Shemar Turner is an American football defensive tackle who the Chicago Bears selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft with the 62nd overall pick. Previously, he represented Texas A&M from 2021 to 2024. The DeSoto, Texas native (as per NFL’s official website) finished his secondary education at DeSoto High School, where he put up 76 tackles and 12.5 sacks during his senior year and was selected to play in the 2021 Under Armor All-America game. Turner was awarded a production score of 71 by Next Gen Stats, which ranked 12th among all defensive tackles at the 2025 NFL Combine, as recorded by the NFL’s official website.
Revisiting his collegiate career, Shemar Turner played 43 games for the Aggies in his 4-year collegiate tenure. The 6-ft-3 defensive tackle started his post-high school football career by recording 14 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks in his first year as an Aggie. However, since getting the nod as a starter on the defensive line in 2022, Turner went on to remain the starter for Texas A&M until the end of the 2024 season, as reported by Texas A&M Athletics. Shemar tallied 115 total tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks during his time at Texas A&M. According to Pro Football Focus, Turner lined up as an outside tackle for the majority of snaps in the 2022 and 2023 seasons before shifting to a B gap alignment primarily in 2024. Turner was awarded a grade of 59.4 for his 2024 season production by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Shemar Turner's NIL deals
Shemar Turner signed a couple of NIL deals during his college days. In 2021, he partnered with video-sharing website Cameo for his first NIL deal. He then partnered with Texas Aggies United, the official NIL collective for student-athletes at Texas A&M (via On3).
Turner has a social media presence on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok (via On3).
Shemar Turner’s NIL deal tracker
According to On3's official website, the following table is an account of the NIL deals that Shemar Turner signed during his collegiate career.
| Date | NIL Deal |
| 1/17/24 | Texas Aggies United |
| 9/18/23 | Texas Aggies United |
| 9/01/21 | Cameo |
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FAQs on Shemar Turner
A. Shemar Turner is from DeSoto, Texas, as per NFL's official website.
A. Shemar Turner attended DeSoto High School.
A. According to the NFL's official website, Shemar Turner weighs around 290 lbs.
A. Shemar Turner withdrew from the Senior Bowl after stress fracture surgery he had to repair before the start of the season didn’t fully heal, as per NBC Sports.
