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2024 Football Roster
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Turner Jr., Byron

Jersey Number 54
Byron Turner Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Port Sulpher, La.
- Weight:
- 251
- High School:
- St. Augustine
Bio
2024:
Played all 12 games with start at Notre Dame, his second of career…record 13 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss…season-high three tackles at Miami…two tackles vs. California and Notre Dame…one tackle against North Carolina was a split TFL…tackle against Charleston Southern was for three-yard loss…added tackles against Boston College, Memphis, SMU and Florida.
2023:
Appeared in 13 games with one start…recorded 26 tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, and four quarterback hurries…registered career-high six tackles, 1.0 sack, in 41-16 win at Wake Forest…made first collegiate start in Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Georgia and recorded four tackles, including three solo stops…had three tackles, 1.0 for loss, in 41-3 win vs. Syracuse…made one solo stop in season-opening 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…had two tackles in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss and 31-24 victory at Clemson…recorded one tackle and one quarterback hurry in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech…made two tackles in 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke…registered one tackle and one quarterback hurry in 24-7 win at Pitt…had one tackle in 27-20 victory vs. Miami…made two tackles in 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…recorded one quarterback hurry in 24-15 victory at Florida…registered one tackle and one quarterback hurry in ACC Championship Game victory vs. No. 14 Louisville.
2022:
Played in eight games…recorded three tackles…made collegiate debut and registered one tackle in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne…had season-high two tackles in 49-17 win vs. Louisiana…also saw action in 24-23 win vs. LSU, 35-31 win at Louisville, 44-14 win vs. Boston College, 38-3 win at Syracuse, 45-38 victory vs. Florida and 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma.
2021:
Worked with FSU’s scout team while redshirting.
BEFORE FSU:
Four-star prospect and No. 7 overall in Louisiana according to ESPN…ranked No. 20 nationally among weak-side defensive ends and 12th among Louisiana prospects by Rivals…rated as nation’s No. 27 strong-side defensive end and Louisiana’s No. 12 prospect on 247Sports Composite…ranked 23rd nationally at his position and 13th in Louisiana by 247Sports…earned all-district recognition his senior year after helping lead St. Augustine to quarterfinal round of state playoffs…recorded 102 tackles, including 29.0 for loss with 13.0 sacks, as a junior to help Purple Knights advance to quarterfinal round of state playoffs…also contested shot put for St. Augustine’s track and field team.
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