Michigan State lands Wisconsin transfer linebacker Jordan Turner
After a visit to Michigan State this past weekend, Wisconsin transfer linebacker Jordan Turner has given his pledge to the Spartans today.
Turner brings an immediate boost to the Spartans' linebacker room, and has started the last two seasons for the Badgers.
Turner has been a tackling machine while at Wisconsin, racking up 135 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and five sacks in 30 career games. He also had three interceptions, six passes defended and two forced fumbles in his three seasons with the Badgers.
He played in 11 games in 2023 and recorded 61 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two pass break-ups and one forced fumble. According to Pro Football Focus, Turner played 554 defensive snaps for the Badgers this past season.
In 2022, he recorded 68 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one interception. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection that season, and secured Guaranteed Rate Bowl Defensive MVP honors.
Many could see this move coming, as Turner was a very talented prospect coming out of Farmington High School in the class of 2020. Rated as three-star prospect, Turner was a three-time captain and had 55 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles his senior year for the Falcons.
His former head coach (now at Walled Lake Western High School), Kory Cioroch, had nothing but praise for Turner when asked about his development as a player.
"Jordan Turner is a great football player and has had an awesome college playing career thus far," Cioroch told Spartans Illustrated. "But he is an even better person than he is a player. He is a great leader and like a son to me."
Turner becomes the fourth transfer to commit to the the Spartans' class this offseason, joining former Oregon State and top-100 quarterback Aidan Chiles, Oregon State tight end Jack Velling and Purdue wide receiver TJ Sheffield.
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