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Turner signed with the Commanders' practice squad Wednesday. Since being selected by Washington in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Turner has played in 22 regular-season games and accrued 13 catches (on 24 targets) for 143 yards over that span. He was unable to crack the Commanders' 53-man roster for the upcoming season, but Turner is a candidate to be elevated to the active roster should tight ends Zach Ertz, Ben Sinnott, John Bates or Colson Yankoff miss time.
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Turner was waived by the Commanders on Tuesday, Zach Selby of the team's official site reports. Turner was unable to crack a Washington tight end depth chart led by veteran Zach Ertz. The third-year pro caught 11 passes for 120 yards in 12 games for the Commanders in 2023.
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Turner caught 11 of 15 targets for 120 yards in 12 games during the 2023 season. There was some spring/summer chatter about Turner potentially supplanting Logan Thomas as Washington's top tight end, but it never came to fruition even after the second-year pro caught seven passes over the first three weeks of the season. Turner caught just four balls the rest of the year and was even a healthy scratch at times, so he'll need to compete for a job in 2024 even if Thomas is released to help clear cap space.
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Turner played seven of the Commanders' 55 snaps on offense and hauled in his lone target for a two-yard reception in Sunday's 45-15 loss to the Dolphins. While the second-year player profiles as a strong pass catcher and has run routes on 60.3 percent of his offensive snaps this season, he's not seeing enough playing time behind fellow tight ends Logan Thomas and John Bates to make much of a splash in the box score. Through his 11 appearances this season, Turner has yet to find the end zone and has recorded more than one reception on just two occasions.
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Turner is active for Sunday's Week 11 clash with the Giants. Turner was a healthy scratch both Week 8 and Week 10 but will be available to face New York on Sunday. The tight end had four catches on seven targets for 35 yards Week 2 versus Buffalo but has compiled only four catches for 47 yards combined across the other seven contests during which he has been active. Turner's role will likely remain limited as long as top TE Logan Thomas is healthy.
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Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11/03 | @New York | 2 | 3.00 |
| 10 | 11/10 | Pittsburgh | 20 | 6.25 |
| 11 | 11/14 | @Philadelphia | 1 | 2.71 |
| 12 | 11/24 | Dallas | 22 | 7.14 |
| 13 | 12/01 | Tennessee | 7 | 4.71 |
| 14 | BYE | - | - | - |
| 15 | 12/15 | @New Orleans | 18 | 5.75 |
| 16 | 12/22 | Philadelphia | 1 | 2.71 |
| 17 | 12/29 | Atlanta | 21 | 7.00 |
| 18 | 01/05 | @Dallas | 22 | 7.14 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Tar | Recpt | ReYd | ReTD | ReFD | ReAvg | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 10.91 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11.50 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Year Avg | 12 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 13 | 143 | 0 | 5 | 11.00 |