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10 Ben Turner

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Huntington, W.Va.
  • Highschool Spring Valley

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-MEC (Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

2023
Appeared in nine games, making four starts, as a wide receiver for the Hilltoppers… Hauled in 17 receptions for 224 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 13.2 yards per reception and 25.9 receiving yards per game during the season… Made his first career start during the season opener at Walsh, marking the first of three consecutive starts to begin the year, as he made a pair of receptions for seven yards during the game… Played a role in the success of the offense through the air early in the year as the team racked up 374 yards passing at Walsh and backed it up by posting a season-high 414 yards at home against Fairmont State… As a part of the receiving core, the Hilltopper offense notched 350+ yards passing in back-to-back games for the first time since the high-powered 2010 offense did so in eight straight games to end the year… Had his biggest game of his career as he posted career-highs of four receptions and 90 receiving yards in a home victory against Glenville State, and found the end zone for the first time in 2023 with a season-long reception of 35 yards for the touchdown to make it an early 21-0 lead for WLU in the first quarter… He made it two consecutive weeks with a receiving touchdown as he hauled in a 28 yard pass for the score in the first quarter of WLU’s road victory at West Virginia Wesleyan, recording two receptions and 48 yards in the game as the Hilltoppers won their third consecutive game midway through the season… Returned to the starting line-up and made his final start of the season in a home contest against Notre Dame, securing two catches for 15 yards in the game… Caught a pass in eight of nine games played in, and six consecutive games to end the season… As a team West Liberty led the MEC and ranked 11th nationally in passing offense as the Hilltoppers averaged 277.9 passing yards per game… Returned eight punts for 47 yards and two kick-offs for 29 yards… Totaled 300 all-purpose yards… Recorded a pair of solo tackles, making one tackle at Frostburg State on a punt return and one tackle against Notre Dame on an interception return.
 
2022
Appeared in all 11 games as a wide receiver for the Hilltoppers… Hauled in three receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown, averaging 15.9 yards per reception and 8.5 receiving yards per game during the season… Made his first career appearance in a season opening road victory at Clarion… Rushed for a 2-point conversion in a road match-up at Wheeling, grabbing the ball on a bad snap during a PAT and finding the end zone to bring WLU within three points late in the first quarter… Secured his first career reception on a 65 yard touchdown play against West Virginia State, the longest pass play of the season for WLU, as he went on to end the day with two receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown… Caught one pass for 12 yards in the season finale against Frostburg State… Returned three kick-offs for 59 yards during the season, bringing his all-purpose yards total to 152 yards at the end of 2022… Recorded three solo tackles, making one tackle against Alderson Broaddus on a missed field goal return, one at UNC Pembroke on a kick-off return, and one at West Virginia State on a kick-off return.

PREP
Huntington Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State Team... Caught 33 passes for 473 yards and 4 TDs as a senior at Spring Valley (W.Va.) High School.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2022Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    84
  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    10