Terrance Ganaway
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Career Summary
Terrance Ganaway was a running back who starred at Baylor after beginning his college career at Houston. A 2012 sixth-round New York Jets selection, he played one NFL season with the St. Louis Rams before retiring to pursue graduate study.
Terrance Ganaway emerged as one of Baylor’s most productive runners during the Bears’ 2011 season. His college production led to a selection by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and he later appeared with the St. Louis Rams.
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Early Life
Ganaway was born October 7, 1988, in New Boston, Texas, and attended DeKalb High School.
Terrance Omar Ganaway was born in New Boston, Texas, and grew up in the DeKalb area. He attended DeKalb High School before beginning his college football career.
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High School
At DeKalb High School, Ganaway was a two-time Class 2A Offensive Player of the Year and amassed 6,587 career rushing yards.
Ganaway was a dominant runner at DeKalb High School. Baylor’s official biography credits him with two Class 2A Offensive Player of the Year honors, 6,587 career rushing yards and 78 career touchdowns; as a senior, he ran for 2,815 yards and 36 touchdowns.
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College Career
Ganaway played at Houston in 2007, spent 2008 at Texarkana College without competing, then played three seasons at Baylor and set major school rushing records in 2011.
Ganaway began at Houston, where he rushed for 550 yards and six touchdowns as a true freshman in 2007. After attending Texarkana College in 2008, he transferred to Baylor and became a three-year letterwinner. His senior 2011 season produced 1,547 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns, both Baylor single-season records.
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Path to the NFL
The New York Jets selected Ganaway in the sixth round, 202nd overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft after his record-setting Baylor season.
Following his 2011 Baylor season and postseason appearances at the Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine, Ganaway was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
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NFL Career
Ganaway played one NFL season with the St. Louis Rams after the Jets drafted him in 2012.
Ganaway entered the NFL as a Jets draft choice in 2012. Baylor later reported that he played one season with the St. Louis Rams before retiring from professional football.
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Career Accomplishments
Ganaway earned honorable mention All-America and first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2011, and he was the 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP.
Ganaway’s 2011 season brought honorable mention All-America recognition and first-team All-Big 12 honors. In Baylor’s Valero Alamo Bowl victory over Washington, he rushed for 200 yards and five touchdowns to earn Offensive MVP honors.
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Playing Style
Baylor described Ganaway as a bruising, physical runner with light feet and a team-first approach.
Ganaway paired a powerful build with productive rushing efficiency. Baylor called him a bruiser before the 2011 season, while coach Art Briles described him as physical, light-footed and a complete team player.
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Legacy
Ganaway remains a prominent figure in Baylor’s modern rushing history, holding the school’s 2011 single-season records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
Ganaway’s 2011 campaign remains central to Baylor’s rushing record book. He set the Bears’ single-season marks with 1,547 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns, and Baylor recognized him as a Football Legend in 2019.
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Post-Career
After retiring from professional football, Ganaway pursued graduate study at Baylor and later worked as an account manager for Stryker Corporation.
Baylor reported that Ganaway retired from professional football to pursue a graduate degree at Baylor. In its 2019 profile, the university identified him as an account manager for Stryker Corporation in Texas.
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