Terrelle Pryor is known for his football skills. He had a standout career as quarterback of Ohio State, and while his NFL career got off to a slow start, had a breakout 2016 as a wide receiver that earned him an $8 million contract with Washington.
Terrelle Pryor might have played basketball if he had been offered by Duke
He had “about 110” offers, but was missing one that he would have considered.
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But Pryor was also a great basketball player back in the day. On the Dan Patrick Show, he reminded us all of how great he actually was in high school, starting with talking about recruiting rankings. “I was above Klay Thompson, and two spots behind — there’s a few other guys in the league still to this day so, I could play a little bit.”
In ESPN’s top 100 for the 2008 class, Pryor was ranked No. 39. He was three spots behind Draymond Green, and exactly 14 spots ahead of Klay Thompson.
Pryor also touched on how many offers he had. “I had about 110 offers in basketball,” Pryor said. “One I didn’t get, I didn’t have Duke on there though.”
Pryor didn’t say that he would actually have gone to Duke, but did give an explanation as to why it would have been an ideal fit. Part of his reasoning was newly hired Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe, who was the quarterbacks coach for Peyton Manning at Tennessee.
“It might have been a chance actually, because Cutcliffe was there for football and me and him have a great relationship.”
Pryor’s NFL career might not have taken the path he imagined, but it’s turned in the right direction. Based on his athleticism, basketball seems like it would have been a fine decision too.
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