DJ Turner: DB · Michigan · #5.
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DJ Turner
Erases the deep middle of the field. Second year in the Michigan secondary. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ohio State — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 10 passes 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
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-7vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-14@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 29-7vs Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-17@ Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-3vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 19-17vs Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-23@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-22vs Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 34-27
vs Maryland
1 interception · 1 tackle · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
34%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL29 tackles · 1 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 25-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
38.5%
369 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
68.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan, 62 tackles — drafted at #60 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 4th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 4th NFL season
