Terrace Marshall Jr.
Terrace Marshall Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Marshall attended Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. As a junior he had 55 receptions for 1,250 yards with 15 touchdowns and was named the Shreveport Times Male Athlete of the Year. He missed most of his senior season due to an ankle injury. Despite the injury he was still named a 2018 Under Armour All-American. A five star recruit, he committed to Louisiana State University to play college football.College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2018, Marshall played in 13 games with one start and had 12 receptions for 192 yards. He returned to LSU in 2019 as one of LSU's top three receivers along with Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase. Although he missed 3 games due to injury, he still managed to score 13 touchdowns, including 2 vs Georgia in the Southeastern Conference Championship, 2 vs Oklahoma in the Peach bowl, and 1 vs Clemson in the College Football Championship game win. Against the Texas Longhorns, Marshall, Jefferson and Chase each had 100 receiving yards, the first time in school history three players had over 100 yards receiving.On November 29, 2020, Marshall declared for the 2021 NFL draft and opted out of the remainder of the 2020 college football season. Up until that point, Marshall recorded 731 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in seven games played.
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Marshall was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft. On June 17, 2021, he signed his four-year rookie contract with Carolina, worth $5.7 million. As a rookie, he appeared in 13 games and recorded 17 receptions for 138 receiving yards.In Week 9 of the 2022 season, Marshall recorded his first professional touchdown on a 21-yard reception in the 42–21 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He finished the 2022 season with 28 receptions for 490 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 14 games.
On August 27, 2024, Marshall was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts.