His 247Sports scouting report from Andrew Ivans compares Turner to Buffalo Bills DE Shaq Lawson:.
Reveals excellent control of the body and balance which likely stems from basketball background. Has spent much of prep career with hand in the dirt, but moves well sufficient to play some linebacker and actually invested time the spring prior to his senior season dropping back into coverage as a security for his 7-on-7 team. Will require to get much better versus the run and discover how to assault within, however need to establish into a multi-year starter for a Power 5 program offered athletic profile.
Turners commitment is Alabamas 10th for the 2021 cycle. After initially beginning slow, the Tide have actually started to build the type of class that has been customary under coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. Alabama now has the 19th-ranked class with 8 of its 10 commitments being of the blue-chip range and ranking amongst the top 247 recruits nationally per 247Sports..
Alabama has actually completed with a top-five class every year because 2008.
Turner comes from athletic background. His daddy, Delon, played college basketball at Florida A&M and ranks as the second all-time scorer and third all-time rebounder in program history..
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Dallas Turner, a four-star protective end from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, verbally dedicated to Alabama on Wednesday. Turner chose the Crimson Tide over more than 30 scholarship offers from around the nation, most of them originating from the Power Five..
Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Oklahoma were finalists for Turners talents in addition to Alabama. The 6-foot-4, 235 pound edge prospect is the No. 2 weakside protective end, No. 10 prospect in Florida and the No. 44 general hire for the 2021 class, per 247Sports Composite rankings..
” I rely on that program a lot. The quantity of success at that program, the high expectations they have for their gamers on and off the field,” Turner informed CBS Sports HQ after making his announcement. “Everyone who had left Alabama stated they satisfied their complete capacity there and I felt I might do it there.”.
As a junior in 2019, Turner (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) totaled 75 deals with and 15 sacks at American Heritage High School and was called a MaxPreps High School Junior All-American.
The quantity of achievement at that program, the high expectations they have for their gamers on and off the field,” Turner informed CBS Sports HQ after making his announcement. “Everyone who had left Alabama said they met their full potential there and I felt I could do it there.”.
Has actually invested much of prep profession with hand in the dirt, however moves well enough to play some linebacker and actually spent time the spring prior to his senior season dropping back into coverage as a safety for his 7-on-7 group. Will need to get better versus the run and find out how to attack within, however need to establish into a multi-year starter for a Power 5 program given athletic profile. After initially beginning slow, the Tide have started to develop the type of class that has actually been customary under coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa.
