| DJ Turner | |
| Current Team: | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Number: | 20 |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Suwanee, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| College: | Michigan (2019–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 60 |
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| Status: | Injured reserve |
| Highlights: |
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| Statweek: | 11 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 79 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 1 |
| Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue5: | 15 |
| Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
| Pfr: | TurnDJ01 |
| Statlabel7: | Defensive Touchdowns |
JuanDrago "DJ" Turner II (born November 9, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Turner was born on November 9, 2000, in Suwanee, Georgia.[1] He attended North Gwinnett High School before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for his senior year.[2] He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[3] [4]
Turner appeared in eight total games his first two years at Michigan in 2019 and 2020.[5] In 2021, he played in all 14 games and made eight starts.[6] He finished the year with 33 tackles, two interceptions and one touchdown. Turner returned as a starter in 2022, intercepting one pass and returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown.[7]
Turner was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round, 60th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[8]
In Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, Bengals' starting cornerback Chidobe Awuzie was ruled out with a back injury, leading to Turner getting his first career start. Turner would finish the game with four total tackles and one pass deflection, grading the highest of all the Bengals' cornerbacks in the 34–20 win.[9] [10] He recorded his first sack in the Bengals' Week 10 contest against the Baltimore Ravens, and recovered a fumble the following week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with a 28 yard return.[11] Turner finished his rookie season with 50 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery, and seven pass deflections.[12]
Despite starting 12 games as a rookie, Turner was named the Bengals' second string cornerback to begin the season, backing up Daxton Hill to begin the 2024 campaign.[13] Hill would go out with a season ending knee injury during the Bengals' Week 5 game against the Baltimore Ravens, thrusting Turner back into the starting role.[14] Turner suffered a broken clavicle in Week 11 and was placed on injured reserve on November 19.[15]