Receiver, Texas Tech (from UL Monroe), 2015–⁠19

R.J. Turner

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Natchitoches, LA

R.J. Turner played receiver at UL Monroe (2015–⁠18) and Texas Tech (2019).

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Iowa State, 2019141receiving yards, career highvs. Kansas State, 20192receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. TCU, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015UL Monroe11717.0017
2016UL Monroe2343318.8373
2017UL Monroe3968617.6657
2018UL Monroe3652614.6157
2019Texas Tech4565414.5379
Career1442,31616.11379

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015UL Monroe2WRYr 1
2016UL Monroe2WRYr 2
2017UL Monroe2WRYr 3
2018UL Monroe2WRYr 4
2019Texas Tech2WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″215

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
2016UL Monroe4-0.01––0.0–
2017UL Monroe531.0997th (n=507)0.5257.87%
2018UL Monroe580.4739th (n=497)0.5327.28%
2019Texas Tech270.94––25.39%

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

2019 Texas Tech 10 games, 45 catches, 654 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.UTEPW 38–⁠3430011
Sep 14atArizonaL 14–⁠28220010
Oct 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 45–⁠35344029
Oct 12atBaylorL 30–⁠337138079
Oct 19vs.Iowa StateL 24–⁠341176016
Oct 26atKansasL 34–⁠371606
Nov 9atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠17348032
Nov 16vs.TCUL 31–⁠333116270
Nov 23vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠307141158
Nov 29atTexasL 24–⁠49435018
2018 UL Monroe 11 games, 36 catches, 526 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.SE LouisianaW 34–⁠31795022
Sep 8atSouthern MissW 21–⁠20225015
Sep 15atTexas A&ML 10–⁠48438128
Sep 22vs.TroyL 27–⁠35344021
Sep 29atGeorgia StateL 14–⁠462906
Oct 6atOle MissL 21–⁠705112035
Oct 13atCoastal CarolinaW 45–⁠20440019
Oct 20vs.Texas StateW 20–⁠141606
Nov 3vs.Georgia SouthernW 44–⁠25486057
Nov 10atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠1021409
Nov 24vs.LouisianaL 28–⁠31257030
2017 UL Monroe 10 games, 39 catches, 686 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atMemphisL 29–⁠37257043
Sep 23atLouisianaW 56–⁠50447124
Oct 7atTexas StateW 45–⁠27481134
Oct 14vs.Georgia StateL 37–⁠47443017
Oct 21atSouth AlabamaL 23–⁠33479057
Oct 28atIdahoL 23–⁠31564027
Nov 4vs.App StateW 52–⁠456134250
Nov 18atAuburnL 14–⁠42340025
Nov 25vs.Arkansas StateL 50–⁠673111155
Dec 2atFlorida StateL 10–⁠42430112
2016 UL Monroe 9 games, 23 catches, 433 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SouthernW 38–⁠21331011
Sep 10atOklahomaL 17–⁠597135173
Sep 17atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠23273057
Oct 1atAuburnL 7–⁠58120020
Oct 8vs.IdahoL 31–⁠34240021
Oct 15vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠34333112
Oct 29atArkansas StateL 10–⁠51110010
Nov 5vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠35379152
Nov 12atGeorgia StateW 37–⁠23112012
2015 UL Monroe 1 game, 1 catch, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atGeorgiaL 14–⁠51117017

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

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