Ja'Kyrian Turner

Position:
RB
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-9
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Wildwood, FL
High School:
South Sumter

2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following his early graduation from South Sumter…started five of 12 games for the Pantehrs as a true freshman…added a team-leading 140 rushes for 745 yards and seven touchdowns, along with 25 receptions for 150 yards…against Stanford, Recorded the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, rushing for a career-high 127 yards on 22 carries…against Georgia Tech, rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown, earning him both ACC Rookie of the Week and ACC Running Back of the Week…capped off his career day with a game-sealing 56-yard rushing score. He became Pitt’s first 200-yard rusher since Israel Abanikanda in 2022...led all ACC players that week in rushing yards (201), rushing average (9.6), and all-purpose yards (213)…his rushing and all-purpose yardage totals were both single-game highs among all ACC freshmen in 2025…his 201 yards on the ground were the most by a Pitt freshman since Qadree Ollison (207 vs. Youngstown State) in 2015 and the third most by a Pitt freshman since at least 1995 (James Conner, 229 vs. Bowling Green)…it was also the most by a Pitt freshman against a Power Four opponent.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for more than 1,500 yards over his final two seasons at South Sumter…as a senior, averaged 108.7 yards per game, netting 978 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns on 134 carries (7.3 avg.)…had 111 receiving yards on nine catches (12.3 avg.)…also averaged 48 yards on three kickoff returns (144 total yards)…as a junior, rushed for 533 yards and eight touchdowns on 50 carries (10.6 avg.), while catching 15 passes for 203 yards (13.5 avg.) and three scores…rated one of the nation’s top 100 athletes by On3, 247Sports and ESPN…played under Coach Ty Lawrence.

PERSONAL: Son of Tontinika Lewis…has three sisters and two brothers…enrolled in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.