Alan Turner - Football - Arkansas Razorbacks

#27 Alan Turner

DB | Sr | 6-0 | 204 | Junction City, Ark. | Junction City HS

Senior (2014)
Started in all 13 contests… Logged 65 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, one interception and four pass breakups… at No. 6 Auburn (Aug. 30): Recorded a season-high 10 stops in the season-opener… at Texas Tech (Sept. 13): Notched six tackles, including 1.0 for a loss of three yards in the Razorbacks’ non-conference road win… vs. No. 10 Georgia (Oct. 18): Registered eight tackles… vs. No. 8 Ole Miss (Nov. 22): Logged eight stops in Arkansas’ 30-0 shut out over the Rebels.

Junior (2013)
Started all 12 games… Led the team with 97 tackles while adding 0.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one quarterback hurry and five pass breakups… His tackles total and tackles-per-game average of 8.08 ranked seventh in the SEC… vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 23): Registered a career-high 16 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and added one pass breakup… vs. Louisiana (Aug. 31): Opened the season with six tackles… vs. Samford (Sept. 7): Notched six stops… vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 14): Made seven tackles and had one pass breakup… vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Sept. 28): Opened conference play with 12 tackles, including a career-high nine solo stops, and one pass breakup… vs. No. 14 South Carolina (Oct. 12): Tallied eight tackles and one pass breakup… at No. 1 Alabama (Oct. 19): Recorded nine tackles and one quarterback hurry… vs. No. 8 Auburn (Nov. 2): Registered eight tackles… at Ole Miss (Nov. 9): Recorded eight stops and made his first interception of the season… at No. 15 LSU (Nov. 29): Recorded 11 tackles, one pass breakup and one interception that he returned for 24 yards.

Sophomore (2012)
Appeared in all 12 games, earning two starts… Logged 14 tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one interception… Three of his tackles came on special teams, tied for the fifth-highest total on the team… vs. No. 1 Alabama (Sept. 15): Made two tackles… at Texas A&M (Sept. 29): Made a career-high six tackles in his first collegiate start… at Auburn (Oct. 6): Recorded four tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one interception in the 24-7 victory.

Redshirt Freshman (2011)
Saw action in eight contests… Made four tackles, all on special teams, which tied for eighth on the team… vs. Troy (Sept. 17): Collected two tackles in the 38-28 win.

Freshman (2010)
Worked with the Arkansas scout team while redshirting.

High School
A three-sport athlete in high school… Played both safety and running back at Junction City, and returned kickoffs and punts for head coach David Carpenter… An all-state honoree in 2009 and was selected to play in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game… Helped lead the Dragons to back-to-back Class 2A state championships and a record of 27-1 during 2008 and 2009 combined… As a senior, he had 67 tackles, eight interceptions and forced four fumbles… In the state title game against Bearden in his senior season, he rushed 16 times for 92 yards and a touchdown… In the semifinals against Leftwich, he returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to spark Junction City to a 56-0 victory… Also an outstanding basketball player in high school… Also recruited by Auburn, Louisiana Tech and Baylor.

Personal
Born Oct. 24, 1991, he is the son of Paul and Cynthia Turner… Majoring in sociology