Running back, Nevada (from Utah State), 2024–⁠26

Herschel Turner

Lettered 2024 at Utah State (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Richmond, CA

Herschel Turner plays running back for Nevada, after Utah State (2024). Last time out, at North Dakota State: 5 carries, 10 yards.

2026 so far

436 rushing yards, 4 TD

CFD Staff: Richmond’s Herschel Turner found 72 yards of separation

Last game: 5 carries, 10 yards at North Dakota State, L 17–⁠31

Next game: vs. San José State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 52WKU
  2. 48MTST
  3. 23@MTSU
  4. 111AF
  5. 192@UTEP
  6. 10@NDSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

192rushing yards, career highat UTEP, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Air Force, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Utah State794055.1443
2025Nevada693535.1064
2026Nevada634366.9472
Career2111,1945.7872

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Utah State12715.9011
2025Nevada362.005
2026Nevada67612.7025
Career211537.3025

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Utah State210000
2026Nevada330000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Utah State1RBFr.
2025Nevada1RBSo.
2026Nevada1RBJr.5′9″196

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
2024Utah State850.1340th (n=434)0.1611.212%0.05
2025Nevada75-0.0414th (n=576)0.10-2.812%-0.08
2026Nevada650.3694th (n=478)0.1023.520%0.35

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Nevada23%1.600.802.1030%
2026Nevada50%3.301.403.2016%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Nevada 6 games, 436 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Western KentuckyW 49–⁠141152112120
Sep 12vs.Montana StateL 7–⁠2094801210
Sep 19atMiddle TennesseeL 20–⁠2782309331
Sep 26vs.Air ForceL 33–⁠3611111257125
Oct 10atUTEPW 30–⁠1319192172––
Oct 17atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3151006––
2025 Nevada 10 games, 353 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atPenn StateL 11–⁠468−1504––
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 20–⁠171178030––
Sep 13vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠141290064––
Sep 20atWestern KentuckyL 16–⁠311362030––
Oct 4atFresno StateL 17–⁠2030041−4
Oct 11vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠44440315
Oct 18atNew MexicoL 22–⁠243101––
Oct 24vs.Boise StateL 3–⁠24777024––
Nov 8atUtah StateL 14–⁠5142107––
Nov 29vs.UNLVL 17–⁠4243501615
2024 Utah State 11 games, 405 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Robert MorrisW 36–⁠14444024––
Sep 7atUSCL 0–⁠4883801916
Sep 21atTempleL 29–⁠4563212112
Oct 5atBoise StateL 30–⁠62219018––
Oct 11vs.UNLVL 34–⁠5092019318
Oct 19vs.New MexicoL 45–⁠50454143111
Oct 26atWyomingW 27–⁠255130815
Nov 9atWashington StateL 28–⁠491685017426
Nov 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠10519013––
Nov 23vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠20125212613
Nov 29atColorado StateL 37–⁠4282906––

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

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