| Nolan Turner | |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | November 29, 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 202 |
| High School: | Vestavia Hills (Vestavia Hills, Alabama) |
| College: | Clemson (2016–2021) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statseason: | 2022 |
| Statweek: | 14 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 1 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 0.0 |
| Statlabel3: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue3: | 0 |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel5: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel6: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel7: | Defensive touchdowns |
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| Pfr: | TurnNo00 |
Nolan Turner (born November 29, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson.
Turner grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Vestavia Hills High School. As a senior, he made 63 tackles with five interceptions.[1] Nick Saban visited shortly after Nolan's father passing to offer a guaranteed walk on spot. Turner initially intended to take the offer and play college football as a walk-on at Alabama, his father's alma mater, over offers from UAB and Troy.[2] He later committed to play at Clemson after receiving a late full scholarship offer from head coach Dabo Swinney, a former college teammate and roommate of his father's, after two safeties decommitted from the school.[3]
Turner played college football at Clemson for six seasons and redshirted his true freshman season.[4] As a redshirt senior, he made 66 tackles with six tackles for loss and three interceptions and was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and a second-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).[5] Turner decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Clemson for a sixth season.[6] He had 69 tackles with two tackles for loss, two sacks, three passes broken up, one interception, and a forced fumble in his final season.[7]
Turner signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2022.[8] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] [10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 27.[11] He was waived on December 5, and re-signed to the practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[13] He was waived on August 28, 2023.[14]
Turner's late father, Kevin Turner, played fullback at Alabama and in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.[15] Kevin Turner died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which had been triggered by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), during Nolan's senior year of high school.[16] His younger brother, Cole Turner, plays wide receiver at Clemson.[17]