Position: Wide receiver Name Patrick Turner Height 1.96 m | College: Southern California 40 yard dash time 4.59 seconds Receptions: 10 Weight 100 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1987-05-19) May 19, 1987 (age 28) NFL draft: 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 Role American football wide receiver Education University of Southern California Number 88 (New York Jets / Wide receiver), 84 (Miami Dolphins / Wide receiver) Similar People Woody Johnson, Rex Ryan, Todd Bowles | ||
Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Usc wr 1 patrick turner highlights 2008
Patrick Steven Turner (born May 19, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.
Contents
- Usc wr 1 patrick turner highlights 2008
- Patrick turner interview from usc spring ball 2008
- High school career
- College career
- Miami Dolphins
- New York Jets
- References
Patrick turner interview from usc spring ball 2008
High school career
Turner prepped at Goodpasture High School in Madison, Tennessee, where he was a highly touted receiver, winning numerous All-American awards during his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. Turner participated in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was also on his high school's basketball team until his sophomore year. He also participated on the track team for all four years.
Turner was ranked as the #1 wide receiver in the country by ESPN's Tom Lemming and #5 out of the top 100 high school football players for 2005 before signing with the Trojans.
College career
As a freshman during the 2005 season, Turner was an often-used backup wide receiver, catching 12 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns. He appeared in 12 games, missing only the UCLA game due to injury.
As a sophomore, he moved up the depth chart to be the Trojans' third receiver under the John David Booty-led offense, after junior receiver Dwayne Jarrett and senior receiver Steve Smith. Turner stepped up several times when both Jarrett and Smith were injured and missed games over the season, including 12 catches for 116 yards against Washington.
Going into 2007 spring training, Turner was projected to be the leading receiver of the 2007 Trojan squad in the fall, his junior season, following in USC's recent line of star receivers starting with Mike Williams (who previously wore number 1) and Jarrett. He returned some of the most impressive plays during the Spring.
In 2007, Turner finished second on the team in receiving yards with 569 yards, following only TE Fred Davis, who led the team with 881 yards. With the departure of Davis to the NFL, Turner was expected to step up his production and become the number one option for the Trojans in 2008.
Turner was one of twelve USC players invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine.
Miami Dolphins
Turner was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (87th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was cut after the 2010 Preseason.
New York Jets
On September 5, 2010, Turner was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. Turner was later waived by the team on September 7, 2010. On September 10, 2010, Turner was re-signed by the team and placed on the practice squad. On September 25, 2010, Turner was added to the Jets active roster.
Following the team's Week Four matchup against the Buffalo Bills, Turner, along with teammate David Clowney, were released on October 4, 2010, to make room for defensive tackle Howard Green and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who was returning from a four-game suspension. Turner was later re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 6, 2010.
The Jets activated Turner from the practice squad on November 18, 2010 as veteran receiver Jerricho Cotchery had suffered a groin injury. He was waived on September 3, 2011. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2011. Turner was signed to the active roster on September 14.
Turner was waived by the Jets on September 11, 2012. He was re-signed on September 24, 2012. Turner was waived again on October 2, 2012 after the team signed Lex Hilliard.