Nolan Turner: S · Clemson · #24.
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Nolan Turner
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the Clemson secondary. First career honor, 2020: All-ACC. On tape: 10 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 14-8vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27@ NC State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-13vs Boston College | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-24@ Louisville | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs No. 13 Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-0@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL45 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 61-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
59.3%
802 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
112.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 184 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
