- Is in his third season with Arizona as Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers coach after being appointed on 3/1/23.
- Coached rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. in 2024 as he tied the Cardinals franchise rookie record for TD catches (8) and finished with the 2nd most receptions and receiving yards (62 for 885) by a rookie in team history.
- Terrell was selected to participate in the NFL's Coach Accelerator program in May of 2023 at the NFL's Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. The program was created to help promote greater diversity across the league. He was also selected to serve as an offensive coordinator for the East team at the 2024 Shrine Bowl.
- During his three-year (2020-22) tenure coaching receivers with the Commanders, guided WR Terry McLaurin to three consecutive 1,000+ yard receiving seasons and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2022.
- Assisted in the development of first-round rookie WR Jahan Dotson in 2022; Dotson's seven TD receptions tied for the most among NFL rookies that season.
- A Chandler, AZ native, Terrell attended Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) High School and received All-State honors as both a wide receiver and punt returner.
- Played four seasons (2009-12) at Stanford and led the team in receiving yards in 2012 when the Cardinals were 12-2 and won both the Pac-12 championship and the Rose Bowl.
Drew Terrell is in his eighth season in the NFL and third with the Cardinals as passing game coordinator/wide receivers. He came to Arizona in 2023 after coaching wide receivers in Washington the previous three years (2020-22).
Last year, rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. had 62 receptions for 885 yards and 8 TDs. His 8 TDs tied the franchise rookie record (Anquan Boldin & Larry Fitzgerald) while he finished second in team history in receptions and receiving yards by a rookie (Boldin). Arizona finished the year with over 6,000 total yards (6,090) for just the fifth time in team history and the Cardinals had a 3,000-yard passer (Kyler Murray), a 1,000-yard receiver (Trey McBride) and a 1,000-yard rusher (James Conner) in a single-season for just the fifth-time in team annals.
Third-year TE Trey McBride finished with 111 receptions for 1,146 yards in 2024, shattering his own franchise single-season record for receptions by a tight end (81 in 2023) and joining Hall of Famer Jackie Smith as the only TEs in franchise history with 1,000+ receiving yards in a season. That followed up his 2023 season as he led the team with 81 receptions for 825 yards.
During his three seasons in Washington, Terrell helped guide the development of standout WR Terry McLaurin – one of just eight players in the NFL with 1,000+ receiving yards in each of the three previous seasons (2020-22). In 2022, McLaurin set single-season career highs in receiving yards (1,191) and scrimmage yards (1,220) while joining Gary Clark (1989-91), Art Monk (1984-86) and Henry Ellard (1994-96) as the only players in franchise history with three consecutive seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards. His performance in 2022 earned McLaurin his first Pro Bowl selection. Working with Terrell for the first time in 2020, McLaurin established a career high with 87 receptions while becoming the first Commanders players with a 1,000-yard receiving season (1,118) since 2016.
Terrell also worked with Washington rookie WR Jahan Dotson in 2022. The Commanders first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Dotson finished his debut season with 35 receptions for 523 yards and a team-high seven TD receptions. His seven TD catches tied Green Bay's Christian Watson for the most among NFL rookies that season and was just one shy of tying Washington's franchise rookie record (8).
Prior to the Commanders, Terrell was an offensive quality control coach in Carolina for two seasons (2018-19). In 2018, the Panthers had 5,972 offensive yards, the second highest total in franchise history.
He joined the Panthers following three seasons (2015-17) as a graduate assistant at the University of Michigan. In his first two years, Terrell worked with wide receivers and returners and tutored cornerbacks and returners in his final season. While with the Wolverines, Terrell worked with two receivers who were selected in the 2017 NFL Draft—Amara Darboh by Seattle in the third round and Jehu Chesson by Kansas City in the fourth round.
In his final season at Michigan in 2017, Terrell helped coach future professionals CB David Long and CB Lavert Hill who were named by Pro Football Focus as one of the top cornerback duos in the country with Long posting the nation's lowest passer rating when targeted at 17.6. Terrell began his coaching career in 2014 as an offensive graduate assistant working with wide receivers at Virginia Tech. While with the Hokies, he assisted in the development of wideouts Cam Phillips and Isaiah Ford, who finished their collegiate careers ranked first and second respectively for the most receptions in school history.
Terrell played four seasons as a wide receiver and punt returner at Stanford (2009-12), earning honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors as a returner three times (2010-12). He posted a breakout season as a senior, leading the team with 33 receptions for 463 yards and four TDs while adding 291 return yards. Stanford finished the 2012 season with a 12-2 record and won both the Pac-12 Championship and the Rose Bowl. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in Political Science.
A Chandler, AZ native, Terrell (tuh-RELL) attended Stanford following a decorated career at Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) High School. An All-State selection as both a wide receiver and punt returner as a senior in 2008, he was rated as the top wide receiver recruit in the state of Arizona and the 10th rated overall prospect by Rivals.com. Terrell helped the Huskies win three regional championships and two 5A Division I state titles.
