Malik Turner (American football)
| Personal information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | January 30, 1996 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Illinois) | ||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Malik Turner (born January 30, 1996) is an
Early years
Turner attended Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, where he played football and basketball. He received All-Central State Eight honors as a sophomore and junior.
As a senior, he tallied 69 receptions for 1,378 yards (19.9-yard avg.) and 22 touchdowns, while contributing to a 14-0 record and an IHSA Class 5A state championship. He received Central State Eight Conference Player of the Year honors.
College career
Turner accepted a football scholarship from the
As a sophomore, he appeared in 12 games with 10 starts. He posted 39 receptions for 510 yards (second on the team) and 3 receiving touchdowns (tied for the team lead). He had 11 catches for 126 yards against the University of Minnesota.
As a junior, he started 11 games and missed one contest with an injury. He led the team with 48 receptions, 712 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. He had 11 receptions and 164 yards against Northwestern University. He made 9 receptions for 107 yards against Western Michigan University. He was named honorable-mention All-Big Ten.[1]
As a senior, he started 9 out of 10 games. He missed 2 games with an injury. He collected 31 receptions (tied for the team lead), 326 receiving yards (second on the team) and 2 touchdowns.
He finished his college career with 143 receptions (ninth in school history), 1,804 receiving yards (ninth in school history) and 10 receiving touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Bench press | Wonderlic
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.5 s | 19 reps | 36 | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
After an unsuccessful tryout at a minicamp with the
In a Monday Night Football game on November 11, 2019 against the San Francisco 49ers, after an injury to Tyler Lockett, Turner caught two passes for 35 yards, both in overtime.[11] Turner caught a 33-yard pass from Wilson for his first career touchdown on November 24, 2019 in a 17–9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.[12]
During the 2019 Divisional round game against the Green Bay Packers, Turner dropped a critical catch while wide open.[13]
On April 14, 2020, after originally receiving an exclusive-rights free agent tender, the Seahawks rescinded the tender, making Turner a free agent.[14]
Green Bay Packers
On August 12, 2020, Turner signed with the Green Bay Packers.[15] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[16]
Dallas Cowboys
On September 6, 2020, Turner was claimed off waivers by the
On March 19, 2021, he was re-signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys.
San Francisco 49ers
On April 11, 2022, the San Francisco 49ers signed Turner to a one-year deal.[20] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22] He was released on November 1.
Las Vegas Raiders
On November 4, 2022, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Turner to their practice squad.[23] He was released on December 20.
Houston Texans
On December 23, 2022, Turner was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[24]
Indianapolis Colts
On February 24, 2023, Turner signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[25] He was waived/injured on August 18, 2023,[26] and placed on injured reserve.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2018 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SEA | 15 | 3 | 15 | 245 | 16.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DAL | 14 | 0 | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 3 | 29 | 414 | 14.3 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2019 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Seligman, Noah (July 9, 2017). "Borrowing Talent from Big Ten West Foes". BadgerOfHonor.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Rejc, Matt (February 15, 2018). "Malik Turner: Through Thick and Thin". TheChampaignRoom.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Malik Turner, Illinois, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Boyle, John (July 29, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Receivers Marvin Bracy & Malik Turner, Waive LS Tanner Carew & TE Kayaune Ross". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Arthur, Ben (September 11, 2018). "Report: Seattle Seahawks bring back Malik Turner, sign him to practice squad". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Boyle, John (October 31, 2018). "Seahawks Promote Receiver Malik Turner From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – November 4th, 2018 – Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Rodrigue, Jourdan (November 25, 2018). "Instant analysis: Secondary is primary problem, spoiling the Newton- McCaffrey show". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks Promote Elijah Nkansah From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks Place Delano Hill On Injured Reserve & Other Injury Updates From Pete Carroll". Seahawks.com. January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Malik Turner 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Werner, Jeremy (November 24, 2019). "WATCH: Fomer [sic] Illini WR Malik Turner scores first NFL touchdown". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Bell, Gregg (January 12, 2020). "Russell Wilson rally falls short, Malik Turner late drop seals 28-23 playoff late loss to Pack". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (April 14, 2020). "Seahawks rescind contract tender to Malik Turner". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Packers sign WR Malik Turner". Packers.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ Helman, David (September 6, 2020). "Cowboys Claim WR, Release Veteran LB". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (March 19, 2021). "Cowboys Sign Goodwin, Turner; 4 Players Waived". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2021). "CeeDee's Return Among Several Roster Moves". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ "49ers Sign Two Wide Receivers to One-Year Deals". 49ers.com. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "49ers Announce 2022 Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline". 49ers.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "49ers Move Two to IR; Waive RB; Announce Practice Squad and Other Moves". 49ers.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ Champion, Aidan (November 4, 2022). "Las Vegas Raiders Thursday Roster Transactions". SI.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-23-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Colts Sign WR Malik Turner". Colts.com. February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colts sign WR James Washington, place DE Genard Avery on injured reserve, waive-injured WR Malik Turner". Colts.com. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
