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Dallas Turner

Linebacker, Minnesota Vikings · #15.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Linebacker
Number: 15
Born: Feb 2, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 247 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

3rd in sacks 6

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	14	10	4	5.5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	14	10	4	5.5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	100	51	49	16.5	6	1	4	4.0	4	4	10.5	10

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NO	W 23-13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs MIA	W 15-10	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ TB	W 23-16	3	2	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ CHI	W 9-3	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs GB	W 39-22	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Dallas Turner (born February 2, 2003) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named 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.

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Background

Early life

Turner's father, Delon, is a former professional basketball player who became a venture capitalist. He 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, 45 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 33 sacks as a senior. 25 sacks 33 tackles for loss.

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.