Defensive end, Duke, 2023–26
Semaj Turner
- Number
- No. 43
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Winston-Salem, NC
Semaj Turner plays defensive end for Duke. Last time out, at Georgia Tech: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
3 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Georgia Tech, L 25–28
Next game: at Virginia, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: ACC champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duke | 43 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Duke | 43 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Duke | 43 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Duke | 43 | DE | So. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 255 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Duke 4 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Tulane | W 17–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Stanford | W 35–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. William & Mary | W 62–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 25–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Duke 5 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Illinois | L 19–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. NC State | W 45–33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at California | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at UConn | L 34–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 42–39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Duke 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 38–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atUConn | W 41–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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