Running back, Minnesota (from Marshall), 2022–⁠26

A.J. Turner

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Hampton, VA

A.J. Turner plays running back for Minnesota, after Marshall (2022–⁠24). Last time out, against Akron: 8 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles.

2026 so far

44 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 8 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles vs. Akron, W 41–⁠7

Next game: vs. Iowa, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 4MSST
  2. 40AKR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
864
Rushing yards, 2024 (Marshall, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2024

Career highs

177rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia State, 2024

Honors

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Marshall171005.9017
2023Marshall6203.306
2024Marshall1048648.3688
2025Minnesota16644.0111
2026Minnesota10444.4117
Career1531,0927.1888

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Marshall4215.3124
2023Marshall155.005
2024Marshall8688.5230
2026Minnesota155.005
Career14997.1330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Marshall2RBYr 1
2023Marshall2RBYr 2
2024Marshall2RBYr 3
2025Minnesota2RBYr 4
2026Minnesota2RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″200

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
2022Marshall200.41––8.14%–
2023Marshall7-0.21––-1.4––
2024Marshall1110.4398th (n=434)0.1647.516%0.33
2025Minnesota160.09––1.4––
2026Minnesota120.04––0.5––

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

2026 Minnesota 2 games, 44 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.Mississippi StateL 13–⁠38240515
Sep 19vs.AkronW 41–⁠7840117––
2025 Minnesota 3 games, 64 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.BuffaloW 23–⁠1061605––
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 66–⁠0633111––
Sep 13atCaliforniaL 14–⁠2741509––
2024 Marshall 11 games, 864 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Stony BrookW 45–⁠38119180119
Sep 7atVirginia TechL 14–⁠316103069––
Sep 21atOhio StateL 14–⁠497320813
Sep 28vs.Western MichiganW 27–⁠20912406718
Oct 5vs.App StateW 52–⁠37126512915
Oct 12atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠24149703012
Oct 17vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠2015177388130
Nov 2vs.UL MonroeW 28–⁠231249113––
Nov 9atSouthern MissW 37–⁠332702115
Nov 23atOld DominionW 42–⁠351053022––
Nov 30atJames MadisonW 35–⁠33818081−4
2023 Marshall 3 games, 20 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 18atSouth AlabamaL 0–⁠28––––15
Nov 25vs.Arkansas StateW 35–⁠2121005––
Dec 19 ✦vs.UTSAL 17–⁠3541006––
2022 Marshall 7 games, 100 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Norfolk StateW 55–⁠3644017––
Sep 24atTroyL 7–⁠1621007––
Oct 1vs.Gardner-WebbW 28–⁠7524012124
Oct 12vs.LouisianaL 13–⁠23150515
Nov 5atOld DominionW 12–⁠028051−3
Nov 12vs.App StateW 28–⁠21––––1−5
Nov 19atGeorgia SouthernW 23–⁠101909––

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

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