Cole Turner

#22 · WR · 5th (Graduate) · Clemson6′1″ · 190 lb · Vestavia Hills, AL

Cole Turner is a wide receiver at Clemson who has not played in Clemson's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Turner comes from

Vestavia Hills, ALHometown
Vestavia HillsHigh school
Vestavia Hills is about 250 miles from Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)Distance
Three-star, No. 1,404 in the 2022 class.Recruiting profile
On the Clemson roster since 2022Roster

Where Turner fits

Clemson lists 20 receivers this season.

Clemson receivers with a game this season

Bryant Wesco Jr.8 games this season
T.J. Moore8 games this season
Tyler Brown8 games this season
Juju Preston6 games this season
Gordon Sellars III3 games this season
Naeem Burroughs2 games this season

Clemson is 5-3. Next: at Syracuse, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Same class and position

Javon TracyMinnesota · WR · No. 1404 in the 2022 class
Terrell Crosby Jr.Toledo · WR · No. 1399 in the 2022 class
Nathan AcevedoSan Diego State · WR · No. 1424 in the 2022 class

Also from Vestavia Hills, AL

Cooper MollisonAlabama · WR
John Ross AshleyOle Miss · CB
Lane WhisenhuntAlabama · LB

Turner moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Clemson. Named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 33 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Furman — Week 13, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ben RatzlaffWestern Kentucky · 2021 · 93% season match
Austin UpshawSMU · 2021 · 92% season match
Fred Farrier IIKentucky · 2024 · 90% season match
Nic TrujilloUL Monroe · 2025 · 82% season match
Corey SmithTulsa · 2024 · 78% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Clemson	16	144	9.0	0	23
2024	Clemson	16	229	14.3	2	43
2023	Clemson	3	28	9.3	0	11
2022	Clemson	8	161	20.1	0	68
Career		43	562	13.1	2	68

Season	Team
2025	Clemson	1	−2	--
2024	Clemson	5	56	6
2023	Clemson	--	--	--
2022	Clemson	--	--	--
Career		6	54	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-17vs No. 9 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@ No. 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

Signature game

Week 14 · 2025

W 28-14

at South Carolina

3 rec · 27 yds

With C. Klubnik — 268 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.3 · 12 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. Smith — 40.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Furman · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.77Klubnik to Turner: a 23-yard pass.
Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Cade Klubnik pass complete to Cole Turner for 18 yds to the GT 42 for a
Week 7 · Boston College · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Cade Klubnik pass complete to Cole Turner for 21 yds to the BC 37 for a
Week 6 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.22Cole Turner run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNC 41
Week 12 · Louisville · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.14Klubnik to Turner: an 8-yard pass.
Week 12 · Louisville · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.05Klubnik to Turner: a 0-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 11 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.70Klubnik to Turner: an 11-yard pass.
Week 14 · South Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.66Klubnik to Turner: a 21-yard pass.
Week 14 · South Carolina · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA −0.64Klubnik to Turner: a 0-yard pass.
Week 13 · Furman · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +0.61Klubnik to Turner: a 10-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

16 rec · 144 yds · 0 TD

16 of 16 receptions matched to play-by-play

13 of 25 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

256% of team targets

Catch rate

64%16 of 25 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

23% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air -2.0 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

38% of targets (5)

80%catch rate

Air 5.4 · YAC 4.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

31% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 14.5 · YAC 1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

8% of targets (1)

0%catch rate

Air 41.0 avg

64% catch rate on 25 targets · 6% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

17%4 of his 23 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 37-17 over that span.

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 25 (#467 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

25Below cohort / limited sample #467 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#246 / 798 · 69th pct

13.0%

Catch rate#351 / 798 · 55th pct

69.6%

Yards / catch#628 / 798 · 21st pct

9.0

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#731 / 798 · 8th pct

0.08

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Receptions#465 / 558 · 15th pct

Rush yards#249 / 287 · 12th pct

-2

Yards / catch#508 / 558 · 9th pct

9.0

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Long catch#518 / 558 · 7th pct

Rec yards#524 / 558 · 6th pct

144

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

12th → 8th percentile

Explosive rate

64th → 69th percentile

Catch rate

7th → 55th percentile

TD rate

64th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 21st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2025 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Pass share

53.8%

474 pass / 407 run

Plays / game

67.8

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

16 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

25 · #467 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #467 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #62 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Starter

The No. 1,404 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a 5th (graduate).

Cole Turner

Where Turner comes from

Where Turner fits

Clemson receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

Also from Vestavia Hills, AL

Style of play

Similar players

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

16 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

Starter

Five seasons at Clemson

2020

2021

2022 3 games