Player Career

A.J. Turner Career Story

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

Player Story

A.J. Turner story

A.J. Turner built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Clifton, VA wearing No. 25, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of A.J. Turner's career was his backfield work: 1,340 rushing yards, 265 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 335 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with South Carolina. 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 335 receiving yards, 11 tackles, and 592 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: A.J. 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

    South Carolina

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

vs Florida

Week 11 · W 28-20 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172

Scrimmage Yards

89.1 takeover

172 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.

#2

vs Vanderbilt

Week 9 · W 34-27 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

87.7 takeover

Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#3

vs Texas A&M

Week 5 · L 13-24 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

#4

vs Chattanooga

Week 12 · W 49-9

99

Scrimmage Yards

77.3 takeover

Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.

#5

@ Vanderbilt

Week 1 · W 13-10 · Conference game

97

Scrimmage Yards

75.3 takeover

Win with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

97 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · South Carolina

640 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 21 usage

65.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · South Carolina

65.2

640 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 21 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · South Carolina

56.5

648 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games