Ja'Kyrian Turner
Ja'Kyrian Turner
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 140 | 747 | 5.3 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 747 | 5.3 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 25 | 150 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 150 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
201 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #44
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dominic Knicely’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic Knicely's freshman season at Coastal Carolina (2025).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Ja'Kyrian Turner
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #360
Peaked at #360 this season.
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following his early graduation from South Sumter…started five of 12 games for the Panthers as a true freshman…added a team-leading 140 rushes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns, along with 25 receptions for 150 yards…against Stanford,...