Te'Rai Powell

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Essex County, N.J.
High School:
St. Joseph Regional

2024 • Senior

• Competed in 12 games, totaling 52 tackles (24 solo, 28 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups
• Tallied 39 rushing yards from one attempt vs. Missouri (10/12)
• Had two interceptions - vs. Wagner (10/26) and vs. Liberty (11/16)

2023 • Junior

• College Football Network All-Independent Defense Team (Honorable Mention - S)
• Competed in all 12 games on the season, tallying 59 total tackles (36 solo, 23 assisted), to rank second on the team, one tackle for loss, two QB hurries and three pass deflections
• Registered a career-best nine tackles (four solo, five assisted) vs. New Mexico (9/23), adding a TFL for three yards and a pass breakup
• Posted eight tackles at Army (10/28) and vs. UConn (11/25)
• Totaled a season-high six solo takedowns at Liberty (11/18)
• Recorded a QB hurry in back-to-back contests (11/18-11/25)

2022 • Sophomore

• Powell appeared in eight games in the 2022 season, recording 16 tackles (eight solo, eight assisted), 1.5 TFL (six yards) and a forced fumble
• Had a solo tackle against Tulane (9/3)
• Recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) against Buffalo (10/15)
• Had a solo tackle against New Mexico State (10/29)
• Had four tackles (two solo, two assisted) and a forced fumble against UConn (11/4)
• Earned an assisted tackle and 0.5 TFL (one yard) against Arkansas State (11/12)
• Had an assisted tackle against Texas A&M (11/19)
• Had five tackles (three solo, two assisted) and 1.0 TFL (five yards) against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Freshman

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team (Cornerback)
• Piled up 55 tackles, 28 solo, four tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one sack
• Started every game for the Minutemen, lining up at both and as a safety
• Also fielded kickoff duties during the season
• Notched five tackles at Pitt (09/04)
• Totaled four tackles with three solo stops vs. Boston College (09/11)
• Registered six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Eastern Michigan (09/18)
• Logged six tackles at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (09/25)
• Notched five tackles with three solo at Florida State (10/23)
• Logged five tackles, three solo, at Liberty (10/30) and had an assisted TFL
• Had five tackles vs, Rhode Island (11/06)
• Made six tackles, including a season best five solo, and one TFL at New Mexico State (11/27)

2020 • Freshman

• Started all four games at safety
• Also fielded kickoff duties during the season
• Posted 19 tackles from his spot in the secondary, including a dozen solo stops
• Began his collegiate career with six tackles at Georgia Southern (10/17)
• Earned six takedowns, including 1.0 TFLs, at No. 16 Marshall (11/7)

Before Massachusetts

• Three-star standout at St. Joseph Regional High School for head coach Augie Hoffmann
• Named among the top-50 prospects in the State of New Jersey with a grade of 82, according to 247Sports
• Also a three-star prospect according to ESPN
• First team all-county award recipient
• Played defensive back, running back, receiver and return specialist at St. Joseph Regional
• Chose UMass over offers from Army, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Navy, Northern Illinois, Rutgers and Western Michigan, among others