Vikings' Dallas Turner: Plays depth role in rookie year
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Turner racked up 20 tackles (13 solo), including 3.0 sacks, across 16 regular-season games with the Vikings in 2024. He also had one pass defensed and one interception.
Turner, the No. 17 overall selection of the 2024 NFL Draft, wraps his rookie season with underwhelming production totals, having been stuck behind Pro Bowlers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard on the depth chart. Minnesota could part ways with at least one of Van Ginkel or Greenard after the 2025 campaign, as the team will have incentive to get Turner more involved on defense as soon as possible. This offense figures to be crucial for Turner's development.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Grabs first career interception
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Turner had three total tackles and an interception in Sunday's win at Seattle.
It was a surprising interception for an edge rusher as he caught the ball while in full pass coverage. Turner has otherwise underwhelmed in his rookie season, as the first-round pick has had a reserve role (playing 16 of 64 snaps in the win) and has just two sacks and 26 total QB pressures in 14 games, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Good to go for Week 4
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Turner (knee) was a full participant in Thursday's practice session.
Turner opened the week as a limited participant in Wednesday's session, but he was able to practice without restrictions Thursday and appears to be ready to return following a one-game absence. Turner has tallied five tackles (four solo), including 1.0 sacks, across two regular-season games this year.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Viewed as day-to-day
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Head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters Monday that Turner is day-to-day with a knee injury, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Turner played 18 defensive snaps and recorded two total tackles before leaving Minnesota's Week 2 win with a knee injury. If Turner is forced to miss time, expect Pat Jones to see more work on the Vikings' defense as a rotational edge rusher.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Dealing with knee injury
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Turner sustained a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-17 win over the 49ers, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Turner sustained the injury during the Vikings' final defensive series of Sunday's game, and he finished the contest with two tackles (one solo). Head coach Kevin O'Connell said after Sunday's win that he doesn't believe Turner's knee issue is long-term. Turner's status for Week 3 against the Packers will be clearer when the Vikings' first injury report of the week is released.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Gets sack in pro debut
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Turner started at edge linebacker and had a sack and two QB hits in Saturday's preseason win over Las Vegas.
Turner started due to Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel both sitting out. Turner, a 2024 first-round pick, may not begin the season as a starter, but he's likely to get significant playing time in a rotation at edge rusher.
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Vikings' Dallas Turner: Trade-up target for Minnesota
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The Vikings selected Turner in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 17th overall.
Minnesota traded up with the Jaguars to get one of the top edge rushers in the class in Turner. An All-American at Alabama, Turner racked up an SEC-leading 11.0 sacks as a true junior in 2023, but he's far from a late bloomer. Turner burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2021 and racked up 8.5 sacks alongside Will Anderson to create a fierce pass-rushing tandem. Athletically, Turner is rather light for an NFL edge at 246 pounds but the athletic tools (4.46 40, 40.5-inch vertical, 34.38-inch arms) are loud. With Danielle Hunter now in Houston, Turner will be relied upon right away to create havoc in the Vikings' front seven.
