Player Dossier

2018-2023

Indiana

Christian Turner

RB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Buford, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Christian Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

42%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

45

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

68

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Michigan • Wake Forest • Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: VMI

Player Story

Christian Turner built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Buford, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with Indiana, Michigan, and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Christian Turner's career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8456

Fayetteville · Fayetteville, AR

Committed To
Indiana
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Christian Turner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest. Christian Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,609
Rushing yards
1,512
Receiving yards
97
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Christian Turner quick answers

Latest team and position
Indiana · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,609
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 45 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
Top game
VMI
Recruit profile
3-star · Fayetteville · Indiana
High school pipeline
Fayetteville · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 28 · Senior
2023 Scrimmage yards rank
227 scrimmage yards · RB 330th (top 47%) · Big Ten 100th (top 36%) · National 981st (top 38%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2018 PostseasonMichigan3452916042.5
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan363630042.5
2019 PostseasonMichigan9000038.6
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan918417113138.6
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan00000-
2021 PostseasonWake Forest1443430064
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest1449246329564
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest1255551639863
2023 Regular SeasonIndiana72272270248.2

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Wake Forest to IndianaP4 to P479.6Dec 5, 2022
2021Michigan to Wake ForestP4 to P471.5Dec 19, 2020

Christian Turner played RB for Michigan, Wake Forest, and Indiana. Across 6 tracked seasons, Christian Turner recorded 1,512 rushing yards, 97 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Wake Forest paired 535 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Wake Forest, Indiana.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: VMI

Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

46.3

Efficiency

41.1

Usage

17.4

Consistency

61.1

Best Game by takeover score

VMI

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. VMI: 118. Vanderbilt: 46. Liberty: 5. Clemson: 27. Florida State: 81. Army: 46. Boston College: 29. Louisville: 40. NC State: 29. North Carolina: 41. Syracuse: 69. Duke: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. VMI: 15 by 80.9. Vanderbilt: 12 by 41. Liberty: 7 by 7.4. Clemson: 10 by 28.1. Florida State: 21 by 36.1. Army: 8 by 59.9. Boston College: 7 by 43.2. Louisville: 10 by 43.1. NC State: 8 by 37.8. North Carolina: 12 by 35.6. Syracuse: 16 by 44.9. Duke: 7 by 35.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins56.3 · Games = 7 · +24.1 vs Losses
Losses32.2 · Games = 5 · -24.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

VMI

Best efficiency game

80.9 vs VMI

Result
Sat 11/26@ DukeL 31-347243.4003.4
Sun 11/20vs SyracuseW 45-3516694.3004.3
Sun 11/13vs North CarolinaL 34-3612413.4013.4
Sun 11/6@ NC StateL 21-308293.6013.6
Sat 10/29@ LouisvilleL 21-489384.200124
Sat 10/22vs Boston CollegeW 43-157294.1004.1
Sat 10/8vs Army2+ TDW 45-108465.8025.8
Sat 10/1@ Florida StateW 31-2120643.2011173.9
Sat 9/24vs ClemsonL 45-5110272.7002.7
Sat 9/17vs LibertyW 37-36750.7000.7
Sat 9/10@ VanderbiltW 45-25114440123.8
Thu 9/1vs VMI100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 44-10131007.7022187.9

Player Story

Christian Turner story

Christian Turner built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Buford, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with Indiana, Michigan, and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Christian Turner's career was his backfield work: 1,512 rushing yards, 370 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 97 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 97 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Christian Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wake Forest

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Indiana

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMichigan10844.812.5
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan10844.812.50
2019 PostseasonMichigan184389.976
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan184389.90
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan0-184
2021 PostseasonWake Forest53543.514.8535
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest53543.514.80
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest55541.117.420
2023 Regular SeasonIndiana22743.515.9-328

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs VMI

Week 1 · W 44-10

Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

118 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.

#2

vs Akron

Week 4 · W 29-27

67

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Win with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

67 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.

#3

vs Duke

Week 9 · W 45-7 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

73.6 takeover

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.

#4

@ Maryland

Week 5 · L 17-44 · Conference game

61

Scrimmage Yards

69.9 takeover

Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 4 · W 56-10 · Conference game

55

Scrimmage Yards

67.6 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Wake Forest

535 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 14.8 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest

64

535 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 14.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest

63

555 primary · 41.1 efficiency · 17.4 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games