Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Tyler Turner
Senior safety on Baylor's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 187 lb · San Antonio, TX · Brennan HS
CFB Index 26 · #470 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Baylor for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 357 nationally · Signed with Oregon
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Baylor's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
- Transferred from Oregon to Baylor in 2025.
Tyler Turner
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Tyler Turner has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Auburn, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of San Antonio Brennan
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
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 2 games: 1.5 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
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
26 · #470 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #470 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #36 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
1 TOT
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darrius Davis’s 2025 season.
Matches Darrius on
Class year
TFL rate
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Travon West's junior season at Wake Forest (2025).
Matches Travon on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Turner
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started the first two games of the year and the finale at safety … Opened the year as the starter before the emergence of Jacob Redding saw him start the following nine games … Remained a valuable member of the rotation at safety throughout the year … Totaled 32 tackles...
The secondary · Baylor
- #3Devyn Bobby77 tackles · 2025
- #8Jacob Redding53 tackles · 2025
- #14Daniel Cobbs39 tackles · 2025
- #17Tyler Turner30 tackles · 2025
- #25Levar Thornton Jr.27 tackles · 2025
26 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology