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2023 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

37 Solo Turner

  • Position DB
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Hometown Frisco, Texas
  • High School Prestonwood Christian
  • Prev School Hawaii
  • Instagram official.king.solo
  • Twitter kingsolofficial

Biography

Graduation Badge 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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Junior

    DB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Senior

    DB
    6'2" 215 lbs
    37