2020 Football Roster
Roster
Payton Turner
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Westside HS
2020 American Athletic Conference Second Team
2020: Made four starts at BANDIT and appeared in five games … Team captain who led Houston with 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks … registered 25 tackles in just five contests … posted seven tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in season opener against Tulane (Oct. 8) … named to AAC honor roll on Oct. 12 … logged six-plus tackles in first three games of season … registered six tackles against No. 14 BYU (Oct. 16) … matched a career high with eight stops in Houston’s win at Navy (Oct. 24) … forced a fumble that resulted in a 34-yard touchdown against UCF (Oct. 31).
2019: Started 12 games ... recorded 34 tackles (20 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... finished with four tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1) ... totaled four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, with one sack in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7) ... had one tackle and one QB hurry vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13) ... tallied three tackles with one sack at Tulane (Sept. 19) ... totaled three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, with a half sack and one QB hurry in win at North Texas (Sept. 28) ... recorded four tackles with a half sack and one QB hurry vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12) ... tallied three tackles, two pass breakups and one QB hurry in win at UConn (Oct. 19) ... posted two tackles with one sack vs. SMU (Oct. 24) ... had two tackles at UCF (Nov. 2) ... recorded two tackles vs. Memphis (Nov. 16) ... tallied two tackles, two pass breakups and one QB hurry in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23) ... posted four tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30).
2017: Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman ... totaled 14 tackles and was one of seven Cougars to record an interception on the year ... had one tackle in win vs. ECU ... tallied two tackles in win at No. 17 USF ... had one tackle at Tulsa ... tallied three tackles and a QBH in win vs. SMU ... had four tackles and a tackle for loss in win at Temple ... made first career appearance in win vs. Rice ... also appeared vs. Texas Tech ... had two tackles and two QBH vs. Red Raiders ... had one tackle, a sack for a loss of two yards and an interception vs. Rice.
High School: Named to the 2016 District 18-6A First Team ... missed the majority of senior year due to a knee injury ... coached by head coach Jamahl Mason ... also a member of the Westside basketball program.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8, 2x, last at Navy (10/24/20)
Tackles for Loss: 4.5, Tulane (10/8/20)
Sacks: 2, Tulane (10/8/20)
Interceptions: 1, Rice (9/16/17)
PBU: 2, 2x, last at Tulsa (11/23/19)
Forced Fumbles: 1, UCF (10/31/20)
Blocked Field Goal: 1, 2x, last at Navy (10/24/20)
Punt Return Yards: 27, Texas Southern (9/22/18)
