Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Michigan
DJ Turner
DB • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
DJ Turner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of DJ Turner's career was his defensive production: 62...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 60
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
DJ Turner, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan. DJ Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
DJ Turner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St Ignatius · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- St Ignatius · 20 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 29 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DB 319th (top 35%) · Big Ten 138th (top 23%) · National 1,368th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 43.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 51.8 |
Related Context
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DJ Turner played DB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, DJ Turner recorded 62 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Michigan paired 13 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
2.9
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 1. Hawai'i: 0. UConn: 0. Maryland: 2. Iowa: 1. Indiana: 1. Penn State: 2. Michigan State: 1. Rutgers: 2. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 1. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 2 by 18.3. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 4 by 36.7. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 0 by 20
Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/4 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 43-22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State | W 45-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Illinois | W 19-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Nebraska | W 34-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 52-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan State | W 29-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 41-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Indiana | W 31-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa | W 27-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 34-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UConn | W 59-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Hawai'i | W 56-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado State | W 51-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Turner story
DJ Turner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of DJ Turner's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DJ Turner's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: DJ Turner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 19.3 | 2.9 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 8 · W 33-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 7 · W 41-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 13 · W 42-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 10 · W 52-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 4 · W 34-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
13 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 2.9 usage
51.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Michigan
43.9
10 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
43.9
10 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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