Terrious Favors

Physical Profile

Listed 5'9"–5'10" and 160–168 pounds, which is undersized for every position he played in high school and is the single biggest gate on his ceiling. The athleticism is not projection — it is measured: 10.53 100m and 21.48 200m are legitimate SEC-level track marks, and the 22.2 yards per catch as a junior shows the track speed translating to pads. He plays with more contact tolerance than the frame suggests, working through press and finishing through tackles rather than sliding off them, but at 165 pounds the margin for error against college defensive backs who outweigh him by 25-30 pounds is thin. He needs a functional playing weight in the 175-180 range without losing top-end gear, and that is a two-offseason project, not a one-summer one.

Play Style

A vertical, catch-and-run slot with an explosive first 10 yards and a real burst through the second level. He is at his best on manufactured touches — jet sweeps, screens, crossers with a runway — and on straight go routes where he stacks the corner and finishes. On film he tracks the deep ball comfortably over either shoulder, a byproduct of his corner reps, and he shows more courage over the middle than typical for the frame. His weakness is the same as most track-speed receivers: when a defensive back does not respect the vertical and sits on the stem, he does not yet have the release variety or the strength to counter it.

Strengths

• Verified elite top-end speed with a second gear — 10.53/21.48 track times that show up on film as a distinct pull-away move once he stacks a defensive back, which is what drove the 22.2 yards per reception as a junior
• Genuine return-game value with proven production: a kickoff return touchdown and a punt return touchdown as a junior, which is the fastest realistic path to snaps as a true freshman and the trait that most raises his floor
• Two-way instincts and ball skills — six interceptions and seven pass breakups on defense means he tracks the deep ball and plays it at its highest point, a transferable trait that shows up as contested-catch and back-shoulder reliability on offense
• Plays bigger than the listed weight; willing in traffic over the middle and at the catch point rather than a pure perimeter-only speed guy

Areas to Improve

• Functional strength and mass — at roughly 165 pounds he will get rerouted by physical press corners and struggle to hold up on contested catches in traffic until he adds 12-15 pounds of usable weight
• Route-tree refinement and release package — high school production came heavily off vertical stems and manufactured touches; he needs a defined stem, tempo change, and a hands-based release plan to win at the top of intermediate routes when the speed alone stops working
• Position specialization — splitting time at receiver, corner, and returner means fewer reps per craft; he needs to commit to the slot and bank the technical reps he did not accumulate in high school
• Blocking in the run game, which is the standard price of admission for slot snaps and is the hardest ask for a player at his current weight

College Projection

He early-enrolled at Boise State in January 2026 and went through spring camp, which meaningfully accelerates the timeline. The realistic path is contributing on kick and punt return as a true freshman while redshirting or logging limited offensive snaps, then competing for a starting slot role in Year 2 or Year 3 once the weight and the route tree catch up. Expect Boise State to manufacture 3-6 designed touches a game for him well before he is a full-time route runner. Best-case outcome is a 60-catch slot and All-Mountain West returner by his third year; the floor is a career special-teams weapon, which is still real value at that price point.

NFL Outlook

Late Day 3 to priority undrafted, and the path is narrow but real. 247Sports' NFL comparison is LaJohntay Wester, which is the honest template — an undersized slot who earns a roster spot because he is a legitimate return specialist first and a receiver second. Getting drafted requires two things: sustained Group of Five production against real coverage, and a testing profile that confirms the track speed in a football setting (a sub-4.40 forty and a competitive vertical). Without the returner value, a 5'9", 170-pound Mountain West slot does not get drafted. With it, he is a camp body with a puncher's chance, similar to how Boise State's recent perimeter speed has translated.

Best Fit

A spread offense that treats the slot as a designed-touch position rather than a route-tree-only role — jet motion, tunnel and bubble screens, crossers off play action, and a coordinator willing to move him around the formation to protect him from press. Boise State is a defensible landing spot for exactly this reason; they will scheme him touches and let the return job carry his early value. Schemes to avoid are pro-style, tight-split offenses that ask the slot to block down on linebackers and win contested-catch reps in traffic, where the frame becomes a weekly liability. Georgia pursued him late as a potential flip and would have been a worse fit for the same reason — more talent ahead of him and less incentive to manufacture his touches.