2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 37
Solo Turner
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Prestonwood Christian
- Prev School:
- Hawaii
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2023 Senior
- Played in three games
2022 Junior
- Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2021 Sophomore (Hawaii)
- Played in all 13 games
- Started the year at tight end but switched to safety
- Played significant time on special teams
- Finished the year with 25 tackles (20 solo)
- Season-best nine tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble against Utah State in his first and only start of the season
- Four tackles and a forced fumble against San Diego State
- First career interception at UNLV
2019-20 Freshman (Baylor)
- Spent two seasons at Baylor
- Redshirted in 2019 and did not play in 2020
High School
- Played at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN
- Led Prestonwood Christian to two state titles
- Played both ways on a team that finished 9-3 in 2018
- 55 receptions for 1,285 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior
- 33 tackles with two interceptions
- All-district first team at wide receiver and all-district second team at safety
- TAAPS Most Outstanding Player
- 23 catches for 394 yards and three touchdowns and 41 tackles as a junior
Personal
- Born Sept. 20, 2000
- Son of Scott and Robin Turner
- Raised by his uncle, Scott, who played at Illinois from 1991-94 before being drafted in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL Draft and playing nine seasons for the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos. Scott is a former Texas State Representative and worked as the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council from 2019-2021
- Given first name is Solomon
- Graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in organizational and community leadership in May 2024
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