Usage / Role
39%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025Minnesota
RB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Hampton, VA, USA
A.J. Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.
Usage / Role
39%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a back
Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall
Snapshot
Player Story
A.J. Turner built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Hampton, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Marshall and Minnesota. The clearest part of A.J. Turner's career was his backfield...
Read the storyA.J. Turner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall. A.J. Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 7 | 121 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 26.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 932 | 864 | 68 | 8 | 70.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 32.6 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
A.J. Turner played RB for Marshall and Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Turner recorded 1,048 rushing yards, 94 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Marshall.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Marshall paired 932 primary output with 70.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 70.5 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, Minnesota.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 207 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
84.7
Efficiency
70.5
Usage
19.5
Consistency
57.4
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 138. Virginia Tech: 103. Ohio State: 35. Western Michigan: 132. App State: 70. Georgia Southern: 99. Georgia State: 207. UL Monroe: 49. Southern Miss: 32. Old Dominion: 53. James Madison: 14
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 9 by 100. Virginia Tech: 6 by 100. Ohio State: 8 by 46.8. Western Michigan: 10 by 100. App State: 13 by 56.3. Georgia Southern: 15 by 70.8. Georgia State: 16 by 100. UL Monroe: 12 by 42.5. Southern Miss: 4 by 83.3. Old Dominion: 10 by 55.2. James Madison: 9 by 20.5
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11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ James Madison | W 35-33 | 8 | 18 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1.6 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Old Dominion | W 42-35 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 37-3 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 28-23 | 12 | 49 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Georgia State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-20 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12.9 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-24 | 14 | 97 | 6.90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs App State2+ TD | W 52-37 | 12 | 65 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Western Michigan100 rush yards | W 27-20 | 9 | 124 | 13.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13.2 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 14-49 | 7 | 32 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Virginia Tech100 rush yards | L 14-31 | 6 | 103 | 17.20 | 0 | — | — | 17.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Stony Brook100 rush yards | W 45-3 | 8 | 119 | 14.90 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15.3 |
Player Story
A.J. Turner built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Hampton, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Marshall and Minnesota. The clearest part of A.J. Turner's career was his backfield work: 1,048 rushing yards, 143 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 94 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Marshall. 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 94 receiving yards and 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall and Minnesota.
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.
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Marshall
2022-2024
Opening stop
Minnesota
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 121 | 51.9 | 4.3 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 25 | 39.9 | 4.5 | -96 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 25 | 39.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 932 | 70.5 | 19.5 | 907 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 64 | 41.4 | 8.9 | -868 |
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia State
Week 8 · W 35-20 · Conference game
Win with 207 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
207
Scrimmage Yards
99 takeover
207 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · W 27-20
132
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
132 scrimmage yards and 18.5 usage.
#3
vs Stony Brook
Week 1 · W 45-3
138
Scrimmage Yards
70.6 takeover
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 2 · L 14-31
103
Scrimmage Yards
64.6 takeover
Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
103 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
#5
vs Norfolk State
Week 1 · W 55-3
44
Scrimmage Yards
63.5 takeover
Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Marshall
932 primary output · 70.5 efficiency · 19.5 usage
70.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Marshall
33.8
25 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
33.8
25 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
4
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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