Terrelle Pryor

About Terrelle Pryor

Terrelle Pryor (born 1989 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania) is an American football player for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Considered the most recruited high school football-basketball athlete in southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements, Pryor was widely regarded as the nation's top football prospect of 2008, and was named “Junior of the Year” by Rivals.com. Pryor originally hoped to be a two sport athlete, but he has chosen to focus on football.

In 2006, Pryor led the Jayhawks to their first WPIAL Championship in over 20 years, and then on to the Pennsylvania (PIAA) state championship game, where they lost by 1 point to the #1 ranked class AA Warriors of Wilson Area High School. Wilson lost the Pennsylvania (PIAA) state championship the year before. In 2007 Pryor and the Jayhawks repeated as champions of the WPIAL. In the Pennsylvania state semi-finals against Wilmington, Terrelle became the first player in Pennsylvania history to run for 4,000 yards and also throw for 4,000 yards. The following week, Pryor led the Jeannette Jayhawks to their first-ever Pennsylvania PIAA State championship by defeating the Dunmore Bucks, 49-21. Pryor directed the Jayhawks to score a PA state record 860 points. Pryor's accomplishments included being the two-time Pennsylvania player of the year, the offensive player of the year and the MVP of the All-American bowl.[10]

Since taking over at Quarterback for the Jeannette Jayhawks in 2005, Terrelle has drawn numerous comparisons to current Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young.[11]