Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Northwestern
Braden Turner
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braden Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Braden Turner built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Mobile, AL wearing No. 9, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Braden Turner's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Braden Turner, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Braden Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Braden Turner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McGill Toolen · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- McGill Toolen · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 123rd (top 13%) · Big Ten 71st (top 10%) · National 554th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 47.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Braden Turner played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Braden Turner recorded 96 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Northwestern paired 6.5 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
6.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 1. Tulane: 0. Western Illinois: 0. Oregon: 0.5. UCLA: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 6 by 35. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Western Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 1 by 9.2. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 7 by 39.2. Purdue: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 8 by 33.3. Illinois: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 13-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota | W 38-35 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 22-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska | L 21-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue | W 19-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA | W 17-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 14-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Western Illinois | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane | L 3-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braden Turner story
Braden Turner built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Mobile, AL wearing No. 9, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Braden Turner's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Braden Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 6.5 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6.5 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 24 Illinois
Week 14 · L 13-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 20-26
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 12 · L 22-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 15 Penn State
Week 7 · W 22-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
6.5 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
47.7
6.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
24.7
3 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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