Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 8 | — |
| Success rate | 50.0% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 0.0% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 25.0% | — |
| First downs | 1 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Turner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction10 carries
Career
5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 2 | 8% | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.6% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 3 | 4% | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 |  Marshall#49 · 10-3 | 11 | 34% | 104 | 864 | 8.3 | 6 | 55.7% | 8 | 68 | 2 | 5.1% |
| 2023 | Marshall#99 · 6-7 | 3 | 3% | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 33.3% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.6% |
| 2022 | Marshall#57 · 9-4 | 7 | 6% | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 0 | 54.5% | 4 | 21 | 1 | 3.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. A.J. Turner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
A.J. Turner's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | — | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | 6.2 | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 6.2 | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 10 | — |
| Yards | 44 | 665th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 631 |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1613th / 1995 |
| Yards | 5 | 1842nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | 63 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | · | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | 63 | ~18 (12–23) | 9 | 1 | 29% |
| Season | 376 | 29 (11–57) | 12 | 1 | 8% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Taylor | RB | SR | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 18 | -0.07 |
| 23 | TJ Thomas | RB | JR | 52 | 319 | 6.1 | 1 | 17 | -0.04 |
| 9 | Xavier Ford | RB | SO | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | — | +0.21 |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | +0.04 | ||
| 28 | Niko Castillo | RB | FR | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | -0.45 |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | FR | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | +0.11 |
| 22 | Jaron Thomas | RB | SO | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.07 |
| 26 | Zeke Bates | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →