A.J. Turner
RB · Graduate
6'0" · 200 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #2: Emmanuel Karmo (LB)
Background
- Hometown
- Hampton, Va.
- High school
- Life Christian Academy
- Previous school
- Marshall
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8170 247 composite)
- National rank
- #2097
- Class
- 2022
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury • rushed 16 times for 64 yards and one touchdown. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against Buffalo and rushed six times for 16 yards • carried the ball six times for 33 yards and one touchdown against Northwestern State • rushed four times for 15 yards at Cal before leaving the game with an injury. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent three seasons - including a redshirt year - at Marshall where he played in 22 games (8 starts) and rushed 127 times for 984 yards and six touchdowns • also caught 13 passes for 94 yards and three touchdowns • in 2024, rushed 104 times for 864 yards and six touchdowns, while also catching eight passes for 68 yards and two scores • had two touchdown runs of more than 80 yards and had four 100-yard rushing games • in 2023, redshirted • played in three games and carried the ball six times for 20 yards and also returned three kicks for 32 yards • in 2022, played in eight games, seeing offense and on special teams • rushed 17 times for 100 yards and made four catches for 21 yards and one touchdown. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Life Christian Academy as a senior and junior after attending Phoebus High School • played both running back and safety • rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Sports. PERSONAL: Son of Anthony Turner Sr. and Sequita Harris • has three brothers (Robert Smith, Patrick Hayes and Aaron Turner) and one sister (Rihanna Turner).
Official bio
Read full bioHide bio
HONORS:
All-SBC Second Team Running Back (2024)
OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2025 • spent the previous three seasons (2022-24) at Marshall where he was an All-SBC Second Team Running Back in 2024.
2025: Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury • rushed 16 times for 64 yards and one touchdown.
Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against Buffalo and rushed six times for 16 yards • carried the ball six times for 33 yards and one touchdown against Northwestern State • rushed four times for 15 yards at Cal before leaving the game with an injury.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent three seasons - including a redshirt year - at Marshall where he played in 22 games (8 starts) and rushed 127 times for 984 yards and six touchdowns • also caught 13 passes for 94 yards and three touchdowns • in 2024, rushed 104 times for 864 yards and six touchdowns, while also catching eight passes for 68 yards and two scores • had two touchdown runs of more than 80 yards and had four 100-yard rushing games • in 2023, redshirted • played in three games and carried the ball six times for 20 yards and also returned three kicks for 32 yards • in 2022, played in eight games, seeing offense and on special teams • rushed 17 times for 100 yards and made four catches for 21 yards and one touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Life Christian Academy as a senior and junior after attending Phoebus High School • played both running back and safety • rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Sports.
PERSONAL: Son of Anthony Turner Sr. and Sequita Harris • has three brothers (Robert Smith, Patrick Hayes and Aaron Turner) and one sister (Rihanna Turner).