North Carolina A&T

Turner comes to A&T after having a brilliant career for the Charlotte 49ers … Played in 44 games with four starts in the Queen City … Made 74 tackles (35 unassisted), seven tackles for loss, one interception and one blocked kick … Signed with the 49ers in February 2018 as part of the 49ers seventh recruiting class … He becomes a legacy player now that he has signed with North Carolina A&T … His father, Barry, Turner, played running back at A&T from 1989-92 and is a North Carolina A&T Sports Hall of Famer after graduating as the Aggies second-leading rusher … His father also led the Aggies to the 1991 and ‘92 MEAC championships … BJ is an excellent in-chase mode because he can get outside the hashes and run down ball carriers … Coaches describe him as instinctive in the box as a run defender and quick to read and react … Made the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and made the Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times during his time at Charlotte ... Posted a 4.0 for three straight semesters ... Made the Chancellor’s List thanks to a GPA higher than 3.8 GPA and higher) over three semesters … Made the Dean’s List in the  spring 2021 and the Athletics Director’s List in the fall of 2021 and the spring of 2022 … Born August 7, 2000 ... Parents are Barry and Latonya Turner ...  Has four siblings: Kyra, Jasmine, Toya and Whitney ... Full name is Barry Turner Jr. ... Earned a degree in mathematics.

2022 Season (Charlotte): Played in all 12 games, making four starts ... collected 39 tackles (18 solo) with a career-high 3.5 TFL ... Added his first career interception and a QBh ... Had a high of six tackles vs. UTEP and in season-finale win vs. Louisiana Tech ... five tackles with 1.0 TFL at FAU ... at least two tackles in 10 games ... at least 0.5 TFL in five games  ... had 1.0 TFL at Middle Tennessee ... pulled in a 10-yard INT in 49ers win at Georgia State.

2021 Season (Charlotte): Played in 11 games without a start … had 24 tackles (14 solo), most among players that did not make a start … added 1.5 TFL and 1 QB hurry … had at least two tackles in eight games played … high of five tackles (5 solo) with 1.0 TFL vs. Gardner-Webb … four tackles with 0.5 TFL in season-finale at Old Dominion … three tackles at Illinois and vs. Marshall … had one tackle and one QBh in 49ers season-opening win over Duke.

2020 Season (Charlotte): Played in four games without a start during pandemic-shortened, six-game season ... had two tackles with one QB hurry ... both tackles and the QBh came in win at North Texas.

2019 Season (Charlotte): Played in all 12 games without a start ...  blocked a punt vs. Gardner-Webb that Solomon Rogers returned for a TD ... bulk of action came on special teams ... had eight tackles ... 6 of 8 tackles came in last three regular-season games ... career-high 4 tackles in season-finale at ODU.

2018 Season (Charlotte): Played in four games as a true freshman, preserving his red-shirt season ... made his collegiate debut vs. Appalachian State ... also saw action in wins vs. WKU and at FAU in regular-season finale as well as vs. FIU ... registered one tackle ... takedown came in debut vs. App State.

High School: Played high school football at Page … Named Metro 4A Conference defensive player of the year .. Led Page to third round of the state 4AA playoffs … Led Metro 4A with 127 tackles and 27.5 TFL … Added 5.5 sacks, one INT; two forced fumbles; and one fumble recovery … Pirates went 11-2 and 4-0 as Metro 4A champs under head coach Jared Rolfes … Reached 4AA state championships as a sophomore and junior ... Page won three conference championships with Turner at the school … Earned first-team All-Area as a senior, honorable mention All-Area as a junior … He was a three-year varsity player.