LJ Turner Jr., RB, 5-9, 189, Sr./Palm Bay, Fla./Heritage/Catawba
January 23, 2025 12:26 PM | Football
LJ Turner Jr., RB, 5-9, 189, Sr./Palm Bay, Fla./Heritage/Catawba
Played running back for coach Tyler Haines at Catawba … has a three-year career-total of 1,961 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns … (2024): Started all eight games in which he played until sustaining a season-ending injury … AFCA All-American Second Team … earned a spot on the D2Football.com Elite 100 List … broke the Catawba and the South Atlantic Conference single-season rushing record with 1,229 yards on 174 carries and 13 touchdowns … tallied five 100-yard rushing games, including at least 150 yards in each of his final four games, including record-breaking 329 yards rushing and five touchdowns in the overtime win over Anderson … his 153 rushing yards per game ranked second in Division II … his 14 total touchdowns led the league … (2023): Played in 10 games as a sophomore ... led the team in rushing with 482 yards on 89 carries and four touchdowns ... added nine catches for 96 yards and a touchdown ... ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, including a season-long 70-yard carry in the 55-15 Mayors' Cup win over Livingstone ... finished with 16 carries for 93 yards and two scores in the 30-13 win over Emory & Henry  ... rushed for a season-high 117 yards and added a 48-yard touchdown catch in the 24-14 win in the season finale at Carson-Newman … (2022): Appeared in nine games ... had 45 carries for 255 yards and three touchdowns ... Had season-highs of 11 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns at Barton … (High School): Two-sport athlete with varsity letters in track and football ... Class 6A Player of the Year in 2022.
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Played running back for coach Tyler Haines at Catawba … has a three-year career-total of 1,961 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns … (2024): Started all eight games in which he played until sustaining a season-ending injury … AFCA All-American Second Team … earned a spot on the D2Football.com Elite 100 List … broke the Catawba and the South Atlantic Conference single-season rushing record with 1,229 yards on 174 carries and 13 touchdowns … tallied five 100-yard rushing games, including at least 150 yards in each of his final four games, including record-breaking 329 yards rushing and five touchdowns in the overtime win over Anderson … his 153 rushing yards per game ranked second in Division II … his 14 total touchdowns led the league … (2023): Played in 10 games as a sophomore ... led the team in rushing with 482 yards on 89 carries and four touchdowns ... added nine catches for 96 yards and a touchdown ... ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, including a season-long 70-yard carry in the 55-15 Mayors' Cup win over Livingstone ... finished with 16 carries for 93 yards and two scores in the 30-13 win over Emory & Henry  ... rushed for a season-high 117 yards and added a 48-yard touchdown catch in the 24-14 win in the season finale at Carson-Newman … (2022): Appeared in nine games ... had 45 carries for 255 yards and three touchdowns ... Had season-highs of 11 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns at Barton … (High School): Two-sport athlete with varsity letters in track and football ... Class 6A Player of the Year in 2022.
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