Michael Turk

Michael Turk (born March 14, 1998) is an American football punter who currently plays college football for Arizona State.

Michael Turk
Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 35
PositionPunter
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRidge Point (TX)
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998
Dallas, Texas
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight225 lb (102 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. As a true freshman 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] He earned honorable-mention All-American honors from GPR Analytics while ranking fourth in the nation with a 95.80 GPR Punt Rating.[2] He opted to declare for the 2020 NFL draft and even set an NFL Scouting Combine record for punters with 25 bench press repetitions of 225 pounds.[3] After failing to be selected by a team, in an unprecedented decision, the NCAA restored his remaining two years of eligibility and allowed him to return to Arizona State.[4]

Personal life

His uncles are former NFL punter Matt Turk and former NFL long snapper Dan Turk.[5]

References
  1. "Turk 'staying humble' after earning Pac-12 honor in ASU debut". Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. "GPR Analytics". Gpr2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. "Michael Turk back, ready to punt for ASU after leaving for NFL draft". azcentral. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. "Arizona State punter Michael Turk has NCAA eligibility restored after going undrafted, unsigned by NFL". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. "Meet Michael Turk: ASU Football's New Fan Favorite". Retrieved October 20, 2019.


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