Personal information | |
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Born: | Canton, Ohio, U.S. | June 14, 2001
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
College: | LSU (2019–2023) |
Position: | Center |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
Charles Turner III (born June 14, 2001) is an American professional football center who is a free agent. He played college football at LSU.
Turner attended high school at IMG Academy. Coming out of high school, Turner was rated as a three-star recruit where he held offers from schools such as LSU, Florida, Auburn, Michigan, Nebraska, Pitt, Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota, Rutgers, and North Carolina.[1] Turner ultimately decided to commit to play college football for the LSU Tigers.[2][3]
In Turner's first season in 2019, he would play in three games as he would redshirt, as he helped the Tigers win the National Championship that season.[4] During the 2020 season, Turner played in eight games with no starts.[5] In 2021, Turner played in four games with one start.[6] During the 2022 season, Turner would play in and start all twelve games for the Tigers.[7] In week seven of the 2023 season, Turner was named the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week for his performance against the Auburn Tigers.[8] In week eleven, Turner was named the SEC offensive lineman of the week after he helped LSU to 701 total yards of offense and a 52-35 win over Florida.[9] During the 2023 season, Turner played in and started all 13 games for the Tigers.[10] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Turner declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[11]
In Turner's career with the Tigers, he played in 40 games making 25 starts across five seasons.[12]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
303 lb (137 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.55 s | 4.62 s | 7.88 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
22 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14][15] |
Turner went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft and was signed shortly after by the New England Patriots.[16] He was released on August 26.[17]