Terrell Suggs

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Terrell Suggs

PositionOutside Linebacker

Experience6 years

Height6-3

Weight260

CollegeArizona State

High SchoolHamilton (AZ)

HometownChandler, Arizona

Birthdate10/11/1982

Joined RavensDraft 1A (10th), 2003

Joined NFL2003

Terrell Suggs Statistics

    • Games Played/Started: (2003, 16/1); (2004, 16/16); (2005, 16/16); (2006, 16/15); (2007, 16/16); (2008, 11/11) Total 91/75
    • Playoffs: (2003, 1/1); (2006, 1/1) Total 2/2
    • Two-time Pro Bowler (2004 and ‘06), 2nd-Team All-Pro (Football Digest in 2006) and 2003 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
    • One of the best pass rushers in Ravens history, Suggs enters 2008 with 372 tackles (253 solo), 45 sacks (3rd-most in franchise history), 21 PD, 3 INTs and is the Ravens’ all-time leader in FFs (17) and 2nd in FRs (9)
    • Named to his 2nd Pro Bowl in 2006 after posting 86 tackles, including 63 solo
    • Named to his 1st Pro Bowl in 2004 after posting 72 tackles (48 solo) and leading the team (3rd in the AFC) with 10.5 sacks (22.4 sacks in his 1st 2 seasons)
    • Earned AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2003 when he finished 4th in the AFC and 8th in the NFL with a franchise rookie-record 12 sacks
    • Tied an NFL rookie record with Santana Dotson with 1 sack in each of his 1st 4 games
    • Terrell Suggs was selected with the 10th-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2003 NFL Draft
    • Suggs was the 1st defensive end and the 5th D-lineman taken in the draft
    • He was also the 2nd player ever selected by the Ravens from Arizona State (Todd Heap - 1st round, 31st overall in 2001)
    • 2008: Game 11 vs. Phi. (11/23) ­Recorded 5 tackles and helped force the Eagles into 5 turnovers (4 INTs and 1 FR) in the 36-­7 win
    • Game 10 at NYG (11/16) ­Posted 11 tackles (6 solo), including a TFL against the Giants
    • Game 9 at Hou. (11/9) ­Netted 3 tackles, including 2 solo, and helped limit the Texans to 75 total rushing yards in the 41-­13 win
    • Game 8 at Cle. (11/2) ­Dominated another game when he made 9 tackles, 2 QB hits, 2 PD and an INT, which he returned 42 yards for a TD to seal the 10­ point victory; it was his 2nd INT returned for a TD in the last 3 weeks
    • Game 7 vs. Oak. (10/26) ­Turned in another massive performance, recording 9 tackles, including 2 TFL and 1 sack ­the 50th sack of his career ­in the 29­-10 victory over Oakland
    • Game 6 at Mia. (10/19) ­Dominated the game, posting 8 tackles (6 solo), a sack (­7 yards) and an INT (1st pick since 2005 sea­son), which he returned 44 yards for his 1st­ career TD in the 27­-13 win at Miami
    • Game 5 at Ind. (10/12) ­Netted 9 tackles, including 2 TFL against Indianapolis
    • Game 4 vs. Ten. (10/5) ­Netted 4 tackles (3 solo), including a TFL and was part of a defense that held the Titans to 47 rushing yards
    • Game 3 at Pit. (9/29) ­Posted 6 tackles, including 4 solo and a sack (­7 yards) while helping hold the Steelers to 2.5 yards per rush
    • Game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21) ­Started and had 3 tackles, including a team ­leading 2 sacks (­17 yards) and helped limited the Browns to 27 total yards in the 2nd half in the 28­-10 win
    • Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) ­Started and finished 2nd on the team with 8 tackles (5 solo), including 3 TFL and 2 PD in the 17­-10 win
    • 2007: Started all 16 games for the 3rd time in his career and finished 4th on the team with a career-high 95 tackles, including a team-leading 5 sacks (-34 yards)
    • He also recorded 7 PD (tied a career high) and 1 FF
    • 2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 11 tackles (7 solo), 1 FF and 1 sack (-5 yards) in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
    • Led the team when he posted a career-high 14 tackles, 1 sack (-9 yards) and 3 additional QB hits in game 8 at Pit. (11/5)
    • Made 9 tackles (5 solo), 1 QB hit and 1 sack (-6 yards) in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
    • Posted 5 tackles, including 1 TFL and helped hold the 49ers to 49 rushing yards and 6 total 1st downs in game 5 at SF (10/7)
    • Started and netted 4 tackles, while helping hold the Browns to 3.3 yards per carry in game 4 at Cle. (9/30)
    • Helped hold the Jets to 2.6 yards per rush, posting 6 tackles (4 solo), 1 TFL and a career-high 3 PD in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
    • 2006: Named to his 2nd Pro Bowl on 12/19/06
    • Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 and tied a career-high with 86 tackles, including 63 solo
    • Suggs tied for 3rd on the team with 9.5 sacks (-64.5 yards), 7 PD, 3 FFs and 2 FRs on the year
    • 2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and produced a postseason career-high 10 tackles, 1 FF and the team lead with 6 QB hits while helping hold the Colts to 2.9 yards per rush in the Divisional Playoff game vs. Ind. (1/13/07)
    • Started and netted 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 sack (-11 yards) and 1 PD in the 19-7 win in the season finale vs. Buf. (12/31)
    • Started and turned in a dominant performance, helping to force the Chiefs into 3 turnovers as he posted 13 tackles (10 solo), 1 sack (-5 yards), 1 FF, 1 FR and 3 QB hits in the 20-10 victory in game 13 at KC (12/10)
    • Started and posted 8 tackles (7 solo), including 2 sacks (part of a Ravens' record-tying 9 sacks) and helped hold the Steelers to just 21 rushing yards in the 27-0 win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/26)
    • Started and recorded 9 tackles, including 8 solo, and his 9th-career multi-sack game (2 for -14 yards)
    • Also added 1 FR and 1 FF, which Kelly Gregg recovered and rumbled 59 yards, setting up a Ravens FG in the 28-6 victory in game 2 vs. Oak. (9/17)
    • 2005: Started all 16 games, finishing 5th on the team by tying a career-high 86 tackles (65 solo), 8 sacks (-65.5 yards) 6 FFs, 1 FR, 3 PD (career high) and a career-high 2 INTs
    • 2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Netted 8 tackles (4 solo), 1 sack and 2 FFs in the season finale at Cle. (1/1/06)
    • Amassed 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack (-8 yards) and several QB pressures in the 30-23 win in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)
    • Shared the defensive game ball (Adalius Thomas) as he netted 6 tackles (5 solo) and a career-high 3 sacks (-24 yards) and 1 FF in the 16-15 win in game 12 vs. Hou. (12/4)
    • Posted a career-high 11 tackles, including a career-high 8 solo, with 1 TFL in game 6 at Chi. (10/23)
    • Earned a game ball when he netted 7 tackles (5 solo), including 1 TFL and a half sack (-3.5 yards) in game 3 vs. NYJ (10/2)
    • 2004: Earned his 1st-career Pro Bowl berth after leading the team with 10.5 sacks (3rd in the AFC)
    • In his 1st season as an every-down player, Suggs started all 16 games in 2004, 1 of just 5 Raven defensive players to do so
    • Recorded 72 tackles, easily a career-best, had 1 FF and recovered 2 more
    • 2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded 7 tackles (4 solo), including 1 TFL and 1 sack (-14 yards) in the 30-23 victory in the season finale vs. Mia. (1/2/05)
    • Tied for 2nd on the team with 4 tackles in game 11 at NE (11/28)
    • Posted 7 tackles, including 1 sack (-7 yards) in game 10 vs. Dal. (11/21)
    • His sack was the 20th of his career in his 26th game, tying him for the 4th-fastest in NFL history to the 20-sack mark
    • Also had 1 FR, which led to a Ravens’ TD 2 plays later
    • Tied a season high with 7 tackles, including 2 sacks (-12 yards), his 3rd multi-sack game of the season, and 1 FF in game 6 vs. Buf. (10/24)
    • Recorded 7 tackles (6 solo) and 2 sacks (-13 yards) and helped the Ravens’ defense to hold the Redskins to 107 total yards (2nd-lowest total in team history), including just 52 yards rushing in game 5 at Was.(10/10).
    • 2003: Earned AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors
    • Finished 4th in the AFC and 8th in the NFL with a franchise rookie record 12 sacks
    • Also earned 2003 Defensive Rookie of the Month award (September)
    • Played in all 16 regular season games, starting 1
    • Totaled 33 tackles, 6 FFs, 4 FRs, 3 PD and 1 INT in 2003
    • Also started the Ravens’ postseason contest, recording 2 tackles
    • Became just the 2nd Raven (Peter Boulware – 1997) to earn AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors
    • 2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started his 1st-career game and responded with 6 tackles (4 solo), 1 PD and 1 FR in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/28)
    • Posted 5 tackles (3 solo), including 2 sacks (-9 yards), which established a new franchise rookie record with 12 sacks (Peter Boulware – 11.5 in 1997) in game 15 at Cle. (12/21)
    • Suggs had 2 FFs and 1 FR in the 35-0 victory Browns
    • Saw action from scrimmage and posted the 1st multi-sack game of his career with 2 (-15 yards) in game 11 vs. Sea. (11/23)
    • Tied an NFL record (Santana Dotson – 1992) with a sack in each of the 1st 4 games of his career in game 4 vs. KC (9/28)
    • Finished the Chiefs’ game with 2 tackles
    • Was used mainly in passing situations at DE and recorded his 3rd sack in as many games in the 24-10 win in game 3 at SD (9/21)
    • Pulled in his 1st-career INT against the Chargers, leading to a Jamal Lewis TD 2 plays later
    • Subbed and netted 1 sack for the 2nd-consecutive game as the defense held the Browns to 60 net rushing yards in 33-13 win in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/14)
    • Subbed and recorded his 1st NFL sack (-7 yards) in his 1st NFL game in the season opener at Pit. (9/7)
    • Shattered school, conference and NCAA single-season records with 24 sacks in 2002
    • One of the most dominating pass-rushers in the history of college football, Suggs entered the draft after his junior season
    • His career totals of 44 sacks and 65.5 TFL set school records
    • Started 34 of 36 games over his 3-year career at Arizona State, amassing 163 tackles (109 solo), including 44 sacks, 14 FFs, 3 FRs, 2 INTs and 9 PD
    • Consensus All-American and All-Pac 10 Conference 1st-team selection as a junior
    • Recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Award (nation’s top defensive player), Lombardi Trophy (nation’s top lineman) and Morris Trophy (Pac-10’s top lineman)
    • Also named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
    • Winner of the Hendricks Award, given to college football’s premier DE and voted team MVP
    • Started every game at DE as a junior and recorded 73 tackles (44 solo)
    • Set school, conference and NCAA single-season records with 24 sacks, topping the previous school and conference marks of 19 by Al Harris in 1978 and 17.5 by Syracuse’s Dwight Freeney in 2001
    • His 31.5 stops for losses broke the previous conference mark of 28 by Stanford’s Ron George in 1990
    • Second-team All-American selection by The NFL Draft Report, 3rd-team All-America from Football News and an All-Pac 10 1st-team choice as a sophomore
    • Started every game, recording 42 tackles (24 solo)
    • Led the team with 10 sacks (-57 yards) and 18 TFL
    • Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
    • Football News 1st-team Freshman All-American and 3rd-team Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News
    • Secondary education/history major
    • Parade All-American in 2000 and Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year at Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) HS
    • Rated the No. 6 player in the Far West and the No. 3 Athlete in the Western region by PrepStar Magazine
    • Named to the All-American team and Arizona Player of the Year by USA Today
    • Ranked the 60th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News
    • Made 2nd-team All-West Team by The Orange County Register
    • Rated the No. 19 player on the Western Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar
    • Arizona 5A Player of the Year by the Phoenix Metro
    • Arizona Player of the Year by Super All-State '99
    • Member of the 1st-team offense on the Super All-State 1999
    • First-team All-State and All-Region
    • Rushed 297 times for 2,274 yards and 26 TDs
    • Transferred from Chandler (AZ) HS, where he was a blocking back and LB
    • Holds the school record with 367 rushing yards and 5 TDs in a single game
    • First in the state in rushing yards (2,274), 3rd in TDs (26) and 4th in scoring (156)
    • Once scored 4 TDs and had 205 yards in 3 quarters
    • Lettered 3 times in football, 3 times in basketball and once in track and field
    • Was honored by his hometown of Chandler, AZ, on 1/25/01 with “Terrell Suggs Day”
    • Joined teammates for the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party in Oct. 2004
    • Suggs also participated in the Quarterback Club of Baltimore’s Distinguished Speaker Series in Nov. 2004
    • Suggs also provided uniforms, cleats and gloves to Hamilton (AZ) HS for its football program in 2005
    • Joined teammates at An Evening Ringside, a professional boxing event, which benefited the Jonathan Ogden Foundation; and participated in the 4th Annual Big Ed’s Band Luau, which benefits former teammate Edwin Mulitalo’s charitable arm, Big Ed’s Band Foundation, helping to provide musical instruments to underprivileged schools and students; both events were in Oct. 2006
    • Full name: Terrell Raynonn Suggs

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