2012 Football Roster

4 Jesse Turner

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 193
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houma, La.
  • Highschool Ellender

Biography

2012 Season (Senior): Played in all 11 games... was second on the team in rushing with 251 yards on 53 carries (4.7 ypc)... led the team in receptions (45) and receiving yards (448)... had three touchdowns - 1 rushing, 2 receiving... rushed for 98 yards on 10 carries and a score against Evangel... hauled in 11 catches for 100 yards at Oregon State... had receptions of 48 and 69 yards on the year... had a TD reception against Evangel and Northwestern State... finished his career with 1,838 all-purpose yards (948 rush, 882 rcv, 8 kr)... had 13 career TDs (9 rush, 4 rcv)... averaged 5.2 yards per carry for his career. 

2011 Season (Junior): Played in eight games after suffering a knee injury in the spring… rushed for 58 yards on 15 carries… caught 15 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown… scored on a 12-yard TD reception… best game came against Lamar where he totaled 86 yards (47 yards rushing).

2010 Season (Sophomore): Named Second-Team All-Southland… played in nine games with seven starts… had a team-high 638 rushing yards on 112 carries with eight touchdowns… led the conference in yards per carry (5.7)… had two 100-yard games… broke or tied five single-game program records against Bacone College where he rushed for 214 yards with four touchdowns on 15 carries… set records in yards per carry (14.0) and yards per play (13.1) while tying the marks for touchdowns (4), rushing touchdowns and points scored (24)… also had a career-best 87-yard run… caught 18 passes for a team-high 308 yards with one touchdown… lone touchdown was the second-longest reception in program history, a 95-yard screen against South Alabama… recorded four games of 100-plus all-purpose yards including two for 200-plus.

2009 Season (Freshman): Played in eight games … was moved from running back to defensive back midway through the season… had one carry for one yard against Air Force Academy… on the defensive side, was used as a backup defensive back, and found his way on to the field in the final two games… had two solo tackles and one for a loss against Northwestern State… had a solo tackles against Southeastern La… best performance came against Northwestern State.

2008 Season: Redshirted

At Ellender - Played defensive back for two seasons before making the move to running back his junior and senior seasons... named All-District and All-Region first team while also picking up All-State honorable mention honors in 2007... had 399 career carries for 2,828 yards and 21 total touchdowns... best season came in 2007 when he rushed for over 1,600 yards on 199 carries and 11 touchdowns.

Personal - Born on April 28, 1990 in Houma, La... son of Andrell Carter and Jesse Turner Sr... has four siblings: Jeremy Carter, Brandi Turner, Jarred Turner, and Mya Turner... majoring in general studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2010Sophomore

    RB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2011Junior

    RB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2012Senior

    RB
    5'8" 193 lbs
    4