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Cole Turner Miami Dolphins · #87

Tight End · 6' 6", 240 lbs · Clackamas, OR · Age 26

Cole Turner is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 149th overall, 2022. In 2023 he caught 11 passes for 120 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Cole Turner

Season avg11 rec · 120 yds · 0 td

Career avg13 rec · 143 yds · 0 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

11rec

120yds

0td

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Scouting report

Cole Turner — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Cole Turner is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 149th overall, 2022. In 2023 he caught 11 passes for 120 yards and 0 touchdowns.

C+

Receiving

B+

Big-play

C-

Scoring

C+

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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Volume

Solid · offense

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C-

Scoring

Solid · offense

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B+

Big-play

Excellent · offense

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Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Cole Turner stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #747 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Cole Turner — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

120 YDS

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A+

Volume

11 REC

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B+

Big-play

10.9 Y/R

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Cole Turner

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2024 modeled

rec

4–12

rec yds

50–127

0–0

targets

11–16

games

11–12

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 11 → projected 8 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season-2.9 rec

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 26 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 10 / 12

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Cole Turner career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	Tgt	Y/R
2022	10	2	23	9	11.5
2023	12	11	120	15	10.9
Career	22	13	143	24

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Luke Schoonmaker 99%Brevyn Spann-Ford 99%Tanner Conner 98%Julian Hill 98%Davis Allen 98%Brevin Jordan 98%

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Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record

60off index

88def index

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60%playoff odds

62roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Cole Turner

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-03-16

The beginning

Cole Turner is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, in his 3rd NFL season.

Miami Dolphins

Turning pro

Drafted 149th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Cole Turner is a Miami Dolphins tight end, drafted 149th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2022–2023) he has caught 13 passes for 143 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 11 passes for 120 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2023.

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Turner's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 240 lbs
Draft: 149th overall, 2022
Born: Clackamas, OR
Age: 26
Jersey: #87

Background

Cole Turner is from Clackamas, OR and is 26 years old. He was drafted 149th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 240 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2022–2023) he has caught 13 passes for 143 yards and 0 touchdowns. Turner is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Cole Turner is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 13 passes for 143 yards and 0 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2022–2023).

Receiving13 career receptions for 143 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Best season11 catches for 120 yards in 2023.

Draft pedigree149th overall, 2022.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Cole Turner — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cole Turner, answered.

What position does Cole Turner play?

Cole Turner is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins.

When was Cole Turner drafted?

Cole Turner was drafted 149th overall, 2022.

How many seasons has Cole Turner played?

2 (2022–2023).

What are Cole Turner's career stats?

He has caught 13 passes for 143 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Cole Turner career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Cole Turner Miami Dolphins · #87

Cole Turner — the report card

Where Cole Turner stands

Cole Turner — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Cole Turner

Cole Turner career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

The Ballad of Cole Turner

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Cole Turner — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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Cole Turner head-to-head

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