2021 Central Missouri Mules Football Roster

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1 Devante Turner

1 Devante Turner

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Memphis, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Memphis East HS

Summary

Biography

UCM Awards/Honors
• All-MIAA Third Team Running Back (2018, 19)
• All-MIAA Third Team Kick Returner (2019)
• All-MIAA Honorable Mention Kick Returner (2018)
• Don Hansen Second Team All-Region (2018)
• Don Hansen All-American Honorable Mention (2017)
• All-MIAA First Team Running Back (2017)
• All-MIAA Freshman of the Year (2017)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2016-19)

In 2019: Entered the UCM top-five for all-time rushing yards and touchdowns ... Led the Mules for the third straight season and was sixth in the MIAA with 1,005 rushing yards ... Scored 11 rushing touchdowns which was fifth-most in the league ... Averaged 5.3 yards per carry ... Also caught 18 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown ... Rushed for more than 100 yards in three games ... Had a season-best 190 yards on the ground against Central Oklahoma (Oct. 12) ... Scored four rushing touchdowns against Washburn (Sept. 28) ... Was also the Mules primary kick returner, returning 26 kicks for 583 yards, averaging 22.4 yards per return, seventh in the MIAA ... Averaged 17.1 yards on eight punt returns including one touchdown ... Had eight games with more than 100 all-purpose yards, finishing with 1,910 the third most ever in a single season at UCM ... Totaled a career-high 314 all-purpose yards against Central Oklahoma, fourth most in a single game in UCM history ... Made his third All-MIAA team at running back and second as a kick returner, being selected to the third team at both positions ... Made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year. 

In 2018: Was an All-MIAA selection at two different positions, a Third Team running back and Honorable Mention kick returner ... Led the Mules with 141 carries for 718 yards and seven touchdowns ... Averaged 5.1 yards per carry ... Finished eighth in the MIAA in rushing yards and was third in total yards with 1,418 ... Caught 15 passes out of the backfield for 215 yards and two more scores ... Nine total touchdowns were second-most for UCM ... Returned 19 kickoffs for 485 yards, averaging 25.5 yards per return, third-best in the league ... Twice went over 100 yards rushing and eight times had more than 100 all-purpose yards ... Set a season-best with 211 all-purpose yards against Emporia State (Oct. 13) with 99 yards rushing, 14 receiving and 98 return yards ... Had a season-best 116 yards rushing with three touchdowns at Central Oklahoma (Oct. 6) ... Moved into a tie for eighth on the Mules all-time rushing touchdowns list with 24 in two seasons ... Made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... Chosen to the Don Hansen All-Central Region team as an all-purpose player.

In 2017: Led the Mules and finished third in the MIAA in rushing yards with 920 on 149 carries for a 6.2 yards per carry average … Also caught 17 passes out of the backfield for an additional 161 yards … Was also third in the MIAA in all-purpose yards with 1,411 … Led the league scoring 17 rushing touchdowns, fourth most in a single-season in Mules history … Added a receiving touchdown and his 18 total touchdowns and 108 total points were the most in the MIAA … Returned 15 kickoffs for 330 yards, averaging 22 yards per return … Twice went over 100 rushing yards in a game with a season-best 210 yards against Missouri Western (Sept. 16) … Scored at least two touchdowns in five games and scored four (three rushing, one receiving) against Missouri Southern (Oct. 14) … Named a Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-American and was a First Team All-MIAA selection … Also the MIAA Freshman of the Year, just the second MIAA Offensive Newcomer of the Year in Mules history … Also made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2016: Redshirted during his first season in Warrensburg ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In High School: Was an All-Metro selection at running back for head coach Marcus Wimberly at Memphis East High School … also earned Best of Prep honors ... high school teammate of Irana Moore.

Personal: Engineering Technology major … son of Patrick Turner and Makiva Mason.
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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2016Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 170 lbs
    38
  • 20

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    20
  • 3

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    3
  • 1

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    1