Player Dossier

2016-2019

South Carolina

A.J. Turner

RB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Clifton, VA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

A.J. Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.5 efficiency.

Usage Score

9.5

Efficiency

36.5

Consistency

100

Season Value

37

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

A.J. Turner, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina. A.J. Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.5 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

South Carolina paired 640 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 36.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Loss with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · South Carolina

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

14

Efficiency

36.5

Usage

9.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

36.5 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 11/30vs ClemsonL 3-384143.5003.5

Career Arc

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

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    South Carolina

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonSouth Carolina64041.721
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina64041.7210
2017 PostseasonSouth Carolina64843.216.78
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina64843.216.70
2018 PostseasonSouth Carolina373609.2-275
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina373609.20
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1436.59.5-359

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135

Primary metric

135 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

#2

Florida

172

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.

#3

Unknown

99

Primary metric

Game with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.

#4

Vanderbilt

145

Primary metric

Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#5

Florida

85

Primary metric

Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · South Carolina

640 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 21 usage

55.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · South Carolina

55.6

640 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 21 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · South Carolina

48.7

648 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8869

Centreville · Clifton, VA

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,675

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. Turner quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
1,340