Michael Turk

Michael Turk (born 1999) is an American football punter who currently plays college football for Arizona State.

Michael Turk
Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 35
PositionPunter
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRidge Point (TX)
Personal information
Born:Dallas, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Turk attended Ridge Point High School. He was the team's starting punter, contributing to the school winning the 6A Region Championship in 2014 and 2015.

College career

Turk accepted a football scholarship from Lafayette College in 2017, where he registered over 2,800 punting yards and setting a school single-season record with an average of 42.7 yards per attempt. He received second-team All-Patriot League honors. In 2018 after his freshman season, he transferred to Arizona State University and was redshirted to comply with the NCAA transfer rules.

As a sophomore in 2019, against Kent State University, he recorded punts of 64, 62, 65, 49 and 75 yards, setting an NCAA single-game record with a 63.0-yard average per attempt.[1] In 2019 Turk earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from GPR Analytics while ranking 4th in the nation with a 95.80 GPR Punt Rating.[2]Turk entered the 2020 NFL draft, but received a special waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to return to Arizona State.

Personal life

His uncles are former NFL punter Matt Turk and former NFL long snapper Dan Turk.[3]

References
  1. "Turk 'staying humble' after earning Pac-12 honor in ASU debut". Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. "GPR Analytics". Gpr2018. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. "Meet Michael Turk: ASU Football's New Fan Favorite". Retrieved October 20, 2019.


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