Receiver, Pittsburgh (from Maryland), 2016–⁠20

D.J. Turner

Number
No. 7
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Glenarden, MD
Born
Jan 18, 1997, in Glenarden, Maryland

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D.J. Turner played receiver at Maryland (2016–⁠20) and Pittsburgh (2020).

Career highs

15catches, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2020186receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Maryland2199.5016
2017Maryland5326.4022
2018Maryland1315912.2154
2019Maryland48421.0029
2020Pittsburgh4463414.4364
Career6892813.6464

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Maryland122031071
2020Pittsburgh143110151250
Career153330182321

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Maryland110000
2018Maryland630000
2020Pittsburgh332000
Career1072000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Maryland7WRYr 1
2017Maryland7WRYr 2
2018Maryland7WRYr 3
2019Maryland7WRYr 4
2020Maryland7WRSr. (Yr 5)
2020Pittsburgh7WRSr. (Yr 5)5′9″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Maryland40.41––1.6–
2017Maryland70.12––0.8–
2018Maryland260.39––10.16%
2019Maryland70.28––1.9–
2020Pittsburgh750.5652nd (n=346)0.5542.19%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Pittsburgh 11 games, 44 catches, 634 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠0276119–
Sep 19vs.SyracuseW 21–⁠105480–––
Sep 26vs.LouisvilleW 23–⁠20290–––
Oct 3vs.NC StateL 29–⁠3081860––2
Oct 10atBoston CollegeL 30–⁠3111202601
Oct 17atMiamiL 19–⁠311101142
Oct 24vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠451504812
Nov 7atFlorida StateW 41–⁠171−101194
Nov 21vs.Virginia TechW 47–⁠141518411191
Nov 28atClemsonL 17–⁠5233201392
Dec 10atGeorgia TechW 34–⁠2058213701
2019 Maryland 3 games, 4 catches, 84 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠011201222
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠202530–––
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠201190––1
2018 Maryland 7 games, 13 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠295230–––
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠141140–––
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠354380–––
Sep 22vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠131541–––
Oct 6atMichiganL 21–⁠422300–––
Nov 17vs.Ohio StateL 51–⁠52––––––
Nov 24atPenn StateL 3–⁠38––––––
2017 Maryland 5 games, 5 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.TowsonW 63–⁠17140–––
Sep 23vs.UCFL 10–⁠38––––––
Sep 30atMinnesotaW 31–⁠242200–––
Oct 28vs.IndianaW 42–⁠39150–––
Nov 18atMichigan StateL 7–⁠17130–––
2016 Maryland 3 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.HowardW 52–⁠131160–––
Oct 1vs.PurdueW 50–⁠7––––––
Nov 5atMichiganL 3–⁠59130–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′9″
Weight206 lb
Arm length28½″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan69¼″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.45 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′1″
3-cone drill6.92 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Las Vegas Raiders5000
2023Las Vegas Raiders7000
2024Las Vegas Raiders12161581
2025Las Vegas Raiders1000
NFL career25161581

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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