2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: DJ Turner | Michigan | CB

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Player Bio: ​DJ Turner graduated from IMG Academy located in Bradenton, FL. As a senior at IMG Academy, Turner totaled 17 tackles, three tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He intercepted two passes, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown during senior year. Previously, Turner attended North Gwinnett High School, he helped lead North Gwinnett to a 14-1 record and a 2017 GHSA Class AAAAAAA State Championship. He Recorded 78 tackles (eight tackles for loss), nine pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior at North Gwinnett High School. Turner garnered Gwinnett County Player of the Month, all-county, all-region and all-state in 2017, Defensive Player of the Week on four occasions during the 2017 season, and Defensive Player of the Game in the 2017 state championship game. Turner participated in the finals of Nike The Opening in Frisco, Texas; named one of the 20 most athletic recruit.

CLASS          |       SENIOR

​HOMETOWN  |  SUWANEE, GA

​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 5' 11"                         178 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 9⅝"                     30¾"

DJ TURNER

CORNERBACK

​​​​​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​YES

​PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.35
DRAFT GRADE
6.41

SCHOOL:  MICHIGAN                                    |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
​

ACCOLADES

2023 NFL Combine Participant
2022 Coaches All-Big Ten Second-Team
2022 Media All-Big Ten Third-Team
2021 Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2021 Media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2021 Most Improved Player 
2021 Defensive Skill Player of the Year 

​COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
4.26 
10 SPLIT
1.47
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        38½"        
BROAD JUMP
 116"
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       6.89         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​4.41

GAME FILM
#5 DJ TURNER VS MARYLAND (2022)

#5 DJ TURNER
2022 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
​MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

• He is an elite athlete posting a great 4.26 40-yard dash, the fastest at the 2023 NFL Combine, and a 38½" vertical jump. 
• He has an adequate height that is excellent for an NFL cornerback.
• He has excellent speed, is in the top percentile at the combine, and has agility.
• Turner is around the ball consistently, he is swift, and twitchy, and his athletic ability is second to none in this draft. 
• He can stay glued to the hip of the receivers who are challenged to read their route combination and not lose any speed.
• He will cut off receivers' routes propelling them to modify their routes by staying square.
• He is very cerebral, quickly to identify the ball in the air or the run.​

• He is merely 176 pounds; he will need to gain weight and strength to allow his top percentile speed to allow him to flourish at the next level.
• Turner will have a challenging time in the NFL using his most helpful trait if he does not have the strength to match that speed.
• He offers nothing in run support or plays in traffic; blockers will drive him for a ride to his nearest bus stop.
• The taller, more physical receivers could push him up and box him away from the ball.
• He needs to find better techniques for tackling, as he missed many.
• He needs to improve in locating the ball; he prefers playing the receiver than turning his head to find the ball.
• Turner did not bench press at the combine, showing that he either has something to hide, like he has the strength one would expect from a 176 lb. athlete, or that he can show us on the field better than he can show us in the weight room. ​

Draft Projection: 1st Round

NFL Comparison: ​​​Jason Verrett (San Francisco 49ers)

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