Aaron Terry
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- Email:
- aterry@iwcc.edu
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- Year:
- 9th
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- Title:
- Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator
Bio
Aaron Terry is entering his 9th season as the Recruiting Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach at Iowa Western. Year in and year out he has produced some of the top junior college defensive linemen in the country. In 8 seasons for the Reivers, he has sent 46 players to Division I programs and coached 7 players who went on to play professionally in the NFL or CFL. This includes 2021 NFL Draft pick Daviyon Nixon (5th Round, #158 overall) and 2022 NFL Draft pick Perrion Winfrey (4th Round, #108 overall).
Terry's defensive fronts have consistently ranked among the nation's elite. In 2022, Iowa Western led the NJCAA in sacks (58) and led the country in rushing defense (40.9 ypg). In 2023, the Reivers were again first in sacks (62) and finished second in rushing defense (71.2 ypg), powering Iowa Western to back-to-back National Championships. The 2024 defense ranked top 10 in both categories, finishing as National Runner-Up.
Defensive Line Accolades under Coach Terry:
- 17 NJCAA All-American
- 4 ICCAC Defensive Players of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
- 2022 NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year (Jackson Filer)
Before joining Iowa Western, Terry served as a Graduate Assistant working with the defensive line at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (2015–2016), and as Defensive Coordinator at Omaha Concordia High School (2013–2014).
As a player, Terry was a standout defensive lineman at Northwest Missouri State from 2006 to 2011. He earned All-Conference honors and helped lead the Bearcats to four consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship appearances, winning a national title in 2009.
Year at IWCC: Ninth
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
High School: Omaha North
College: Northwest Missouri State (BA) - University Nebraska Kearney (MS)
Playing Experience: Northwest Missouri State - DT
- All Conference Defensive Tackle
- 2009 National Champion
- 2006, 2007, 2008 National Runner Up
Coaching Experience:
2017-Present: Iowa Western (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
2015-2016: Nebraska Kearney (Graduate Assistant-Defensive Line)
2013-2014: Omaha Concordia High School (Defensive Coordinaor/Defensive Line)
Defensive Linemen under Coach Terry at Iowa Western:
- NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Year – 1
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- 2022 – Jackson Filer
- ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year – 4
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- 2022 – Jackson Filer
- 2019 – Devin Drew
- 2018 – Elijah James
- 2017 – Chester Graves
- NJCAA All-American – 17
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- 2024 – Walt Gray
- 2023 – Kemari Copeland
- 2023 – Clev Lubin
- 2023 – Jaylen Pettus
- 2023 – Walt Gray
- 2022 – Quientrail Travis
- 2022 – Jackson Filer
- 2022 – Anterio Thompson
- 2021 – Quientrail Travis
- 2021 – Jackson Filer
- 2020 – Jordan Van Den Berg
- 2020 – Zander Gray
- 2019 – Devin Drew
- 2019 – Dominic Quewon
- 2018 – Atlias Bell
- 2018 – Elijah James
- 2017 – Chester Graves
- NCAA Division I – 46
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- 2024 – Walt Gray – Coastal Carolina
- 2024 – Dominic Wiseman – South Alabama
- 2024 – Cam Done – Florida Atlantic
- 2024 – Brody Targgart – South Dakota State
- 2023 – Kemari Copeland – Virgina Tech
- 2023 – Clev Lubin – Coastal Carolina
- 2023 – Jaylen Pettus – South Florida
- 2023 – Joe Hjelle - Tulsa
- 2023 – Nate Hale – Ohio
- 2023 – Cheick Kaba – Troy
- 2023 – Hyson Bey Buie – Northern Iowa
- 2022 – Quientrail Travis – Auburn
- 2022 – Anterio Thompson – Iowa
- 2022 – Jackson Filer – Iowa
- 2022 – Isaiah Green – Western Michigan
- 2022 – Jacob Ferguson – Georgia Southern
- 2022 – Elijah Elmore – North Alabama
- 2022 – Ugo Ike – Central Michigan
- 2022 – Marcel Tyler – Western Michigan
- 2022 – Justin Erb – Wyoming
- 2021 – Queden Ballew – Louisiana Tech
- 2021 – Elijah Elmore – Eastern Illinois
- 2020 – Isaiah Coe – Oklahoma
- 2020 – Jordan Van Den Berg – Penn State
- 2020 – SL McCall – Akron
- 2020 – Raphael Orubo – Western Illinois
- 2020 – Charlie Brooks – North Carolina Central
- 2019 – Perrion Winfrey – Oklahoma
- 2019 – Devin Drew – Texas Tech
- 2019 – Almosse Titi – Maryland
- 2019 – Dominic Quewon – Southern Mississippi
- 2019 – Fitzroy Gardner – Louisiana Monroe
- 2019 – Keenan Stewart – UTEP
- 2019 – Ben Sorenson – Southern Illinois
- 2019 – Otto Ulberg – Missouri State
- 2018 – Malcolm Lee – Kansas
- 2018 – Atlias Bell – Houston
- 2018 – Morris Joseph – Memphis
- 2018 – Hayden Hatcher – Kansas
- 2018 – Elijah James – Liberty
- 2018 – Michael Scott – Akron
- 2018 – Dylan Lewis – Louisiana Lafayette
- 2017 – Connor Novak – Minnesota
- 2017 – Daviyon Nixon – Iowa
- 2017 – Val Martin – NC State
- 2017 – Alex Parrella – South Dakota State
- NFL and CFL – 7
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- 2024 – Isaiah Coe – NFL: Indianapolis Colts
- 2023 – Dominic Quewon – NFL: Chicago Bears – CFL: British Columbia Lions
- 2023 – Atlias Bell – CFL: Toronto Argonauts
- 2022 – Perrion Winfrey – NFL: Cleveland Browns (Drafted 4th round #108)
- 2021 – Daviyon Nixon – NFL: Carolina Panthers (Drafted 5th round #158)
- 2021 – Elijah James – NFL: Chicago Bears
- 2018 – Chester Graves – CFL: Saskatchewan Roughriders