Tight end, Nevada, 2018–⁠21

Cole Turner

Number
No. 19
Height
6′6″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Clackamas, OR
Born
Mar 16, 2000

Cole Turner played tight end at Nevada (2018–⁠21). The Washington Commanders took Turner in round 5, No. 149 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
677
Receiving yards, 2021 (Nevada, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 149
Round 5, 2022 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Hawai’i, 2021175receiving yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Air Force, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Nevada23718.5124
2019Nevada45112.8018
2020Nevada4960512.3950
2021Nevada6267710.91030
Career1171,37011.72050

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Nevada19TEYr 1
2019Nevada19TEYr 2
2020Nevada19TEYr 3
2021Nevada19TEJr. (Yr 4)6′6″240

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Nevada22.60––5.2–
2019Nevada51.03––5.2–
2020Nevada690.7981st (n=346)0.5554.311%
2021Nevada830.8168th (n=410)0.6767.312%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Nevada 11 games, 62 catches, 677 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atCaliforniaW 22–⁠17775017
Sep 11vs.Idaho StateW 49–⁠10548117
Sep 18atKansas StateL 17–⁠3821208
Oct 2atBoise StateW 41–⁠31667123
Oct 9vs.New Mexico StateW 55–⁠28226223
Oct 16vs.Hawai’iW 34–⁠1712175028
Oct 23atFresno StateL 32–⁠348105230
Oct 29vs.UNLVW 51–⁠20763223
Nov 6vs.San José StateW 27–⁠24647012
Nov 19vs.Air ForceL 39–⁠41554227
Nov 27atColorado StateW 52–⁠102505
2020 Nevada 9 games, 49 catches, 605 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24vs.WyomingW 37–⁠347119250
Oct 31atUNLVW 37–⁠19472027
Nov 5vs.Utah StateW 34–⁠9466020
Nov 14atNew MexicoW 27–⁠20672041
Nov 21vs.San Diego StateW 26–⁠21850114
Nov 28atHawai’iL 21–⁠24648119
Dec 5vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠26569229
Dec 11atSan José StateL 20–⁠30449122
Dec 22 ✦vs.TulaneW 38–⁠27560228
2019 Nevada 4 games, 4 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21atUTEPW 37–⁠21114014
Oct 12vs.San José StateW 41–⁠38111011
Oct 26atWyomingL 3–⁠311808
Jan 3 ✦vs.OhioL 21–⁠30118018
2018 Nevada 2 games, 2 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 24atUNLVL 29–⁠34124124
Dec 29 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 16–⁠13113013

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′6″
Weight246 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Washington Commanders72230
2023Washington Commanders8111200
NFL career15131430

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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