KaVontae Turpin
| No. 5 – New Jersey Generals | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | August 2, 1996 Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Neville High School | ||||||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career USFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||||
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KaVontae Turpin (born August 2, 1996) is a wide receiver for the second iteration of the New Jersey Generals in the USFL. He played college football at TCU. On June 22, 2022, Turpin was awarded MVP for the USFL.[1]
Early life
Pounds went to Neville High School in his home town Monroe, Louisiana. There he totaled 1,928 all-purpose yards, including 904 rushing and 724 receiving, and 29 touchdowns. He left his high school as a three-star recruit and no. 12 prospect from all of Louisiana.[2]
College career
On January 25, 2015, Turpin committed to TCU over another scholarship offer from Texas Tech.[3] In his first season, he already started in five of 13 games and was named freshman All-American by the FWAA as well as honorable mention All-Big 12 selection as a return specialist. He finished his college career in 2017 as a first-team All-Big 12 kick and punt returner, a first-team AP All-Big 12 (all-purpose) and honorable mention All-Big 12 as a wide receiver.[2]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| REC | Yds | Avg | TDs | Att | Yds | Avg | TDs | |||||||
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| 2015 | TCU | 13 | 45 | 649 | 14.4 | 8 | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | TCU | 8 | 30 | 295 | 9.8 | 1 | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | TCU | 14 | 41 | 394 | 9.6 | 1 | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 2 | ||||
| College total | 35 | 116 | 1,338 | 11.3 | 10 | 40 | 286 | 7.6 | 2 | |||||
| Source: gofrogs.com[2] | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
Panthers Wrocław
For the 2021 season, the Panthers Wrocław signed him mid-season as replacement for injured running back Mark Herndon, after he played shortly in the Fan Controlled Football league and The Spring League.[4] There he won 3 out of 4 regular season games with an important win over later play-off opponent Hamburg Sea Devils. In the semi-final on the road Turpin and the Panthers lost in a close game with 27 to 30. On November 2, 2021, the franchise re-signed him but he instead opted to be eligible for the draft of the newly founded USFL.[5]
New Jersey Generals
Turpin was drafted by the New Jersey Generals in the 13th round with the 103rd pick.[6]
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||
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European League of Football 
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| 2021 | Panthers Wrocław | 5 | 32 | 374 | 11.7 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | ||||
| ELF total | 5 | 32 | 374 | 11.7 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | |||||
| United States Football League (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | New Jersey Generals | 10 | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 4 | 23 | 129 | 5.6 | 1 | ||||
| USFL total | 10 | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 4 | 23 | 129 | 5.6 | 1 | |||||
| Source: EuropeanLeague.Football, theUSFL.com | ||||||||||||||
Personal life
In 2019 Turpin plead guilty in a family violence case against his former girlfriend which occurred in October 2018. He was cut from the TCU football program by Gary Patterson shortly after he was informed of this and another, earlier battery charge against him.[7]
References
- ^ Clinton, Bryan (2022-06-22). "Former TCU WR KaVontae Turpin Wins USFL MVP". Heartland College Sports - An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ a b c "KaVontae Turpin - TCU Athletics". gofrogs.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "KaVontae Turpin - Football - TCU Athletics". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "ELF: Wroclaw Panthers add WR/KR KaVontae Turpin". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "ELF: Wroclaw Panthers re-sign WR/KR Kavontae Turpin". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "USFL Draft 2022: Every pick of every round for every team". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Former TCU Football Player KaVonte Turpin Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Girlfriend". NBCDFW.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.