Player Dossier

2017-2021

Clemson

Nolan Turner

S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Vestavia Hills, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nolan Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

52

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

67

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Player Story

Nolan Turner built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Vestavia Hills, AL wearing No. 24, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Nolan Turner's career was his defensive production:...

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Nolan Turner, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson. Nolan Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
184
TFL
12.5
Sacks
2
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
13

Quick Answers

Nolan Turner quick answers

Latest team and position
Clemson · S
Career Tackles
184
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 53 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Clemson
Top game
Syracuse
Latest roster
No. 24 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
45 tackles · S 119th (top 24%) · ACC 71st (top 11%) · National 765th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonClemson61111--013.7
2018 PostseasonClemson112-0-1035.4
2018 Regular SeasonClemson11272.50-2035.4
2019 PostseasonClemson1410-0-1053.7
2019 Regular SeasonClemson143720-7053.7
2020 PostseasonClemson122-0--049.3
2020 Regular SeasonClemson125050-2049.3
2021 Regular SeasonClemson1045211-030

Related Context

Nolan Turner played S for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nolan Turner recorded 184 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Clemson paired 12 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · Clemson

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

23.8

Usage

5

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. NC State: 2. Boston College: 1. Syracuse: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 0. UConn: 0. Wake Forest: 1. South Carolina: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 3 by 32.5. Boston College: 7 by 39.2. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. Pittsburgh: 10 by 41.7. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Louisville: 9 by 37.5. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 3 by 22.5. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

NC State

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Sun 11/28@ South CarolinaW 30-033000
Sat 11/20vs Wake ForestW 48-2731100
Sat 11/13vs UConnW 44-711000
Sat 11/6@ LouisvilleW 30-2494000
Sat 10/30vs Florida StateW 30-2022000
Sat 10/23@ Pittsburgh10+ tacklesL 17-27105000
Fri 10/15@ SyracuseW 17-1444000
Sat 10/2vs Boston CollegeW 19-13750010
Sat 9/25@ NC StateSplash gameL 21-2733110
Sat 9/18vs Georgia TechW 14-832000

Player Story

Nolan Turner story

Nolan Turner built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Vestavia Hills, AL wearing No. 24, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Nolan Turner's career was his defensive production: 184 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 53 career games in the available record. That gives Nolan Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Clemson

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonClemson2112.6
2018 PostseasonClemson6.516.92.94.5
2018 Regular SeasonClemson6.516.92.90
2019 PostseasonClemson1223.34.35.5
2019 Regular SeasonClemson1223.34.30
2020 PostseasonClemson1026.46.1-2
2020 Regular SeasonClemson1026.46.10
2021 Regular SeasonClemson523.85-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Syracuse

Week 8 · W 47-21 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

82 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82 takeover score.

#2

@ Virginia Tech

Week 14 · W 45-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas A&M

Week 2 · W 24-10

3

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

#4

@ NC State

Week 4 · L 21-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Louisville

Week 3 · W 47-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Clemson

12 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Clemson

53.7

12 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Clemson

49.3

10 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

8

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games