Ja'Kyrian Turner
Pittsburgh Panthers
85
Great

Ja'Kyrian Turner

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Projected Starter

Is Ja'Kyrian Turner starting?

Ja'Kyrian Turner is the projected starter at RB for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Sophomore · #9 · 5'9", 195 lbs

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Depth at RB · Pittsburgh Panthers

  1. 1985Ja'Kyrian TurnerStarter
  2. 22663Damon Ferguson Jr.
  3. 31163La'Vell Wright
  4. 4551Justin Cook
  5. 52751Jaylin Brown

Pittsburgh Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of South Sumter, ranked #1,560 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 747 rushing yards, 7 rush TD. That's 48% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,560 NatlTeam Share48%Percentile90th
Wildwood, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
SO
Height
5'9"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20257477

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8550
National Rank
#1560
High School
South Sumter
Hometown
Bushnell, FL

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 90th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 85.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 90% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUNCYDS 27
CAR
5
YDS
27
AVG
5.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 21-17

Oct 2WVTYDS 65
CAR
14
YDS
65
AVG
4.6
TD
1
REC
6
YDS
38
AVG
6.3
TD
0

Final W 35-33

Sep 5WM-OHYDS 69
CAR
11
YDS
39
AVG
3.5
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
69
AVG
17.3
TD
1

Final W 59-14

Ja'Kyrian Turner's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
747 rush yds · 7 TD · 33% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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