Redshirt junior linebacker for Tulsa. 2025: 7 tackles.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Star City, AR · Star City HS
The story
3 linebacker for Tulsa. 2025: 7 tackles.
C.J. Turner
C.J. Turner has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Tulsa. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Army — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 23-42vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 19-12@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-41@ East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-14vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Army | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Tulsa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulsa
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #84 · 2026 recruiting class #93
CAREER NOTES: Was one of several true freshmen to redshirt the 2023 season … Has played in 11 career games … Has a career total of 11 tackles. 2024 Academic All-Conference 2023 Academic All-Conference 2025: Appeared in 11 games for TU in 2025 and made one start … Played on the defensive side of t...
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