Player Dossier

2007-2011

Utah State

Robert Turbin

RB • 5'10" • Fremont, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Robert Turbin leans workhorse runner traits and 63.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

88%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

53

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Player Story

Robert Turbin built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from Fremont, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Robert Turbin's career was his backfield work: 3,315...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7711

Irvington · Fremont, CA

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 11
Overall
No. 106
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Robert Turbin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Utah State. Robert Turbin leans workhorse runner traits and 63.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,160
Rushing yards
3,315
Receiving yards
845
Touchdowns
51

Quick Answers

Robert Turbin quick answers

Latest team and position
Utah State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,160
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Utah State
Top game
Idaho
Recruit profile
2-star · Irvington · Utah State
High school pipeline
Irvington · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 4 · Pick 11 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 6 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
1,688 scrimmage yards · RB 6th (top 2%) · Western Athletic 2nd (top 2%) · National 11th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonUtah State117170044.5
2008 Regular SeasonUtah State127414852561050.2
2009 Regular SeasonUtah State121,7141,2964181885.4
2010 Regular SeasonUtah State00000-
2011 PostseasonUtah State131081017084.8
2011 Regular SeasonUtah State131,5801,4161642384.8

Related Context

Robert Turbin played RB for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Robert Turbin recorded 3,315 rushing yards, 845 receiving yards, and 51 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Utah State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Utah State paired 1,714 primary output with 67.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 63.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2011 Postseason · Utah State

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

129.8

Efficiency

63.7

Usage

33.5

Consistency

81.2

Best Game by takeover score

Idaho

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 108. Auburn: 79. Weber State: 183. Colorado State: 115. BYU: 145. Wyoming: 130. Fresno State: 145. Louisiana Tech: 121. Hawai'i: 96. San José State: 142. Idaho: 208. Nevada: 97. New Mexico State: 119

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 21 by 53. Auburn: 23 by 34.2. Weber State: 19 by 90.1. Colorado State: 24 by 49.9. BYU: 11 by 100. Wyoming: 21 by 60.5. Fresno State: 16 by 87.8. Louisiana Tech: 19 by 58.2. Hawai'i: 17 by 63.5. San José State: 25 by 60. Idaho: 24 by 86.1. Nevada: 20 by 41.4. New Mexico State: 26 by 43.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins139.3 · Games = 7 · +20.5 vs Losses
Losses118.8 · Games = 6 · -20.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Idaho

Best efficiency game

100 vs BYU

Result
Sat 12/17vs Ohio100 rush yardsL 23-24201015.100175.1
Sat 12/3@ New Mexico StateW 24-2125983.9001214.6
Sat 11/26vs NevadaW 21-1718613.4002364.8
Sat 11/19@ Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-42242088.7038.7
Sat 11/12vs San José State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 34-33221285.8023145.7
Sun 11/6@ Hawai'i2+ TDW 35-3115966.402205.6
Sat 10/22vs Louisiana TechL 17-2416815.1013406.4
Sun 10/16@ Fresno State100 rush yardsL 21-31161459.1019.1
Sun 10/9vs Wyoming100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 63-19201115.6011196.2
Sat 10/1@ BYU100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 24-27912313.70122213.2
Sun 9/25vs Colorado State100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 34-35241154.8044.8
Sun 9/11vs Weber State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 54-1718180102139.6
Sat 9/3@ Auburn2+ TDL 38-4222703.202193.4

Player Story

Robert Turbin story

Robert Turbin built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from Fremont, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Robert Turbin's career was his backfield work: 3,315 rushing yards, 565 carries, 40 rushing touchdowns, and 845 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 845 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Robert Turbin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Utah State

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonUtah State17596.3
2008 Regular SeasonUtah State74146.820.1724
2009 Regular SeasonUtah State1,71467.334.1973
2010 Regular SeasonUtah State0-1,714
2011 PostseasonUtah State1,68863.733.51,688
2011 Regular SeasonUtah State1,68863.733.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Idaho

Week 12 · W 49-42 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

208

Scrimmage Yards

95.4 takeover

208 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#2

vs Southern Utah

Week 4 · W 53-34

220

Scrimmage Yards

94 takeover

Win with 220 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

220 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.

#3

vs Idaho

Week 4 · W 42-17 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

91.1 takeover

Win with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

161 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.

#4

vs Weber State

Week 2 · W 54-17

183

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

Win with 183 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

183 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#5

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 24-9 · Conference game

190

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

190 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Utah State

1,714 primary output · 67.3 efficiency · 34.1 usage

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#2

2011 Postseason · Utah State

84.8

1,688 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 33.5 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Utah State

84.8

1,688 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 33.5 usage

Milestones

16

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

15

2+ TD games