Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Kaiden Turner
Redshirt senior linebacker for Indiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 228 lb · Fayetteville, AR · Fayetteville
Returning to Indiana for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Howard
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Indiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2022.
Kaiden Turner
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons at Indiana, two different head coaches: Tom Allen and Curt Cignetti. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Howard, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20224 games
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Fayetteville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (17 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kelvin Johnson’s 2020 season.
Matches Kelvin on
PD rate
Class year
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kelvin Johnson's freshman season at South Alabama (2020).
88%match
Matches Kelvin on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kaiden Turner
Background
Pronunciation: kay-din turner Career Notes & Records Earned his bachelor’s degree in sport marketing and management from Indiana ... First-career takeaway came via interception at Maryland (11/1) … Was married in the offseason in 2026 to the former Jada Brown, a four-year letterwinner in basketba...
The linebacker corps · Indiana
- #5Rolijah Hardy103 tackles · 2025
- #46Isaiah Jones78 tackles · 2025
- #34Jeff Utzinger16 tackles · 2025
- #14Kaiden Turner10 tackles · 2025
- #52Clayton Allenno box-score line yet
6 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology