caption currentnumber heightin birth_place weight image_size major heightft currentposition highschool article_title birth_date class image school espn name
turner throwing a pass , october 2007 10 4 simi valley , california 220 150 government and politics 6 quarterback chaminade , california college preparatory , west hills , los angeles chris turner -lrb- american football -rrb-
 8 september 1987 class of 2009 christurnermarylandfootballcrop.jpg maryland terrapins 169181 chris turner
chris turner -lrb- american football -rrb-

chris turner -lrb- born september 8 , 1987 -rrb- is an american football quarterback .
he played quarterback for the maryland terrapins at the university of maryland from 2007 to 2009 .
turner began his career at maryland as a redshirt in 2005 and then served as a reserve quarterback before he earned the starting position .
after a redshirt season in 2005 , turner saw no playing time as the third-string quarterback the following year .
in 2007 , he replaced the injured starter during the game against 10th-ranked rutgers and led the terrapins to an upset victory .
after that , he remained as the team 's leader for the remainder of the season , and against eighth-ranked boston college , engineered another upset victory .
turner also helped maryland secure an appearance in the emerald bowl .
at the start of the 2008 season , he was relegated to backup status , but soon regained the starting position .
that year , he led maryland in wins over four of their five ranked opponents and to an appearance in the humanitarian bowl .
he returned as the starter for the 2009 season , but suffered a knee injury and was replaced by jamarr robinson .
