Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Kaiden Turner
Redshirt senior linebacker for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 228 lb · Fayetteville, AR · Fayetteville
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Howard
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior linebacker for Indiana. 2026: 2 games 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.
3 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.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
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
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
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
2026Indiana3-0HC: 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 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
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
32.8%
57 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
62 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,404 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a redshirt senior.
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…
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