Senior wide receiver for Clemson. 2025: 16 catches, 144 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Vestavia Hills, AL · Vestavia Hills HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
16 catches · 9 per catch
Swing playSwung Clemson from 28% to 56% to win.Clemson at South Carolina · 28-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Clemson. 2025: 16 catches, 144 receiving yards.
Cole Turner
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Clemson. He has been named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 33 rec yds, 2 receptions against Furman — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 37-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: epa / target (8th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #467 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #62 of 64 ACC WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 20–19
at Louisville
2 rec · 8 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
With J. Smith — -13 rush yds (1 car) · C. Klubnik — 187 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 32.6 · -6 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17vs LSU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Florida State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-19@ Louisville | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14@ South Carolina | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 16 | 144 | 9.0 | 0 | 23 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Clemson
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dallas Dixon’s path through Central Michigan.
Matches Dallas on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Riles's senior season at Georgia State (2025).
Matches DJ on
Differs from DJ on
Player DNA
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