Texas A&M Player Profiles: Defensive Lineman, Shemar Turner

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Shemar Turner is entering his sophomore season, looking to earn a starting position on the defensive line after spending his freshman season as a rotational backup. Out of the 2021 recruiting class for Aggies, Turner was the highest-rated player in the class, creating instant expectations for the young man as soon as he committed on Dec. 12, 2020. From 2018 to 2020, Turner shined on the field at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, and was named District 7-6A Co-Defensive Sophomore of the Year during his 2018 sophomore season, and was first-team all-district during his junior season.  Turner began his Texas A&M career during the 2021 season appearing in 8  games, notching 14 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2 tackles for loss on the year playing behind recent Pittsburgh Steelers 3rd round pick, DeMarvin Leal. After adding weight during the offseason, Shemar Turner has ample opportunity to keep improving physically going into summer camp.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: DeSoto, Texas

Height: 6-4

Weight: 285lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class of 2021: 5-Star player ranking, 5th ranked player in Texas, 6th ranked defensive lineman in the country

Career Stats

PFF Grades

Depth Chart Overview

Shemar Turner (Sophomore) is projected as the starting 3-tech defensive tackle for Texas A&M in their 4-2-5 defensive scheme, led by the first-year defensive coordinator for the Aggies, D.J. Durkin. As of now, Turner joins nose tackle, McKinnley Jackson (Junior), edge rusher, Fadil Diggs (Redshirt Sophomore), and potential starting…