Player Career

Shane Turner Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Shane Turner story

Shane Turner built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Shane Turner's career was his return-game role: 1,021 return yards across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Rice. 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 36 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.

The arc is straightforward: Shane Turner 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rice

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonRice1015.64.9
2009 Regular SeasonRice2021.23.510
2010 Regular SeasonRice210.43.7-18

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Navy

Week 6 · L 14-63

Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

18

Scrimmage Yards

59.3 takeover

18 scrimmage yards and 10.8 usage.

#2

vs SMU

Week 1 · W 56-27 · Conference game

8

Scrimmage Yards

45.9 takeover

Win with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

8 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.

#3

vs Texas

Week 1 · L 17-34

2

Scrimmage Yards

40.3 takeover

Loss with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

2 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.

#4

@ UAB

Week 1 · L 24-44 · Conference game

8

Scrimmage Yards

28.8 takeover

Loss with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

8 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

#5

@ Memphis

Week 2 · W 42-35 · Conference game

2

Scrimmage Yards

15.4 takeover

Win with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

2 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Rice

10 primary output · 15.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage

35.7

#2

2009 Regular Season · Rice

35.2

20 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Rice

32.8

2 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games