TCU · L 6-17
No carries.
UCF · W 41-9
12 carries, 41 yards
The other 6 games average 27 yards. This one was 14 above.
Turner has carries in 7 of Baylor’s 8 games: none against TCU.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Michael Turner
Second year in the same backfield at Baylor. One game to point at: 51 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against Arizona State — Week 5, 2026.
202 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 49 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UCF on Oct. 30: 12 carries for 41 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 49 carries for 202 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 41 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17vs Auburn | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 49 | 202 | 4.1 | 0 | 25 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 55-19
51 rush yds (10 car) · 1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 36-point win on the road against Arizona State.
With D. Lagway — 306 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.9 · P. Williams — 62.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 72 long
The plays that mattered most
334th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
36%47 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 49 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
2 seasons under Dave Aranda — 10-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 21.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 44.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 24.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 40.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #278 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
