DJ Turner

CB · Michigan

STATS

  YEAR (GP/GS)   TKLS  TFL     SACK    FF    PD   INT

2019: (4/0)           0          0.0      0.0         0       0       0

2020: (4/0)           0          0.0      0.0         0       0       0

2021: (14/8)         33       1.0      0.0         0       9       2

2022: (14/14)       36       1.0      0.0         0       11     1

Total: (36/22)    69       2.0      0.0         0       20     3

 

HISTORY -- From College Profile

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 8 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 27, 2021)
 Solos: 7 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 27, 2021)
• Asst: 2, 2x - last vs. Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)
• TFLs: 1.0, 2x - last vs. Colorado State (Sept. 3, 2022)
• Sacks: none
• Int: 1, 2x - last at Maryland (Nov. 20, 2021)
• FR: 1, vs. Colorado State (Sept. 3, 2022)
• PBUs: 2, 4x - last vs. Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)

At Michigan
• Two-time All-Big Ten selection (second team coaches; third team media, 2022; honorable mention, coaches and media, 2021)
• Shared Most Improved Player (Defense) honors and Defensive Skill Player of the Year honors in 2021
• Appeared in 36 games including 28 in the secondary with 22 starts 
• Four-year letterman (2019-20-21-22)

Senior (2022)
• Started all 14 games at cornerback; made 36 tackles with one for loss, one interception among 11 pass breakups, one fumble returned 45 yards for a touchdown and one quarterback hurry, and returned one punt, to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (second, team, coaches; third team, media)
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Maryland
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Illinois
• Returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown, and made two tackles including one for loss in a start against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Made two solo tackles starting against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Notched a solo tackle starting against UConn (Sept. 17) and returned a punt three yards
• Picked off a key pass starting on one side against Maryland (Sept. 24), and broke up another pass
• Broke up a pass and made two solo tackles starting at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Started on the outside at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Broke up a pass, hurried the quarterback, and made four tackles in a start against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Broke up a pass and made four tackles starting against Michigan State (Oct. 29) 
• Made four solo tackles with two pass breakups at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), started outside and made one assisted tackle
• Broke up a pass and made two tackles starting against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Notched four tackles from his starting corner spot at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Broke up two passes and made four tackles against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Recorded three tackles against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games with eight starts at cornerback and also contributed on special teams; made 33 tackles including one for a loss; also broke up nine passes including two interceptions to earn his third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Shared Most Improved Player (Defense) honors
• Named Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Northwestern
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Indiana
• Made one solo tackle playing in the secondary against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Broke up one pass and made three solo tackles against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Assisted on one tackle playing in the secondary against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Assisted on one tackle playing in the secondary and on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Credited with a pair of solo stops playing in the secondary and on special teams at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Played significant snaps in the secondary and on special teams at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• In his first career start against Northwestern (Oct. 23), made three tackles (two solo) with one for loss and intercepted a pass which he returned 23 yards
• Made two solo tackles with one pass breakup in a start at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Started against Indiana (Nov. 6) and broke up one pass; also returned a punt 25 yards
• Chipped in three tackles (two solo) with a pair of pass breakups at Penn State (Nov. 13)
• Made one solo tackle and one assisted stop; also returned an interception for a touchdown at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Notched eight tackles (seven solo) with a pair of pass breakups starting against Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Made two solo tackles in a start against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)
• Contributed four solo tackles starting against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in four games on special teams with one in the secondary to earn his second varsity letter
• Made contributions on special teams against Penn State (Nov. 28), at Indiana (Nov. 7), Rutgers (Nov. 21)
• Played secondary and on special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in four games on special teams 
• Contributed on special teams against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31), Army (Sept. 7), Wisconsin (Sept. 21), and against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Prep
• Attended IMG Academy (2019) coached by Kevin Wright during his senior year
• Previously attended North Gwinnett High School coached by Bill Stewart
• Helped lead North Gwinnett to a 14-1 record and a 2017 GHSA Class AAAAAAA State Championship
• Academic honor roll
 
Key Statistics
• As a senior at IMG Academy, totaled 17 tackles, three tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Intercepted two passes, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown during senior year
• Recorded 78 tackles, eight tackles for loss, nine pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior at North Gwinnett High School
 
Honors and Rankings
• 247.com three-star prospect, rated No. 409 overall, the 41st-best cornerback recruit nationally and the 53rd-ranked player in Florida
• ESPN four-star recruit, ranked No. 21 nationally at cornerback and the No. 43 prospect in Florida
• Rivals three-star recruit, the nation’s 53rd-best cornerback prospect and rated the No. 81 recruit in Florida
• Named Gwinnett County Player of the Month (Oct. 2016)
• Earned all-county, all-region and all-state in 2017
• Selected as the Defensive Player of the Week on four occasions during the 2017 season
• Named Defensive Player of the Game in the 2017 state championship game
• Participated in the finals of Nike The Opening in Frisco, Texas; named one of the 20 most athletic recruits
 
Personal
• DJ Turner was born Nov. 9, 2000
• Son of JuanDrago and Donyale Turner

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2022

fumbles
REC LOST FUM
2.0 0.0 0.0
defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
1.0 1.0 29.0 1.0 10.0 0.0 23.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
puntReturns
AVG NO TD LONG YDS
3.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0

2021

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
1.0 0.0 33.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 26.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
1.0 32.5 65.0 2.0
puntReturns
AVG NO TD LONG YDS
25.0 1.0 0.0 25.0 25.0

Physical Attributes:

Proj Rd: 1
Height: 5112
Weight: 178
Forty: 4.26
Arm: 30 3/4"
Hand: 9 5/8"
Wingspan: 73 3/8"

Pro Day Results:

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Combine Results:

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10: 1.42
20: 2.32
40: 4.26
BJ: 10'11"
VJ: 38.5"