Christian Turner

Class:
Junior
Position:
RB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
203
Hometown:
Buford, Ga.
High School:
Buford

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing

• Attempts: 11, 2x (last vs. Rutgers, Sept. 28, 2019)
• Yards: 55 - Nebraska, 2018
• Long: 19 - Nebraska, 2018
• Touchdowns: 1, vs. Rutgers (Sept. 28, 2019)

Receiving
• Catches: 1, 4x (last vs. Rutgers, Sept. 28, 2019)
• Yards: 16, vs. Florida (Dec. 29, 2018)
• TDs: None
• Long: 16, vs. Florida (Dec. 29, 2018)

At Michigan
• Three-year letterman (2018-19-20)
• Has appeared in 14 games in his career

Senior (2020)
• Appeared in one game on special teams to earn his third varsity letter
• Saw action on special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)

Sophomore (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games, playing running back in six; rushed 44 times for 171 yards with one touchdown, caught four passes for 13 yards and also contributed on special teams with one tackle to earn his second varsity letter
• Carried the ball 11 times for 49 yards against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31)
• Produced 17 yards on six carries and caught a four-yard pass at Wisconsin (Sept. 21)
• Led the team with 11 carries for 48 yards and his first career touchdown against Rutgers (Sept. 28)
• Carried five times for 16 yards against Iowa (Oct. 5)
• Contributed on special teams at Penn State (Oct. 19) and against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Produced 31 yards rushing on four carries against Notre Dame (Oct. 26)
• Carried the ball three times at Maryland (Nov. 2)

Freshman (2018)
• Appeared in three games as running back; rushed 20 times for 99 yards and caught one pass for 16 yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut at against Nebraska (Sept. 22), playing special teams and running back and registered 10 carries for 55 yards
• Played snaps at running back against Wisconsin (Oct. 13), with three carried for eight yards
• Carried the ball seven times for 32 yards and caught a 16-yard pass against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29), also recovering a fumble and gaining seven yards to set up a field goal while playing running back and contributing on special teams

Prep
• Attended Buford High School (2018) coached by John Ford
• Helped lead Buford to a 13-2 record and Class AAAAA runner-up finish in 2016, followed by an 11-2 record and a Class AAAAA state semifinal appearance in 2017

Key Statistics
• Carried the ball 115 times for 801 yards and 10 touchdowns during his senior year
• Rushed for 1,115 yards on 135 carries and scored 18 touchdowns as a junior in 2016
• As a sophomore in 2015, he rushed 82 times for 789 yards and scored nine touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• 247.com three-star prospect, rated the No. 22 running back and No. 51 overall player in Georgia
• ESPN four-star recruit, ranked No. 44 in the state of Georgia and the No. 20 prospect at running back
• Rivals three-star recruit, rated the No. 18 running back nationally and No. 46 player in Georgia
• Invited to play for the National USA 19U football team in the International Bowl at AT&T Stadium
• Attended the 2017 Nike The Opening camp

Personal
• Christian Turner was born November 22, 1999
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in general studies

In the Words of the Turner Family …
Christian has always been athletic and into sports, but didn’t start playing football until he was 10. His first position was at linebacker and although small, he was one of the hardest hitters on the field. Prior to that, Christian "played" basketball and wrestled. During basketball games (age of 4) he would be doing backflips on the other end of the court, so we realized that was not his sport. He was really good at wrestling until he got over the unitard and long meets.

To show his academic side before entering Buford High School, Christian got straight A’s his last year of middle school. The principal at the high-school requested to prove that he wasn’t just a football player. He is an excellent creative writer. He loves music, a self-taught drummer, and likes free-styling whenever he gets the chance. He makes friends easily and has always been the person to make people laugh. He has been underestimated all his life but continues to prove doubters wrong.