Player Career

Zion Turner Career Story

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

Player Story

Zion Turner story

Zion Turner built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Jacksonville State, Marshall, and UConn. The clearest part of Zion Turner's career was his passing role: 1,825 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 323 attempts, and 400 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UConn. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 400 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Jacksonville State, Marshall, and UConn.

The arc is straightforward: Zion 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

    UConn

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Jacksonville State

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Marshall

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUConn0
2022 PostseasonUConn1,67055.517.21,670
2022 Regular SeasonUConn1,67055.517.20
2023 Regular SeasonUConn851.70-1,662
2024 Regular SeasonJacksonville State332.53.1-5
2025 Regular SeasonMarshall54476.912.1541

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Jacksonville State to MarshallG5/FCS to G5/FCS82.6Jan 6, 2025
2024UConn to Jacksonville StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS82.6Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ James Madison

Week 11 · L 6-44

Loss with 5 yards of offense and 49.1 efficiency.

5

Total Offense

74.6 takeover

5 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Boston College

Week 9 · W 13-3

205

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

Win with 205 yards of offense and 66.4 efficiency.

205 total offense with 66.4 efficiency.

#3

vs No. 108 Missouri State

Week 2 · L 20-21

143

Total Offense

69.4 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

143 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 14 · L 19-24 · Conference game

181

Total Offense

65.8 takeover

Loss with 181 yards of offense and 83.5 efficiency.

181 total offense with 83.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 7 · L 21-25

164

Total Offense

64.9 takeover

Loss with 164 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.

164 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · UConn

1,670 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 17.2 usage

67.4

#2

2022 Regular Season · UConn

67.4

1,670 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 17.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Marshall

51.7

544 primary · 76.9 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency