Turner was drafted No. 17 overall by Minnesota on Thursday
in the NFL draft on Thursday, the second straight year Alabama has had an outside linebacker taken in the first round.
“People keep comparing him to Will Anderson; he’s more like Dont’a Hightower. He went inside, he got outside, we stood him up, he’s a good rusher. He can take gaps inside. So I think the versatility is phenomenal.” Turner, a former 5-star recruit, was a Freshman All-American at Alabama in 2021. He was first-team All-SEC, first-team All-American and SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, when he totaled 53 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
“… He’s a good-enough athlete to drop . He can cover tight ends man-to-man. He can play inside backer, but … we played him at defensive end, we played him at outside backer. … He’s relentless, man.
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