Running back, Northern Illinois, 2000–03
Michael Turner
- Born
- Feb 13, 1982, in North Chicago, Illinois
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Michael Turner played running back at Northern Illinois (2000–03). The San Diego Chargers took Turner in round 5, No. 154 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.
All-America: AP second team 2003; Walter Camp second team 2003
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | 200 | 983 | 4.9 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 92 | 395 | 4.3 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 0 |
| 2002 | 338 | 1,915 | 5.7 | 19 | 10 | 100 | 0 |
| 2003 | 310 | 1,648 | 5.3 | 14 | 19 | 230 | 3 |
| Career | 940 | 4,941 | 43 | 43 | 451 | 3 | |
From the college statistics table in Turner’s Wikipedia article (Michael Turner (American football), CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2004 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.50 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 122 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | San Diego Chargers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 122 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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