Ja'Kyrian Turner

RB · #9 · Pittsburgh · SO · 5'9" · 195 · Wildwood, FL

Projected RB starter

131 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
10% Team touch share
7 Explosive plays
15 Career games (8 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Pittsburgh3330 131 4.4 10 107 2
2025 Pittsburgh125140 745 5.3 25 150 7

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 43.7 63
Yards per carry 4.4 31
Receiving yards per game 35.7 99
Total TDs 2 42

Around Ja'Kyrian

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Mason Heintschel QB · 1,304 pass yds · 5g
WR-X Tony Kinsler WR · 39 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Blue Hicks WR · 500 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Censere Lee WR · 209 rec yds · 7g
TE Carson Kent TE · 238 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Pittsburgh 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.1% 59
Red zone TD rate 73.7% 59
Line yards per carry 2.8 72
Sack rate allowed 3.9% 78

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 M-OH11 39 0 4 4 69 1 1
W5 @ VT14 65 1 7 6 35 0 1
W6 UNC5 27 0 1 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#1558 Maddox Conway OT · Cy Ranch ORST
#1558 Hayden Wright OT · Kingwood NW
#1560 Ja'Kyrian Turner ATH · South Sumter PITT
#1597 Tyrell Russell CB · Beechcroft TOL
#1598 Desean Bryant Jr. OT · Duncanville ASU
ATHs in the class
#100 Landon Pace St. Louis University WYO
#101 Andre Thomas Belleville CMU
#102 Ja'Kyrian Turner South Sumter PITT
#105 JJ Garner Timpson ULL
#106 Jojo Solis Aquinas SAC
2026 · 63th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 51th pctile of class