# Dallas Turner

Dallas Turner (born February 2, 2003) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named a consensus All-American and the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. Turner was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

## Early life

Turner grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and initially attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. As a junior, he was named the area Defensive Player of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel after finishing the season with 74 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and three forced fumbles. After the season Turner transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Turner was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Alabama entering his senior season after considering offers from Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma. He had 36 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, and 13 sacks as a senior.

## College career

Turner began his freshman season as part of Alabama's defensive pass rush rotation before starting his first career game against Texas A&M. He was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team. He tied for the lead in the SEC in sacks with ten in 2023. In a loss to Tennessee in the 2022 season, he had an 11-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. He was a Consensus All-American in 2023. He earned SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Turner declared for the 2024 NFL draft following Alabama's loss in the 2024 Rose Bowl.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.46 s | 1.54 s | 2.65 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 20 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day ||||||||||
Turner was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Turner had a sack in his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Giants. In Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks, Turner picked off Geno Smith to record his first career interception en route to a 27–24 win. As a rookie, he finished with three sacks, 20 tackles, one interception, and one pass defended.

## NFL career statistics
### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 2024 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | Career | 16 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |

### Postseason

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 2024 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |