2016 Football
Roster
Gerald Turner
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Goose Creek, S.C.
- High School:
- Goose Creek (University of South Carolina)
2016
- Finished the season with five tackles (two unassisted, three assisted)
- Finished the season with 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and two quarterback hurries
- Season-high three tackles, a sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss on September 3 against Kentucky State
- Recorded a sack on October 29 against Bucknell
- Recorded a tackle on October 22 against Presbyterian
2015
- Worked his way into defensive line mix after missing six games while recovering from offseason knee surgery
- Tallied 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss
- Had two stops and 1 TFL in CSU debut against Monmouth (10/10)
- Played extensively in CSU’s shutout of Gardner-Webb (10/24), and notched a tackle and 0.5 TFL
- Had a TFL against eventual FBS national champion Alabama (11/21)
- Notched a tackle in the FCS Playoff win over The Citadel (12/5)
Prior to CSU: Redshirted the 2013 season at South Carolina before playing in six games for the Gamecocks in 2014...Played mostly on special teams at South Carolina, and transitioned to full back during 2014...Highly recruited prospect that also garnered scholarship offers from Clemson and North Carolina coming out of Goose Creek High School.
High School: Named High School Sports Report Defensive Player of the Year in 2012...Helped lead Goose Creek to a South Carolina 4A Division II state title in 2012...Posted 93 tackles and eight sacks as a senior at Goose Creek...Starred in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas in 2012, tallying six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and two pass breakups...Also a key part of Goose Creek state title run in 2011, finishing with 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and nine sacks.
