Fear not, Aggie fans, meaningful college football is just around the corner, with the start of the 2023 season under a week away! Here at Aggies Wire, we’ll be counting down by looking at each Texas A&M football player that corresponds to the number of days left till the start of the football season.
With five days until kickoff, we’re looking at No. 5 for the Maroon and White: junior defensive lineman Shemar Turner.
The former five-star recruit Shemar Turner is back after having started in 11 games in 2022, tallying 32 tackles, including 4.5 for loss. Through two seasons with the Maroon and White, he’s accumulated 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, and two sacks. After starting at three tech on the interior line through the first five games, Turner was moved over to nose tackle in light of McKinnley Jackson missing the first half of the season.
Truth be told, Turner wasn’t able to thrive as much as he could have, given he was now tasked to make everyone else better around him in a role he wasn’t suited for. Constantly being moved around didn’t help as his overall grade per Pro Football Focus was in the bottom half of the SEC as both an end and a tackle.
The encouraging news is that with Jackson now back in the fold, Turner can get back to playing the style of game that suits him best, which should only benefit Texas A&M’s defense as a whole. Though he’s flashed his talent over the last few years, by no means is his development finished, and we’ve seen the improvement through the offseason.
Turner was named as one of two defensive MVPs in the Maroon and White spring game and is equipped to be a key focal point of the defense in the fall.
Texas A&M first and foremost wants players who can set the edge and contain everything in between the tackles so that the gaps are filled even when pressuring the quarterback. Turner is more than up to the task, and allowing him to stay in one position and get ample reps will aid in that goal as well as in his development.
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