Michael Turk

Position:
P
Class:
Redshirt Fifth Year
Height:
6-0
Weight:
231
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
Prev School:
Arizona State University

Season	GP-GS	PUNTS-YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I-20	50+	BLK
2017	11-0	67-2,863	42.7	64	3	15	18	16	0
2018	REDSHIRT
2019	13-0	67-3,082	46.0	75	7	22	36	23	0
2020	4-0	14-661	47.2	58	4	2	6	5	0
2021	11-0	35-1,791	51.2	85	4	8	16	20	0
2022	13-0	63-2,948	46.8	67	10	24	22	22	0
Career	52-0	246-11,345	46.1	85	28	71	98	86	0

CAREER NOTES
Averaging 46.1 yards on his 243 career punts ... averaging 47.4 yards on his 176 punts at the FBS level (FBS career record [min. 150 punts] is 47.8 by Colorado State's Ryan Stonehouse [2017-21]).

2022
An All-Big 12 First Team selection (coaches and AP) … an Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … a Ray Guy Award semifinalist … played in all 13 games and handled all of team’s punting and holding duties … completed two pass attempts on fake field goals (3-yarder vs. Texas for a first down and a 2-yarder at Iowa State for a touchdown) … averaged Big 12-best 46.8 yards (ranked third nationally) on 63 punts … 22 punts went at least 50 yards and six went at least 60 … 22 punts were downed inside 20-yard line and 24 were fair caught … only 12 of his 63 punts were returned and opponents averaged just 2.8 yards per return … averaged 48.0 yards on three punts with long of 52 and two inside 20-yard line vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... averaged 51.0 yards on three punts with a long of 56 at Texas Tech (11/26) … averaged 49.0 yards on 11 punts (including a season-long of 67 yards) vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … averaged 46.5 yards on four punts with a long of 55 at West Virginia (11/12) … averaged 49.3 yards on six punts (including crucial 61- and 60-yarders in fourth quarter) at Iowa State (10/29) to earn Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors … punted once for 55 yards vs. Kansas (10/15) … averaged 46.9 yards on eight punts with long of 60 at TCU (10/1) … averaged 51.2 yards on five punts with long of 60 vs. Kansas State (9/24) … averaged 48.7 yards on three punts with long of 56 at Nebraska (9/17).

2021
An All-Big 12 First Team selection (coaches and AP) … played in 11 games (team did not punt vs. Tulane [9/4] or Kansas State [10/2]) … handled all of squad's punting duties … averaged 51.2 yards on 35 punts … 20 punts went for at least 50 yards and eight went for at least 60 … 16 punts were downed inside 20-yard line … holds five of the top 14 single-game punting averages (minimum three punts) in Oklahoma history (including the best and third-best marks [59.7 vs. TCU and 58.0 vs. Texas]) … only four punts resulted in a touchback and eight were fair caught … punted a season-high seven times (four downed inside the 20) for a 46.1 average at Oklahoma State (11/27) … averaged 54.8 yards on six punts with a long of 63 and three inside the 20 vs. Iowa State (11/20) to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors … averaged 55.2 yards on four punts with a long of 61 at Baylor (11/13) … set a school record with his 59.7 average on three punts (including two longer than 60 yards) vs. TCU (10/16) … boomed an 85-yard punt and averaged 58.0 yards on three kicks vs. Texas (10/9) … the 85-yarder tied for the third longest in school history … averaged 52.7 yards on three punts (two downed inside the 20) vs. West Virginia (9/25) … three of his four punts vs. Nebraska (9/18) were downed inside the 20 … first punt of season (57-yarder) came on OU’s second-to-last possession of second game vs. Western Carolina (9/11).

2020 (AT ARIZONA STATE)
A first-team All-Pac-12 selection ... played in all four of team’s games during COVID-shortened season … posted a career-high 47.2 yards-per-punt average (661 yards on 14 punts) … five went for at least 50 yards (long of 58) and six were downed inside the 20-yard line … averaged 41.5 yards on four punts at Oregon State (12/29) … turned in a 49.5 average on two punts at Arizona (12/11) … averaged 46.0 yards on three punts (two downed inside the 20-yard line) vs. UCLA (12/5) … averaged 51.6 yards on five punts (three longer than 50 yards [including a season-long 58 yarder]) and three downed inside the 20-yard line) in season opener at USC (11/7).

2019 (AT ARIZONA STATE)
A Ray Guy Award semifinalist … earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors … played in all 13 games and punted 67 times for 3,082 yards (46.0 average) … 23 punts traveled at least 50 yards, 36 were downed inside the 20-yard line (54.2 percent), 22 were fair caught and seven resulted in touchbacks … ranked 11th nationally and led the Pac-12 by averaging 46.0 yards per punt … punted 45.8 yards on eight punts (four downed inside the 20-yard line) in Sun Bowl win against Florida State (12/31) … averaged 49.2 yards on five punts (three 50-yard-plus boots and three downed inside the 20) vs. Arizona (11/30) … averaged 48.7 yards on six punts (three 50-yard-plus boots and five downed inside the 20), including a long of 63 yards vs. USC (11/9) … averaged 47.0 yards on three punts (including a 67-yarder) at UCLA (10/26) … averaged 48.0 yards on eight punts (three for 50-plus yards, three fair caught and three downed inside the 20) at Utah (10/19) … punted twice for 59 and 58 yards vs. Colorado (9/21) … averaged 47.6 yards on five punts (long of 58 yards) vs. Sacramento State (9/6) … named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week for the first week of the season after averaging an FBS-record 63.0 yards on five punts vs. Kent State (8/29) ... four of his five punts against Kent State were longer than 60 yards (one was a career-long 75-yarder) and three were downed inside the 20.

2018 (AT ARIZONA STATE)
Redshirted … did not play as a first-year transfer.

2017 (AT LAFAYETTE)
Made an immediate impact as the team's punter, setting a Lafayette single-season record for punting average (42.7 yard per attempt) … earned All-Patriot League Second-Team honors … punted 67 times with 16 efforts of 50-plus yards while landing 18 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line … boomed a punt 64 yards against No. 7 Villanova (9/16) while also managing 60-yard punts against Princeton (9/23) and Bucknell (10/21) … named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (11/6) after playing a crucial role in Lafayette's 7-0 win over Georgetown (11/4); averaged 44.7 yards per punt against the Hoyas and placed three punts inside the 10-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed at Ridge Point High School (Missouri City, Texas) where he served as the starting punter for the Region 6A champions in 2014 and 2015.

PERSONAL
Participated in 2020 NFL Scouting Combine and recorded 25 bench-press reps of 225 pounds (most by a punter since 2003) ... two of his uncles played in the NFL (three-time Pro Bowler Matt Turk was a punter for 16 seasons and the late Dan Turk was an offensive lineman for 15 seasons) ... graduated from Arizona State in summer 2021 with a degree in liberal studies ... pursing a master's degree in human relations at Oklahoma.