Oderick Turner

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Oderick Turner (born December 7, 1986 in New Jersey) is an American football wide receiver and currently playing for the Pitt Panthers football team. In 2005, Williams was considered a top 5 recruit for the quarterback position. During his during his senior and junior seasons at Teaneck he compiled over 1,600 yards to twice earn unanimous first team All-North New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) honors. He was reshirted for Pitt as a freshman and became the Panthers number two wideout during the 2006 season.

[edit] Personal

Oderick is the son of Odessa and Michelle Turner and has four brothers. His father was a receiver with the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers from 1987-93. Oderick is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.

[edit] College career

He started as a redshirt freshman in Pitt's 2006 season opener against the Virginia Cavaliers and Tyler Palko threw him a deep ball which Turner took for a 72 yard touchdown. The 72 yard catch also is his career long. As of October 20, he has 23 receptions for 392 yards and 4 touchdowns.