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Justus Terry, Manchester

Every year since 1985, the AJC highlights a group of high school football player superstars – follow along as we road tripped to meet this year’s Super 11.
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Aug 9, 2024

Justus Terry, Manchester

Position: Defensive line

Height, weight: 6-foot-5, 275 pounds

Class: Senior

College choice: Terry, previously committed to Southern Cal and Georgia, is likely to announce his decision in December.

2024 AJC Super 11 Manchester defensive lineman Justus Terry at Manchester High School, Friday, August 2, 2024, in Manchester, Ga. Terry is 5-star defensive lineman in the class of 2025 and is uncommitted. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

2023 season wrap-up: Terry had 13 sacks and 74 solo tackles for an 11-3 team that finished as the state runner-up in Class A Division II. He was a first-team AJC, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and Recruit Georgia all-state selection. Terry is the consensus No. 2 defensive line prospect nationally (No. 1 according to Rivals), the No. 2 prospect in Georgia and the 11th-highest-rated Georgia recruit this century.

School’s first Super 11 player since: Terry is the first.

About the Author

Chip Saye is a former writer and editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and remains a regular contributor to the AJC. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

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