Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019South 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.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
A.J. Turner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina. A.J. Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,675
- Rushing yards
- 1,340
- Receiving yards
- 335
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
A.J. Turner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,675
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Centreville · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Centreville · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 14 scrimmage yards · RB 618th (top 93%) · SEC 245th (top 86%) · National 2,167th (top 85%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 1 | 65.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 568 | 448 | 120 | 3 | 65.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 634 | 517 | 117 | 3 | 56.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 369 | 294 | 75 | 4 | 47.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 41.4 |
Related Context
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A.J. Turner played RB for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Turner recorded 1,340 rushing yards, 335 receiving yards, and 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Carolina.
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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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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All Games14 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
36.5 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Clemson | L 3-38 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
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
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South Carolina
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 640 | 41.7 | 21 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 640 | 41.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 648 | 43.2 | 16.7 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 648 | 43.2 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 373 | 60 | 9.2 | -275 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 373 | 60 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 14 | 36.5 | 9.5 | -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
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