#24

Nolan Turner

Senior safety for Clemson. 2021: 1 interception, 45 tackles.

S · Clemson · Sr. · #24

6′1″ · 205 lb · Vestavia Hills, AL

CFB Index 40 · #337 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceClemson 2021 alumnus

The story

4 safety for Clemson. 2021: 1 interception, 45 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Clemson, 184 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202011 games

All-ACCsecond

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Clemson

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 61-8 over that span.

2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Rotational starter #337 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#590 / 2743 · 78th pct

Tackles#737 / 2743 · 73rd pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #337 of 509 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Clemson	45	30	2.0	1.0	--	1	--
2020	Clemson	52	38	5.0	0.0	2	3	--
2019	Clemson	47	31	2.0	0.0	8	2	--
2018	Clemson	29	25	2.5	0.0	3	1	--
2017	Clemson	11	7	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		184	131	12.5	2.0	13	7	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 3	W 14-8vs Georgia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 21-27@ NC State	3	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 19-13vs Boston College	7	5	0.0	0.0	1
Wk 7	W 17-14@ Syracuse	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 17-27@ Pittsburgh	10	5	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 9	W 30-20vs Florida State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 30-24@ Louisville	9	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 44-7vs UConn	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 48-27vs Wake Forest	3	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 30-0@ South Carolina	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		45	30	2.0	1.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nolan Turner

202011 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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