Kobie Turner

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Kobie Turner
No. 91 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-26) April 26, 1999 (age 25)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:297 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High school: Centreville (Fairfax County, Virginia)
College: Richmond (2018–2021)
Wake Forest (2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 3 / pick: 89
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Total tackles:117
Sacks:16.0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kobie Turner (born April 26, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

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College career

Turner attended Centreville High School in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Turner joined the University of Richmond as a walk-on in 2018. [1] [2] He played at Richmond from 2018 to 2021. In 2021, he was named the CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Overall, he played in 37 games with 27 starts and recorded 158 tackles and 15 sacks. [3]

Turner transferred to Wake Forest University in 2022. [4] [5] He finished the year with 38 tackles and two sacks. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+14 in
(1.89 m)
288 lb
(131 kg)
31+38 in
(0.80 m)
10+14 in
(0.26 m)
4.49 s7.08 s8 ft 0 in
(2.44 m)
31 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8]

Turner was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round with the 89th pick of the 2023 NFL draft. [9] In his first season, Turner led all NFL rookie defensive players with 9.0 sacks. He was awarded with the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for December. [10] He was named to the PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team at the end of the season and finished third in voting for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year behind Jalen Carter and winner Will Anderson Jr. [11] [12]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckSftyFFFRYdsTD
2023 LAR 1744517289
2024 LAR 9940141851
Career [13] 261397314614.01

Television appearance

In 2024, Turner competed in season twelve of The Masked Singer as "Goo" and had Keenan Allen (who competed in season nine as "Gargoyle") serving as his Mask Ambassador. After losing to "Wasp" in the Group B finals "60s Night", he was saved when Jenny McCarthy rang the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell. Turner was eliminated in the "Quarterfinals". [14]

Personal life

Turner is known for his singing skills, having run three A cappella groups while in high school, earning him the nickname "The Conductor". [15] [16] He has performed the national anthem at Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings games. [17]

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