At only 27, Craig Terrill has already accomplished many things: graduating from the distinguished Purdue University, being a sixth round pick for the Seahawks and four years experience as our defensive tackle and now Terrill has just released an album titled CT.

To promote the album, Terrill has spent this past week touring five local QFCs in the Seattle area and performing live.

The CD was produced to benefit Gloria’s Angels, a nonprofit organization founded “to lift burdens and build communities.” The charity supports families who need to spend their time caring for a loved one with a life-threatening illness.

Terrill has a knack for the guitar and can sing as well as he plays ball on the field.

His lyrics are fairly silly, but his voice makes up for that. He has a wonderful ability for picking up the signature Tom Petty croon and spinning it to match his own range.

Clearly inspired by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp (I cringed when the cheesy E Street style sax kicked in on a few of his tracks), the album has a soulful, country-tinged feel and a surprisingly decent production value.

As for the Springsteen obsession, it is apparent from some of his tracks that Terrill really loves the guy. The glockenspiel shines on “Tippecanoe Country,” and “Take Me To The Mountain” sounds like something straight off “Born in the USA.”

The influences expand a bit throughout the album, but his bar-friendly tune “Look So Good” sounds nearly identical to Mellencamp’s “Hurts So Good,” both in name and style.

However, while Terrill may lack creative talent, he has respectable technical abilities behind the guitar and microphone.

His guitar skills shine on nearly all of the songs, notably “Irons in the Fire,” which showcases one of the few guitar solos on the entire album.

His voice never waivers throughout the record, and, if a football career falls through anytime soon, he’ll have no trouble finding work as a singer for a rock ‘n’ roll or country band.

[Reach reporter Guy Keltner at arts@thedaily.washington.edu.]