Running back, Pittsburgh, 2025–⁠26

Ja’Kyrian Turner

Number
No. 25
Height
5′9″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Wildwood, FL

Ja’Kyrian Turner plays running back for Pittsburgh. Last time out, against North Carolina: 5 carries, 27 yards.

2026 so far

131 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 carries, 27 yards vs. North Carolina, L 17–⁠21

Next game: at Miami, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 39M-OH
  2. 65@VT
  3. 27UNC

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

201rushing yards, career highat Georgia Tech, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. NC State, 20256catches, career hightwice; last at Virginia Tech, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Pittsburgh1407475.3756
2026Pittsburgh301314.4120
Career1708785.2856

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Pittsburgh251506.0028
2026Pittsburgh1010410.4145
Career352547.3145

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Pittsburgh25RBFr.
2026Pittsburgh25RBSo.5′9″195

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
2025Pittsburgh1700.0534th (n=576)0.108.221%0.15
2026Pittsburgh13.48––3.5––

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Pittsburgh41%3.001.101.5020%

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 Pittsburgh 3 games, 131 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Miami (OH)W 59–⁠14113904691
Oct 2atVirginia TechW 35–⁠33146516350
Oct 10vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠215270–––
2025 Pittsburgh 12 games, 747 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠176261110
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠31490130
Sep 27vs.LouisvilleL 27–⁠346360–––
Oct 4vs.Boston CollegeW 48–⁠7126712320
Oct 11atFlorida StateW 34–⁠31104424340
Oct 18atSyracuseW 30–⁠1315420–––
Oct 25vs.NC StateW 53–⁠34135022130
Nov 1atStanfordW 35–⁠202212703360
Nov 15vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠375150–––
Nov 22atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠282120114120
Nov 29vs.MiamiL 7–⁠38103706110
Dec 27 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠2316930280

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

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