A two-year starter at free safety ... a well-built player with good
speed and quickness … hard worker … has a long wingspan
(6’ 9”) and a 36-inch vertical jump ... moved from wide receiver
prior to the 2006 season ... played in 44 career games, including
23 starts ... saw action in 36 of 38 games over his fi nal three
seasons ... invited to the 2010 Senior Bowl.
As a Senior (2009): Started all 12 games at free safety ...
an All-ACC nominee ... third on the team with a career-high
67 tackles ... tied for third on the team in pass breakups (3)
... recorded fi ve tackles in the season opener vs. Cal (9/5) ...
tallied four stops (three solo, one assisted) against Rutgers
(9/26) ... had eight stops against Clemson (10/3), including a
career-high seven solo stops ... tied for second on the team
with seven stops against Virginia (10/17), also assisting on his
fi rst TFL of the year ... fourth on the team with seven stops
against NC State (11/7), and also contributed a PBU ... posted
a game- and career-high 13 tackles vs. Virginia Tech (11/14) ...
recorded his fi rst interception of the season and made six stops
against Florida State (11/21) ... had eight tackles vs. Boston
College (11/28) ... a preseason fourth team all-league choice
by Phil Steele’s preview.
As a Junior (2008): Started all 11 games in which he played
... ranked sixth on the team in tackles (63) from his free safety
position ... also tied for fourth on the team in PBUs (3) ... had
a career-high 3.0 TFLs ... made his fi rst career start against
Delaware (8/30), recording a crucial interception, the fi rst of
his career, in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory ... also
had one kickoff return for 15 yards ... missed the Cal (9/13)
and Eastern Michigan games (9/20) due to an ankle injury
... contributed eight tackles, including a season-best six solo
stops and one TFL, and one PBU vs. MTSU (9/6) ... returned
from injury to post four tackles in a win over Clemson (9/27) ...
had six tackles, including fi ve solo stops, vs. Virginia (10/4) ...
credited with three tackles, his fi rst forced fumble of the season
and one PBU vs. Wake Forest (10/18) ... notched seven
tackles vs. NC State (10/25) ... had a season-high 11 tackles
vs. Virginia Tech (11/6) ... had seven tackles, including fi ve solo
stops, vs. FSU (11/22) ... also had seven stops vs. BC (11/29).
As a Sophomore (2007): Played in all 13 games as a reserve
safety ... also a regular on special teams ... posted 10 specialteams
tackles, which tied for fourth on the team ... saw time
as the kick returner, mostly early in the season ... averaged
24 yards on three kickoff returns vs. Villanova (9/1), his fi rst
action as a returner ... had a career-long return of 29 yards and
recorded one tackle as a reserve DB ... returned three kickoffs
for 39 yards with a long return of 23 vs. FIU (9/8) ... made one
tackle on defense ... returned two kickoffs for 37 yards vs. WVU
(9/13) ... had a season-high two tackles, both solo vs. Wake
Forest (9/22) ... matched a season-best with two solo tackles
vs. Rutgers (9/29) ... also forced a fumble on a Rutgers punt
return ... equaled a season high with two tackles vs. Georgia
Tech (10/6) ... returned two kickoffs for 28 yards vs. Oregon
State in the Emerald Bowl (12/28).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2006): Saw action in eight games as
a reserve defensive back and on special teams ... did not record
any statistics on the season ... played in the fi rst four games of
the season (William & Mary, MTSU, West Virginia and FlU) and
the fi nal four (Miami, BC, Wake Forest and Purdue) ... moved
from wide receiver prior to the season.
As a Freshman (2005): Redshirt season as a reserve wide
receiver … defensive scout team player of the year … named
scout team player of the week for his work in practice leading up
to the West Virginia (9/17) and North Carolina (11/12) games.
At Boca Ciega High School: A three-year letterwinner and
starter who played quarterback, cornerback and linebacker in his
three years … in the Bogies’ run-oriented offense, he rushed for
917 yards on 97 carries with 13 touchdowns ... was 32 of 61 for
382 yards passing with six touchdowns ... rushed for 200 yards
in his team’s lone playoff win ... also returned an interception
and a punt for a touchdown in 2004 ... named Pinellas County
Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times ... team captain
who was All-Sun Coast, all-conference and a Pinellas County
all-star … team’s defensive player of the year as an outside
linebacker his sophomore season ... an All-Southeast region
selection by PrepStar ... team won its district his senior year …
also a two-year letterwinner in basketball … also recruited by
UCF, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Michigan State and Georgia Tech
… coached by Jean Gordon.
Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1987 … full name is Terrell Skinner, Jr.
... parents are Yvonne and Terrell Skinner … father is a police
detective … majored in kinesiology.