Shemar Turner: DL · Texas A&M · #5.
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Shemar Turner
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at Texas A&M: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson and Mike Elko. All-SEC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Notre Dame — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-23vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-20vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Mississippi State | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-43@ Auburn | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry36 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #33 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 8 sacks — drafted at #62 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 2nd NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 2nd NFL season
