Dallas Turner

Minnesota Vikings

Pos EDGE

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

78.0 MODEL

2024

68.7

2025

81.5

2026

78.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 4 (#25) in his second NFL season for a 17th overall pick is on the year-two band for top-20 edge defender prospects on Pro Bowl trajectories. The Alabama 2023 SEC DPOY plus the Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist nod gives him real college pedigree. The 2026 question is whether Turner crosses into tier 2 territory in his year-three jump or whether the Vikings' broader defensive transition compresses his ceiling.

Turner came out of Alabama as the Minnesota Vikings' 1st-round pick (17th overall) in 2024 after the Vikings traded up to secure him alongside Justin Jefferson's roster build. He was a 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist and the 2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Year. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#25) in 2025, his first sustained STTM appearance after a rookie season disrupted by injury.

Strengths

2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Year plus Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist plus the 17th overall draft slot gives him real college pedigree.
Tier 4 (#25) finish in his second NFL season is on the developmental band for top-20 EDGE picks on Pro Bowl trajectories.

Concerns

Rookie season disrupted by injuries plus single tier 4 finish caps the long-term projection certainty.
Minnesota's broader defensive transition plus the Sam Darnold QB offensive context puts the structural support partly outside Turner's control.

What to watch: Whether Turner crosses into tier 2 (top 15) in 2026, the standard year-three threshold for top-20 EDGE picks on Pro Bowl trajectories.