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Jersey Number 2
RJ Turner
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Natchitoches, La.
- High School:
- Central
Bio
2019 SEASON (SENIOR)
Provided a strong veteran presence to the receiving corps in his lone season as a Red Raider … appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts from his ‘X’ outside receiver position … ended the year as Texas Tech’s receptions leader with 45, resulting in 654 yards and three touchdowns … ranked second on the team in receiving yards and tied for fourth for receiving touchdowns … big play threat with seven catches of 25 yards or longer, which ranked second on the team … bulk of yards came late in the year during Big 12 play … went over the 100-yard mark in three different games on the year, all in Big 12 play … ended his career with seven career games with at least 100 receiving yards dating back to his time at Louisiana-Monroe … caught at least three passes in seven of the final eight games of the season … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year ranked 11th in receiving yards per game (54.5), receptions per game (3.8) and yards per reception (14.5) … was also 15th in total receiving yards (654) … averages were much higher in Big 12 play as he ranked sixth for receiving yards per game (67.1) and seventh in receptions per game (4.3) against league foes … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for only six catches for 50 yards over the first four games of the season against Montana State (8/31), UTEP (9/7), Arizona (9/14) and Oklahoma (9/28) … first catch of the year came against the Miners, finishing with four receptions for 30 yards … followed with two catches for 20 yards the next week at Arizona … posted three catches for 44 yards in the Red Raiders’ top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) … put together one of the best performances of his career at Baylor (10/12) with seven catches for a then career-high 138 yards … outing included a 79-yard reception early in the third quarter that helped the Red Raiders convert 3rd-and-13 and eventually score on a SaRodorick Thompson touchdown run … caught the screen pass at Texas Tech’s own 8 yard line and flipped the field to place the Red Raiders into the red zone … marked second-longest play from scrimmage on the year for the Red Raiders … snapped another career high the next week versus Iowa State (10/19) with 11 catches … finished with 76 yards through the air versus the Cyclones … posted one catch for six yards at Kansas (10/26) and then three receptions for 48 yards in the road win at West Virginia (11/9) … eclipsed the 100-yard mark in each of the final two home games against both TCU (11/16) and Kansas State (11/23) … hauled in three passes for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Horned Frogs … first touchdown came on a 70-yard strike late in the first half that pulled the Red Raiders to a 24-16 deficit … marked his second catch of 70 or more yards on the year, making him the only Red Raider to do so … final touchdown came on a 32-yard touchdown pass early in the second half … marked the second multi-touchdown game of his career … broke his career high for receiving yards again versus Kansas State, totaling 141 yards and a touchdown through the air on seven receptions … touchdown came via a 58-yard streak down the sideline that pulled the Red Raiders to a 30-27 deficit with just under four minutes to play … closed his collegiate career with four catches for 35 yards at Texas (11/29) … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Appeared in 11 games, including nine starts, during final season at Louisiana-Monroe ... hauled in 36 passes on the season for 526 yards and a touchdown ... ranked second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards ... averaging 14.6 yards per catch with a long of 57 yards ... averaged 47.8 yards per game, the second-highest clip of his career ... started off the season by matching his career high with seven receptions versus Southeastern Louisiana (9/30) ... closed the win over the Lions with 95 yards through the air ... lone touchdown came on a 2-yard strike just before halftime against Texas A&M (9/15) ... best performance came versus another SEC opponent in Ole Miss (10/6) ... caught five passes for 112 yards against the Rebels, the fourth 100-yard outing of his career ... added four receptions for 86 yards late in the year versus Georgia Southern (11/3).
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Put together his best season at Monroe after hauling in 38 passes for 693 yards and six touchdowns ... appeared in 11 games overall, making XXX starts ... recorded 50 or more receiving yards in six of those 11 games ... averaged 18.2 yards per catch and 63.0 yards per game ... best performance of the season came versus Appalachian State (11/4), finishing with six receptions and 134 yards and two touchdowns ... marked his first multi-touchdown game of his career ... came only one yard shy of his career high in what was his second 100-yard outing ... fell a yard short of another 100-yard performance at Texas State (10/7) after catching five passes for 99 yards and a touchdown ... other three touchdowns on the season came versus Louisiana-Lafayette (9/23), Arkansas State (11/25) and Florida State (12/2) ... surpassed the 100-yard mark again against Arkansas State, finishing with three catches for 111 yards ... caught two or more passes in all but one game on the season.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Became a threat in the passing game for Monroe after appearing in all 12 games with one start ... led the team with 433 receiving yards ... third on the team with three receiving touchdowns and fourth with 23 receptions ... averaged a team-leading 18.8 yards per catch with longest haul coming at 73 yards ... best performance of the season came in only the second game at Oklahoma (9/10) ... set career highs with seven receptions for 135 yards versus the Sooners, the majority of which came on a 73-yard touchdown strike from Garrett Smith ... marked the longest catch of his career ... followed with two catches for 73 yards the following week at Georgia Southern (9/17) ... recorded three catches of 50 yards or longer on the season, the second that came versus Georgia Souther (57 yards) and the final one versus South Alabama (52 yards) ... closed the South Alabama game (11/5) with three catches for 79 yards.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Appeared in two games while making one start as only a true freshman ... caught only one pass for 17 yards in those two appearances ... suffered a season-ending injury that cut his season short ... received redshirt season due to the injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Natchitoches Central High School in Natchitoches, La. ... four-year letterwinner for the football program ... ended his prep career as the school’s all-time leader for touchdown receptions ... concluded senior year with 50 receptions for 987 yards and 15 touchdowns en route to earning first team All-State and first team All-District 2-5A honors ... also earned All-District accolades following sophomore (honorable mention) and junior (second team) seasons ... tabbed the district’s Offensive Player of the Year following senior year ... later played in the Louisiana All-Star Game before enrolling at Monroe ... was also a two-year letterwinner for the track and field program ... garnered All-State honors as part of the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relay teams ... named All-District as part of those two relays and the 4x100 meter team as well.
PERSONAL
Reginal Lynn Turner II ... born in Natchitoches, La. to parents Reginald Turner Sr. and Kimberly Smith ... has two older sisters, LaKedra Rachal and Regine Turner, and two older brothers, Tabari McGaskey and Reynald Paige ... cousin, John Lewis, played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons ... earned his degree at Louisiana-Monroe prior to transferring to Texas Tech ... focusing on interdisciplinary studies in graduate school.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 2, twice, vs. TCU (2019)*
Receptions: 11, vs. Iowa State (2019)
Receiving Yards: 141, vs. Kansas State (2019)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, twice, vs. TCU (2019)*
Long Reception: 79, at Baylor (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
Provided a strong veteran presence to the receiving corps in his lone season as a Red Raider … appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts from his ‘X’ outside receiver position … ended the year as Texas Tech’s receptions leader with 45, resulting in 654 yards and three touchdowns … ranked second on the team in receiving yards and tied for fourth for receiving touchdowns … big play threat with seven catches of 25 yards or longer, which ranked second on the team … bulk of yards came late in the year during Big 12 play … went over the 100-yard mark in three different games on the year, all in Big 12 play … ended his career with seven career games with at least 100 receiving yards dating back to his time at Louisiana-Monroe … caught at least three passes in seven of the final eight games of the season … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year ranked 11th in receiving yards per game (54.5), receptions per game (3.8) and yards per reception (14.5) … was also 15th in total receiving yards (654) … averages were much higher in Big 12 play as he ranked sixth for receiving yards per game (67.1) and seventh in receptions per game (4.3) against league foes … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for only six catches for 50 yards over the first four games of the season against Montana State (8/31), UTEP (9/7), Arizona (9/14) and Oklahoma (9/28) … first catch of the year came against the Miners, finishing with four receptions for 30 yards … followed with two catches for 20 yards the next week at Arizona … posted three catches for 44 yards in the Red Raiders’ top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) … put together one of the best performances of his career at Baylor (10/12) with seven catches for a then career-high 138 yards … outing included a 79-yard reception early in the third quarter that helped the Red Raiders convert 3rd-and-13 and eventually score on a SaRodorick Thompson touchdown run … caught the screen pass at Texas Tech’s own 8 yard line and flipped the field to place the Red Raiders into the red zone … marked second-longest play from scrimmage on the year for the Red Raiders … snapped another career high the next week versus Iowa State (10/19) with 11 catches … finished with 76 yards through the air versus the Cyclones … posted one catch for six yards at Kansas (10/26) and then three receptions for 48 yards in the road win at West Virginia (11/9) … eclipsed the 100-yard mark in each of the final two home games against both TCU (11/16) and Kansas State (11/23) … hauled in three passes for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Horned Frogs … first touchdown came on a 70-yard strike late in the first half that pulled the Red Raiders to a 24-16 deficit … marked his second catch of 70 or more yards on the year, making him the only Red Raider to do so … final touchdown came on a 32-yard touchdown pass early in the second half … marked the second multi-touchdown game of his career … broke his career high for receiving yards again versus Kansas State, totaling 141 yards and a touchdown through the air on seven receptions … touchdown came via a 58-yard streak down the sideline that pulled the Red Raiders to a 30-27 deficit with just under four minutes to play … closed his collegiate career with four catches for 35 yards at Texas (11/29) … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Appeared in 11 games, including nine starts, during final season at Louisiana-Monroe ... hauled in 36 passes on the season for 526 yards and a touchdown ... ranked second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards ... averaging 14.6 yards per catch with a long of 57 yards ... averaged 47.8 yards per game, the second-highest clip of his career ... started off the season by matching his career high with seven receptions versus Southeastern Louisiana (9/30) ... closed the win over the Lions with 95 yards through the air ... lone touchdown came on a 2-yard strike just before halftime against Texas A&M (9/15) ... best performance came versus another SEC opponent in Ole Miss (10/6) ... caught five passes for 112 yards against the Rebels, the fourth 100-yard outing of his career ... added four receptions for 86 yards late in the year versus Georgia Southern (11/3).
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Put together his best season at Monroe after hauling in 38 passes for 693 yards and six touchdowns ... appeared in 11 games overall, making XXX starts ... recorded 50 or more receiving yards in six of those 11 games ... averaged 18.2 yards per catch and 63.0 yards per game ... best performance of the season came versus Appalachian State (11/4), finishing with six receptions and 134 yards and two touchdowns ... marked his first multi-touchdown game of his career ... came only one yard shy of his career high in what was his second 100-yard outing ... fell a yard short of another 100-yard performance at Texas State (10/7) after catching five passes for 99 yards and a touchdown ... other three touchdowns on the season came versus Louisiana-Lafayette (9/23), Arkansas State (11/25) and Florida State (12/2) ... surpassed the 100-yard mark again against Arkansas State, finishing with three catches for 111 yards ... caught two or more passes in all but one game on the season.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Became a threat in the passing game for Monroe after appearing in all 12 games with one start ... led the team with 433 receiving yards ... third on the team with three receiving touchdowns and fourth with 23 receptions ... averaged a team-leading 18.8 yards per catch with longest haul coming at 73 yards ... best performance of the season came in only the second game at Oklahoma (9/10) ... set career highs with seven receptions for 135 yards versus the Sooners, the majority of which came on a 73-yard touchdown strike from Garrett Smith ... marked the longest catch of his career ... followed with two catches for 73 yards the following week at Georgia Southern (9/17) ... recorded three catches of 50 yards or longer on the season, the second that came versus Georgia Souther (57 yards) and the final one versus South Alabama (52 yards) ... closed the South Alabama game (11/5) with three catches for 79 yards.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT LOUISIANA-MONROE)
Appeared in two games while making one start as only a true freshman ... caught only one pass for 17 yards in those two appearances ... suffered a season-ending injury that cut his season short ... received redshirt season due to the injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Natchitoches Central High School in Natchitoches, La. ... four-year letterwinner for the football program ... ended his prep career as the school’s all-time leader for touchdown receptions ... concluded senior year with 50 receptions for 987 yards and 15 touchdowns en route to earning first team All-State and first team All-District 2-5A honors ... also earned All-District accolades following sophomore (honorable mention) and junior (second team) seasons ... tabbed the district’s Offensive Player of the Year following senior year ... later played in the Louisiana All-Star Game before enrolling at Monroe ... was also a two-year letterwinner for the track and field program ... garnered All-State honors as part of the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relay teams ... named All-District as part of those two relays and the 4x100 meter team as well.
PERSONAL
Reginal Lynn Turner II ... born in Natchitoches, La. to parents Reginald Turner Sr. and Kimberly Smith ... has two older sisters, LaKedra Rachal and Regine Turner, and two older brothers, Tabari McGaskey and Reynald Paige ... cousin, John Lewis, played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons ... earned his degree at Louisiana-Monroe prior to transferring to Texas Tech ... focusing on interdisciplinary studies in graduate school.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 2, twice, vs. TCU (2019)*
Receptions: 11, vs. Iowa State (2019)
Receiving Yards: 141, vs. Kansas State (2019)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, twice, vs. TCU (2019)*
Long Reception: 79, at Baylor (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
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