De'Lance Turner

De'Lance Turner (born August 23, 1995) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alcorn State.

De'Lance Turner
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-23) August 23, 1995
McLain, Mississippi
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Perry Central (New Augusta, Mississippi)
College:Alcorn State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-SWAC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Rushing yards:10
Rushing average:2.0
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:17
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

Turner was born and grew up in McLain, Mississippi and attended Perry Central High School in New Augusta, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.[1] Turner rushed for 519 yards and 7 touchdowns on 70 carries as a senior and was named first team All-Area and All-District.[2]

College career

Turner began his collegiate career at Copiah–Lincoln Community College and was named MACJC first team All-State after leading the team with 600 rushing yards as a sophomore. Turner transferred to Alcorn State for his remaining three years of collegiate eligibility.[3] As a senior, Turner rushed for a school-record 1,357 yards, the second-most in the FCS, and 10 touchdowns and earned first team All-SWAC and third team AP FCS All-America honors. He finished his collegiate career with 2,121 rushing yards, fifth-highest in school history, and 15 touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Turner signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] Turner was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on September 12, 2018 after running back Kenneth Dixon was placed on injured reserve.[8] He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams.[9] In Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he recorded a four-yard rush and a ten-yard reception.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2018 with a hamstring injury.[11]

Turner was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and re-signed to the Ravens practice squad the next day.[12]

Miami Dolphins

On November 5, 2019, the Miami Dolphins signed Turner off of the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[13] He was waived on May 16, 2020.[14]

Turner visited the New York Jets on August 13, 2020,[15] and had a tryout with them three days later.[16]

References
  1. Curet, Taylor (May 1, 2018). "Perry Central's De'Lance Turner signs deal with Baltimore Ravens". WDAM.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. "De'Lance Turner" (PDF). MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. "22 Co-Lin football players sign letters of intent". The Daily Leader. December 23, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. "Alcorn State RB De'Lance Turner signs free agent deal with Ravens". www.WLTB.com. WDAM-TV. April 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. "UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS" (PDF). www.ravenspr.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2018). "Ravens Make Final Cuts to 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. Mink, Ryan (September 2, 2018). "Ravens Assemble Their 2018 Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  8. "Ravens place RB Dixon in injured reserve; promote Turner". Voice of Alexandria. Associated Press. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. "Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - September 13th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  10. "Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 30th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. Mink, Ryan (October 13, 2018). "Ravens Pull Up Running Back Gus Edwards to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  12. Brown, Clifton (September 1, 2019). "De'Lance Turner, Maurice Canady Among 10 Players Signed to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. "Dolphins Sign Marcus Sherels, De'Lance Turner". MiamiDolphins.com. November 5, 2019.
  14. "Dolphins release tailback De'Lance Turner". Sun-Sentinel. May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. @AlbertBreer (August 13, 2020). "And here's the tryout and visit list for today" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. @AlbertBreer (August 16, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
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