Five-Star ATH Terry Bussey names Top 5

Five-star athlete Terry Bussey of Timpson (TX) High narrowed his list to 5 schools Friday afternoon.

The 5-foot-11, 190 pounder is down to the following: Alabama, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

Bussey discusses finalists

Alabama- Nick Saban and Alabama has been one of the best programs in college football for the past 10 years. They produce and develop top talent every year! 

Texas- Coach Sark is building a great program in Texas. They are headed in the right way with the classes they’ve been putting together the past couple years and only look to get better! 

LSU- LSU is known for producing top talent. The LSU culture in BR is strong and I think Coach Kelly is going to be a great fit and do great things for LSU! 

Oklahoma- Always been a top program in college football and Coach BV is a great coach and always has a top program and system wherever he is! 

Texas A&M-  A&M is on a come up and the class they are putting together is going to be special! Coach Fisher is going to do great things with this program!

Bussey ranks as the No. 16 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 2 athlete and the No. 4 player in the state of Texas.

On3 ranks him higher than the industry, as he tabs in as the No. 16 player nationally, the No. 1 athlete, and the No. 3 player in Texas.

Terry Bussey Scouting Summary

“East Texas all-around monster of a football player who plays all over the field. Will line up at quarterback and gash defenses with his legs. At safety he can cover sideline to sideline as well as stick his face into traffic as a run defender. Sticky in coverage as a corner. Tracks the ball naturally as a wide receiver and makes defenders miss in a phone booth in the return game. But the thing that jumps off the screen most is his natural athleticism. Stands in at just over 5-foot-10, 180 pounds with a 6-foot-2 wingspan.”

“Ran a 4.42 electronically-timed 40-yard dash during the spring camp circuit prior to his senior season. Also jumped a 30-inch vertical, a 9-foot-5 broad jump and ran a 4.32 short shuttle at the same event. Jumped 45 feet in the triple jump and ran a 22.61 200m during his junior track and field season. Rare combination of top-tier explosiveness and fluidity. Strong basketball player averaging 19.6 points per game as well as 7 rebounds per game. Has all the athletic tools to excel at the next level and beyond on either side of the ball. More natural fit seems to be corner due to lack of true high-point ability due to size and rare fluidity combined with his top-end speed. Named 2022 Mr. Texas Football after his junior season. One of the youngest prospects in the 2024 recruiting cycle, should technically be in the 2025 recruiting class.”

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $239K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.