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D. J. Turner (wide receiver)

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D. J. Turner
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 28)
Glenarden, Maryland, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College:Maryland (2016–2019)
Pittsburgh (2020)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:9
Rushing yards:46
Rushing touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Darryl Turner II (born January 18, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Maryland and Pittsburgh.

College career

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Turner played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park for four years before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh for his final year.[1] During his career, he had 68 receptions for 928 yards and four touchdowns.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)
206 lb
(93 kg)
28+12 in
(0.72 m)
8+14 in
(0.21 m)
4.59 s 1.45 s 2.65 s 4.16 s 6.92 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)
10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)
All values from Pro Day[3]

Turner signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2021.[4] After spending his first season on the practice squad, he made the team's 53-man roster in 2022. On September 14, 2022, Turner was placed on the injured reserve list.[5] He was activated on October 22. He was waived on December 17[6] and re-signed to practice squad three days later.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[8] He was waived/injured on August 12, 2023,[9] and placed on injured reserve.

Turner was waived on August 17, 2023.[10] On October 16, 2023, the Raiders signed Turner to their practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11.[12]

References

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  1. ^ McGonigal, John (September 1, 2020). "Pitt adds former Maryland wide receiver DJ Turner as grad transfer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "DJ Turner College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 Draft Scout DJ Turner, Pittsburgh NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Hill, Adam (August 15, 2022). "Raiders report: D.J. Turner makes impression with big game". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Raiders sign WR Keelan Cole to active roster, place WR DJ Turner on reserve/injured list". Raiders.com. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Raiders activate WR Hunter Renfrow and TE Darren Waller". Raiders.com. December 17, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Bouda, Nate (December 20, 2022). "NFL Transactions Tuesday 12/20". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 9, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Raiders sign RB Darwin Thompson, re-sign LB Kana'i Mauga". Raiders.com. August 12, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Thompson, Stephen (August 17, 2023). "Raiders Release Former Pitt WR D.J. Turner". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Bouda, Nate (October 16, 2023). "Raiders Make Four Practice Squad Moves". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Roster Transactions". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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