Brandon Turnage: CB · Ole Miss · #8.
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Brandon Turnage
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Nick Saban, Josh Heupel and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 5 tackles against Middle Tennessee, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 76-0vs Furman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-13vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-29@ No. 13 LSU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-31@ Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-20vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 52-13
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Georgia Southern.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this season24 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
47.6%
433 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #255 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Alabama, Tennessee and Ole Miss, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Nick Saban, Josh Heupel and Lane Kiffin.
