Running back, South Carolina, 2016–⁠19

A.J. Turner

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Clifton, VA

A.J. Turner played running back at South Carolina (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

136rushing yards, career highvs. Florida, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Chattanooga, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016South Carolina1164974.3375
2017South Carolina985315.4330
2018South Carolina472986.3230
2019South Carolina4143.506
Career2651,3405.1875

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016South Carolina143210
2017South Carolina111880
2018South Carolina4830
Career295920

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016South Carolina211436.8118
2017South Carolina181176.5015
2018South Carolina8759.4221
Career473357.1321

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017South Carolina650000
2018South Carolina410000
2019South Carolina110000
Career1170000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016South Carolina25RBFr.
2017South Carolina25RBSo.
2018South Carolina25RBJr.
2019South Carolina25RBSr.5′10″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016South Carolina146-0.0112th (n=259)0.13-1.218%0.02
2017South Carolina1200.1559th (n=287)0.1218.115%0.04
2018South Carolina550.27––15.09%0.08
2019South Carolina40.03––0.1––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 South Carolina 1 game, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Nov 30vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠384140––
2018 South Carolina 10 games, 298 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Coastal CarolinaW 49–⁠152240362
Sep 8vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠41130––
Sep 22atVanderbiltW 37–⁠149640––
Sep 29atKentuckyL 10–⁠245330––
Oct 6vs.MissouriW 37–⁠35470––
Oct 27vs.TennesseeW 27–⁠24–––121
Nov 3atOle MissW 48–⁠445171––
Nov 10atFloridaL 31–⁠3512810––
Nov 17vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠98651––
Dec 29 ✦vs.VirginiaL 0–⁠28140––
2017 South Carolina 13 games, 531 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.NC StateW 35–⁠28120344
Sep 9atMissouriW 31–⁠135160123
Sep 16vs.KentuckyL 13–⁠235120219
Sep 23vs.Louisiana TechW 17–⁠163100115
Sep 30atTexas A&ML 17–⁠24100114
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠225200128
Oct 14atTennesseeW 15–⁠914861––
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠27151211––
Nov 4atGeorgiaL 10–⁠248350––
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 28–⁠20221360––
Nov 18vs.WoffordW 31–⁠1011691––
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠342100245
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 26–⁠196140––
2016 South Carolina 12 games, 497 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠1013700––
Sep 10atMississippi StateL 14–⁠2716320362
Sep 17vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠156130180
Sep 24atKentuckyL 10–⁠1712421238
Oct 1vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠24101131119
Oct 9vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠2811300369
Oct 22vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠28–––211
Oct 29vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠217280127
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 31–⁠21680––
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠3117970––
Nov 26atClemsonL 7–⁠568150115
Dec 29 ✦vs.South FloridaL 39–⁠4610491––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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