Michael Turk: P · Oklahoma · #37.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Oklahoma’s specialists
Michael Turk
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. All-Big 12 in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
46.8 gross, but 22 of 63 inside the 20 (34.9%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs UTEP | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-3vs Kent State | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 45 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14@ Nebraska | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41vs Kansas State | 5 | 256 | 51.2 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-55@ TCU | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-49vs Texas | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-42vs No. 19 Kansas | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13@ Iowa State | 6 | 296 | 49.3 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Baylor | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-23@ West Virginia | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 55 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-13vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 11 | 539 | 49.0 | 67 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-51@ Texas Tech | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 56 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 32-35vs No. 13 Florida State | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 52 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 2948 | 46.8 | 67 | 22 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
35%22 of 63Touchback rate
16%10 of 63Yards / punt
46.863 puntsLong
67yards46.8 yards/punt on 63 punts · 35% placed inside the 20 · 10 touchbacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road5g | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Oklahoma carries two punters; Turk has taken all 63 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arizona State and Oklahoma, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Herm Edwards and Brent Venables.
