high school qualify for the post-season playoffs during his senior campaign . . . Played on both sides of the line of scrimmage for four years on the high school level . . . Helped lead his prep team to a four-year, 38-11, record . . . Also earned all-state recognition as a junior . . . Outstanding student in the classroom during his prep career . . . Other top scholarship offer: Arkansas . . . Committed to MSU in December 2006.
PERSONAL:
Born Quinton Terrell Johnson, 3-23-89, in Millry, Ala. . . . Son of Mr. Christopher Gibson and Ms. Sherral Gibson . . . His cousin Prince Wembley played at Alabama.
