Terry Day - #78 - DE - Mississippi State - Profile

COLLEGE: The Jets' 1st draft selection in the 4th round in a pick obtained from St. Louis for the rights of the 1st overall draft pick ...was the 102nd pick overall, 10th DE...a quick, powerful DE with pass rush skills and the ability to string out running plays due to his speed 1996: was slowed for much of the season with a sprained knee played in 8 games at ROT and recorded 29 tackles (13 solo), 4 PD and 2 tackles for losses ...opened the season with 8 tackles and a PD vs. Memphis ...had 4 tackles and a PD vs. Auburn ...had a good game vs. Alabama with 6 tackles (3 solo) ...finished his college career with 5 tackles and 2 PO in a shutout of rival Ole Miss ... 1995: played every game for the Bulldogs at LDE and finished with 38 tackles (18 solo), 2.5 sacks and a tackle for a loss ...had 4 tackles (2 solo) and a tackle for a loss vs. LSU ...made his first start vs. Baylor and posted a pair of tackles ...had 3 tackles vs. Tennessee and Northeast Louisiana ...had 4 tackles vs. Auburn ...vs. South Carolina came up with a season-high 8 tackles, 1 sack and a PD, as well as forcing OB Steve Tanyehill into throwing an INT ...had 4 tackles, a PD and a tackle for a loss vs. Arkansas ...had 4 tackles and a sack vs. Alabama ...closed out the season with 3 tackles and a pressure vs. Mississippi ...excelled on the Bulldogs' indoor and outdoor track teams competing in the shot put (53' 5%" indoors, 52' 4W' outdoors) and the discus (146' 4") ... 1993-94: Holmes (MS) Community College and as a result was rated one of the nation's top 5 JuCo players following the 1994 by National Bluechips Magazine ...twice named to Mississippi's junior college all-state team ... in 1994 he posted 53 tackles, 8 sacks and 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 3 FF and 2 FR, as well as a blocked kick.
PERSONAL: Single ...fitness management major ...earned all-America and all-state honors as a senior at Williams-Sullivan (MS) H.S. in his hometown of Pickens ... recorded 156 tackles his senior year ...lettered 4 times in football, track and basketball ...earned all-America honors in the shot put, winning the state title 3 times and the Mississippi Meet of Champions twice in the event....born in Pickens, MS.