Cole Turner

#19 · TE · Jr. · Nevada6′6″ · 240 lb · Clackamas, OR

Cole Turner: TE · Nevada · #19.

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Cole Turner

TE · Nevada · Jr · #19

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at Nevada: Jay Norvell and Vai Taua. First career honor, 2021: All-Mountain West. On tape: 175 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Hawai'i, Week 7, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Nevada in the news

Carter Jones, AJ Bianco questionable vs SJSUNevada Sports Net Oct 23
Nevada declines to release jersey patch deal's financial detailsNevada Sports Net Oct 22
Nevada TE DJ Asiasi out for seasonNevada Sports Net Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Nevada	62	677	10.9	10	30
2020	Nevada	49	605	12.3	9	50
2019	Nevada	4	51	12.8	0	18
2018	Nevada	2	37	18.5	1	24
Career		117	1,370	11.7	20	50

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-17@ California	7	75	10.7	0	17
Wk 2	W 49-10vs Idaho State	5	48	9.6	1	17
Wk 3	L 17-38@ Kansas State	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 5	W 41-31@ Boise State	6	67	11.2	1	23
Wk 6	W 55-28vs New Mexico State	2	26	13.0	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 34-17vs Hawai'i	12	175	14.6	0	28	Season-high 175 yds
Wk 8	L 32-34@ Fresno State	8	105	13.1	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 51-20vs UNLV	7	63	9.0	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 27-24vs San José State	6	47	7.8	0	12
Wk 12	L 39-41vs Air Force	5	54	10.8	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 52-10@ Colorado State	2	5	2.5	0	5
Total		62	677	10.9	10	30

Signature game

Week 8 · 2021

L 32-34

at Fresno State

8 rec · 105 yds · 2 TD

With C. Strong — 476 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.9 · R. Doubs — 19 rec · 203 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · UNLV · 3rd and 23 · Q3 · EPA +4.92Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 23 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)
Week 12 · Air Force · 3rd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.97Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 27 yds to the AFA 33 for a
Week 5 · Boise State · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.66Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 23 yds to the BoiSt 42 for a
Week 8 · Fresno State · 2nd and 25 · Q4 · EPA +3.61Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 30 yds to the FrsSt 48 for a
Week 7 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.39Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 14 yds to the Hawa 38 for a
Week 5 · Boise State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.23Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 19 yds to the BoiSt 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Fresno State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 12 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 12 · Air Force · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 13 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)
Week 7 · Hawai'i · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.98Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 24 yds to the Nevad 49 for a
Week 7 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Carson Strong pass complete to Cole Turner for 28 yds to the Nevad 47 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Jay Norvell — 30-18 over that span.

2018Nevada8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced

2019Nevada7-6HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced

2020Nevada7-2HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021Nevada8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 79 (#7 of 119). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

79All-Conference level #7 of 119 · 2021?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (98th percentile). Strength: receptions (97th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#134 / 655 · 79th pct

10.3%

EPA / target#186 / 655 · 72nd pct

0.83

Explosive rate#351 / 655 · 46th pct

12.6%

Yards / catch#441 / 655 · 33rd pct

11.1

Catch rate#451 / 655 · 31st pct

70.1%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#3 / 146 · 98th pct

Receptions#4 / 146 · 97th pct

Rec yards#10 / 146 · 93rd pct

677

Yards / catch#78 / 146 · 46th pct

10.9

Long catch#91 / 146 · 37th pct

Fumbles lost#18 / 39 · 28th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.2	68.8	10.8	1.2
Road5g	5.0	52.8	8.7	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.7	67.2	10.8	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	54.8	8.6	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Vai Taua

Pass share

63.7%

571 pass / 326 run

Plays / game

74.8

12 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

624 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #7 of 119 FBS tight ends by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

79 · #7 of 119 TEs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.

Cole Turner

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Nevada, drafted

2018

2021 11 games

2022