Northwestern University Athletics

2025 Football Roster

braden turner
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August 31, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Miami Ohio at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, ILon Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 23, 2024, Ann Arbor, MI: A game between Northwestern Football and Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, November 23, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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December 23, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: A game between Northwestern Football and Utah in the SRS Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 23, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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October 28, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Maryland at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 28, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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July 21, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 9

Braden Turner

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Mobile, Ala.
  • High School:
    McGill-Toolen Catholic

2025 Redshirt Junior:
Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention … Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … Posted 56 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, a touchdown, an interception and two pass breakups … Set career highs in tackles, forced fumbles, interceptions and pass breakups … Recorded five total tackles against Tulane (8/30) … Finished the game against Western Illinois (9/5) with one total tackle … Posted 0.5 tackles for loss for the first time this season against Oregon (9/13) … Tallied five total tackles against UCLA (9/27) … Named to the PFF Big Ten Team of the Week with seven total tackles, a tackle for loss and a 77.1 grade at Penn State (10/11) … Added six total tackles (two solo) and a forced fumble against Purdue (10/18) … Became the first Wildcat defensive back to force fumbles in back-to-back games since Ibraheim Campbell in 2014 when he forced another fumble against Nebraska (10/25) … Posted four total tackles (three solo) at USC (11/7) … Turned in three tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup against Michigan (11/15), becoming the first Big Ten player to post these figures in a single game since the 2022 season … Led the Wildcats with eight tackles (three solo) against Minnesota (11/22) … Logged a pass breakup with seven total tackles (two solo) at Illinois (11/29) … Recorded his second career interception, logged six total tackles (three solo) and returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26) … Became the first NU player with an interception, a fumble recovery and a touchdown in the same game since Chi Chi Ariguzo against Syracuse on Sept. 1, 2012.

2024 Redshirt Sophomore:
Played in 12 games–starting in seven–and logged 37 tackles, two pass breakups, one tackle for loss, and a fumble recovery … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded five tackles in a win over Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Tallied his first-career tackle for loss, while totaling four tackles, against Duke (9/6) … Had four tackles against Indiana (10/5) … Registered four tackles, a pass breakup, and a fumble recovery in a win at Maryland (10/11) … Recorded four tackles against Wisconsin (10/19) … Notched a career-high six tackles and a pass breakup against Ohio State (11/16).

2023 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in 10 games, totaling seven tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded his first career tackle, a tackle for loss against UTEP (9/9) … Tallied first career fumble recovery against Penn State, coming on the game’s opening kickoff (9/30) … Had a career-high two tackles in road victory over Illinois (11/25).

2022 First-Year:
Did not see game action this season and redshirted.

High School:
Verbally committed to Northwestern on June 25, 2021 … Ranked as the No. 114 cornerback in the country and the No. 49 overall recruit in Alabama (247) … Came up with five interceptions and recorded 40 tackles in his last full season at McGill … High school teammates with Northwestern wide receiver Jordan Mosley.

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