Player Dossier

2012-2015

Rice

Luke Turner

RB • 6'1" • Gilmer, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Luke Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

56

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Player Story

Luke Turner built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Luke Turner's career was his backfield work: 503 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8267

Gilmer · Gilmer, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Luke Turner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Rice. Luke Turner leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
747
Rushing yards
503
Receiving yards
244
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Luke Turner quick answers

Latest team and position
Rice · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
747
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · Rice
Top game
Tulsa
Recruit profile
3-star · Gilmer · Rice
High school pipeline
Gilmer · 30 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 35 · Class 2015
2015 Scrimmage yards rank
221 scrimmage yards · RB 313th (top 56%) · Conference USA 98th (top 43%) · National 951st (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 PostseasonRice10330032.1
2012 Regular SeasonRice101431430332.1
2013 PostseasonRice1217170038.4
2013 Regular SeasonRice121471470538.4
2014 PostseasonRice1042420050.5
2014 Regular SeasonRice1017452122450.5
2015 Regular SeasonRice1022199122958.4

Related Context

Luke Turner played RB for Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Luke Turner recorded 158 passing yards, 503 rushing yards, and 244 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rice.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Rice paired 221 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Regular Season · Rice

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

22.1

Efficiency

51.5

Usage

6.1

Consistency

64.9

Best Game by takeover score

Charlotte

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wagner: 21. Texas: 34. North Texas: 32. Western Kentucky: 23. Florida Atlantic: 0. Army: 19. UTEP: 26. Southern Miss: 8. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 58

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wagner: 6 by 36.5. Texas: 3 by 59.7. North Texas: 3 by 60.1. Western Kentucky: 3 by 44.4. Army: 4 by 26. UTEP: 2 by 68.8. Southern Miss: 1 by 83.3. Charlotte: 18 by 33.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins26 · Games = 5 · +7.8 vs Losses
Losses18.2 · Games = 5 · -7.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Southern Miss

Result
Sat 11/28vs CharlotteW 27-717543.200143.2
Sun 11/22@ UTSAL 24-34
Sat 11/14vs Southern MissL 10-6518808
Sat 11/7@ UTEP2+ TDL 21-24133112313
Sat 10/24vs ArmyW 38-3122112174.8
Sat 10/10@ Florida AtlanticW 27-26
Sat 10/3vs Western KentuckyL 10-4924211197.7
Sat 9/19@ North TexasW 38-24252.50112710.7
Sun 9/13@ TexasL 28-42122023211.3
Sat 9/5vs Wagner2+ TDW 56-166213.5023.5

Player Story

Luke Turner story

Luke Turner built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Luke Turner's career was his backfield work: 503 rushing yards, 129 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 244 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 158 passing yards, 244 receiving yards, and 362 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Luke Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Rice

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201220132013201420142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonRice14630.55.2
2012 Regular SeasonRice14630.55.20
2013 PostseasonRice16437.15.518
2013 Regular SeasonRice16437.15.50
2014 PostseasonRice21636.55.752
2014 Regular SeasonRice21636.55.70
2015 Regular SeasonRice22151.56.15

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulsa

Week 8 · L 24-28 · Conference game

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

78.3 takeover

102 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 12 · W 52-14 · Conference game

76

Scrimmage Yards

72.3 takeover

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

#3

vs Old Dominion

Week 4 · L 42-45 · Conference game

57

Scrimmage Yards

70.8 takeover

Loss with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 8 usage.

#4

vs Charlotte

Week 13 · W 27-7 · Conference game

58

Scrimmage Yards

67.3 takeover

Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 24 usage.

#5

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 30-6 · Postseason

42

Scrimmage Yards

59.4 takeover

Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Rice

221 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage

58.4

#2

2014 Postseason · Rice

50.5

216 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Rice

50.5

216 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games