Player Dossier

2022-2025

Northwestern

Braden Turner

DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braden Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.3

Efficiency

16.8

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

8.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Braden Turner, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Braden Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Northwestern paired 5.5 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16.8 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: Ohio State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

16.8

Usage

3.3

Consistency

9.1

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. Miami (OH): 0. Duke: 1. Unknown: 0. Washington: 0. Indiana: 0. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 0. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 1. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Duke: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 6 by 35. Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=7 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

35 vs Ohio State

Result
Sat 11/30vs IllinoisL 28-3810000
Sat 11/16vs Ohio StateL 7-3162001
Sat 11/2@ PurdueW 26-2011000
Sat 10/26@ IowaL 14-4033000
Sat 10/19vs WisconsinL 3-2342000
Sat 10/12@ MarylandW 37-1043001
Sat 10/5vs IndianaL 24-4144000
Sat 9/21@ WashingtonL 5-2432000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown21000
Sat 9/7vs DukeL 20-2644100
Sat 8/31vs Miami (OH)W 13-655000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Northwestern

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern16.61.51
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern316.83.32
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern5.522.67.12.5
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern5.522.67.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#2

Ohio State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#3

Duke

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.

#4

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Northwestern

5.5 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage

13.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

13.8

5.5 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

8.9

3 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.85

McGill Toolen · Mobile, AL

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

96

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braden Turner quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
96