James Turner

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
K
Height:
6-0
Weight:
196
Hometown:
Saline, Mich.
High School:
Saline

CAREER HIGHS

Kicking
Michigan
• Points: 14 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)
• FG Att: 4 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)
• FG Made: 4 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)
• PATs: 7, 2x - last at Michigan State (Oct. 21, 2023)
• Long FG: 50, 3x - last vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)

Louisville
• Points: 13 - vs. NC State (Nov. 19, 2022)
• FG Att: 6 - vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 29, 2022)
• FG Made: 4, 2x - last vs. NC State (Nov. 19, 2022)
• PATs: 7 - at Duke (Nov. 18, 2021)
• Long FG: 50 - vs. Syracuse (Nov. 20, 2020)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches; honorable mention, media, 2023)
• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023)
• Named the team's Specialist of the Year (2023)
• One-year letterman (2023)
• Appeared in 14 games as the team's place kicker

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games as place kicker; converted 18-of-21 field goals with a 50-yard long and a perfect 12-of-12 mark inside 40 yards, also kicked off once with a touchback to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• Scored 119 points, seventh-most in single-season history at Michigan and second-most among kickers; converted 65 PATs, a single-season record, and had a stretch of 13 straight made field goals (tied-fourth-longest streak, Michigan history)
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches; honorable mention, media)
• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 27)
• Twice named Special Teams Player of the Game following his performance at Minnesota, against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship
• Made his Wolverine debut against ECU (Sept. 2) and converted a 50-yard field goal, totaling six points
• Against UNLV (Sept. 9), converted all five PAT tries
• Converted a 42-yard field goal and all four PAT tries against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Drilled a 46-yard field goal and all four of his extra points against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), converted a 30-yard try and all six PATs
• Converted a 31-yard field goal at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), connected on a 28-yard field goal and all six extra points
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), converted all seven extra point attempts
• Hit field goals from 30 and 31 yards against Purdue (Nov. 4) with five PATs
• Drilled a 22-yard field goal at Penn State (Nov. 11) along with three PATs
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), converted three PATs
• Converted field goals of 37, 38, and 50 yards against Ohio State (Nov. 25) and added three extra points
• Scored a game-high 14 points against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2) with three field goal conversions including one at 50 yards
• Converted all three of his PATs against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Hit field goals of 31 and 38 yards with four extra points against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters at Louisville (2019-22), appearing in 42 games including five as a kickoff specialist
• Converted 47-of-59 field goal tries and 124-of-127 extra points in his career
• 2020 Lou Groza Award semifinalist
• Two-time All-ACC (third team, 2022; honorable mention, 2020)
• Louisville's single-season record-holder for field goal percentage (90.9, 2022)
• His 20 made field goals during the 2022 season were one short of the Louisville program record (Art Carmody, 2006)
• Scored 98 points in 2022, ranked sixth-most in a single season all-time at U of L

Senior (2022)
• All-ACC third team
• Appeared in all 13 games to earn his fourth varsity letter; converted 20-of-22 field goal attempts with a 48-yard long and went 38-of-39 on PATs with one kickoff attempt
• Set a program record with a 90.9 percent field goal conversion rate; finished one made field goal shy of matching the single-season record at Louisville
• In the season opener at Syracuse (Sept. 3), converted one extra point
• Converted two-of-three tries at UCF (Sept. 9) including a 35-yard field goal and made two PATs
• Hit a 36-yard try against Florida State (Sept. 16) and made all four PATs
• Kicked two field goals including a 36-yarder against South Florida (Sept. 24) and converted five extra points
• Hit a 48-yarder among two conversions at Boston College (Oct. 1) and went three-for-four on extra points
• Went two-for-two at Virginia (Oct. 8) with a 23-yarder and four made PATs
• Converted a 48-yard try against Pittsburgh (Oct. 22) with three extra points
• Kicked off once against Wake Forest (Oct. 29) and went two-for-three on tries with a 39-yard long and six extra points
• Hit on both field goal tries against James Madison (Nov. 5) including ga 35-yard long and added four extra points
• Converted a 22-yard try at Clemson (Nov. 12) with one extra point
• Went a perfect four-for-four against NC State (Nov. 19) with a 30-yard long, matching a career-high for field goals made in a single game, and made one extra point
• Hit one extra point at Kentucky (Nov. 26)
• Matched his season-best with a 48-yard field goal against Cincinnati (Dec. 17) in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl and chipped in three extra points

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 13 games to earn his third varsity letter; converted 14-of-22 field goal attempts with a 46-yard long and went 46-of-48 on PATs
• Against Ole Miss (Sept. 6), converted a 38-yard field goal and made three extra points
• Hit on three-of-four extra points against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 11) and made a 28-yard field goal
• Went a perfect six-for-six on PATs against UCF (Sept. 17)
• Converted a 44-yard try at Florida State (Sept. 25) in addition to four PATs
• Kicked a 46-yard field goal, a season-long, during a two-for-three day at Wake Forest (Oct. 2); added four extra points
• Converted four-of-six tries against Virginia with a 40-yard long and made three extra points
• Kicked four extra points against Boston College (Oct. 23)
• Went two-for-three at NC State (Oct. 30) with a 42-yard long and made an extra point
• Converted one-of-two field goals against Clemson (Nov. 6) with a 44-yard long and also made three extra points
• Kicked five extra points and was two-for-two on field goals against Syracuse (Nov. 13)
• Attempted a career-high eight extra points at Duke (Nov. 18), making a career-high seven
• Hit all three extra points against Kentucky (Nov. 27)

Sophomore (2020)
• All-ACC honorable mention
• Appeared in 11 contests handling field goals and extra points to earn his second varsity letter; converted 13-of-15 field goal tries and 40-of-40 extra points
• Ended the season with eight consecutive makes; only misses during the season were from 50-plus yards
• Converted all five PATs against Western Kentucky (Sept. 12)
• Connected on two field goals against Miami (Sept. 19) with a 40-yard long, and hit all four PATs
• Went two-for-two on field goals with a 38-yard long at Pitt (Sept. 26) and converted two PATs
• Hit three PATs at Georgia Tech (Oct. 9)
• Converted one PAT at Notre Dame (Oct. 17)
• Went two-for-three on field goals with a 39-yarder against Florida State (Oct. 24) and converted a season-high six PATs
• Hit five PATs against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31)
• Connected on a 48-yard field goal at Virginia (Nov. 14) and also converted two extra points
• Went a perfect three-for-three against Syracuse (Nov. 20) including a career-long 50-yard field goal, adding three extra points
• Converted two tries at Boston College (Nov. 28) including a 44-yard field goal and added three PATs
• Matched a season-high with six extra points and hit a 40-yard field goal against Wake Forest (Dec. 12)

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in five games handling kickoffs to earn his first varsity letter
• Hit four touchbacks on 29 kickoff attempts; also recovered a fumble
• Made his collegiate debut at Miami (Nov. 9) with five kickoff attempts
• Also handled kickoffs against Syracuse (Nov. 23), at NC State (Nov. 16), at Kentucky (Nov. 30) and against Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)

Prep
• Attended Saline High School (2019), coached by Joe Palka
• Helped the Hornets to an 11-2 mark and an appearance in the Division 1 state semifinal during his senior season

Key Statistics
• Converted 12-of-12 field goal tries his senior season (2018)
• Was also 45-of-46 on PATs
• First team All-State selection by the Detroit News (Divisions 1-2)

Personal
• Born November 22, 2000
• Son of Jim and Joanie Turner
• Pursuing a Master's degree from the School of Social Work