#5

DJ Turner

DB · Michigan · Sr. · #5

Cincinnati — drafted 2023, Rd 2, Pick 29, #60 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

DJ Turner

DB · Michigan · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Michigan
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

#60Rd 2 · Pick 29
CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Michigan29231.00.0101--
2021Michigan33261.00.072--
Career62492.00.0173--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 45–23

at Ohio State

4 TOT  ·  3 SOLO

Dominant 22-point win on the road against Ohio State.

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Robert Longerbeam’s 2021 season.

Rutgers · 2021

NFL Rd 6
#2

Steven Gilmore

Marshall · 2020

All-Conference USA
75%
#3

Tahveon Nicholson

Illinois · 2022

72%
#4

Jahari Rogers

SMU · 2021

72%
#5

J.J. Roberts

Wake Forest · 2022

70%

Matches Robert on

Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate

Differs from Robert on

TFL rate (higher)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jahari Rogers's sophomore season at SMU (2021).

SMU · 2021

#2

Tahveon Nicholson

Illinois · 2022

76%
#3

Shemar Bartholomew

Georgia Southern · 2023

All-Sun Belt
76%
#4

Kool-Aid McKinstry

Alabama · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 9
76%
#5

Davonte Brown

UCF · 2021

75%

Matches Jahari on

Class year
Tackle volume
Weight