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Is slated to return for the 2021 season

2020-21 (Senior): Appeared and started all seven games at linebacker ... Finished sixth on the team in tackles for the second straight year ... 18 of his 29 stops were solo ... Led the team with 5.0 sacks ... Tied for third with 5.0 tackles for loss ... Forced one fumble ... Opened the season with four tackles in the win over No. 24 Southern Illinois ... Tallied his first sack of the season and forced a fumble in the victory against No. 3 South Dakota State ... Made it back-to-back games with a sack with a pair to go alongside five tackles vs. No. 20 South Dakota ... Had four tackles at No. 4 North Dakota State ... Followed it up with four more tackles and another multi-sack performance in the FCS playoff win vs. No. 12 Missouri State ... Posted a season-high eight tackles and a pass breakup at No. 1 James Madison in the FCS quarterfinal. 

2019 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games and made nine starts at outside linebacker ... Finished sixth on the team with 44 total tackles ... His 4.5 sacks were second while his 4.5 tackles for loss ranked seventh ...  Opened the season with a pair of tackles and 1.5 sacks against Drake ... Added another sack the next week at No. 1 North Dakota State ... Boasted a season-best nine tackles and a pair of sacks in the win vs. No. 24 Sam Houston State ... Tallied six tackles and a TFL at No. 21 Eastern Washington ... Had five tackles in the win vs. No. 12 UC Davis ... Recorded five tackles in the victory at Cal Poly ... Collected his first-career interception in the win vs. Northern Colorado ... Returned to the starting lineup in the final two games of the season ... Had eight tackles in the win vs. Southern Utah ... Tallied three stops and a forced fumble in the playoffs at No. 19 Nicholls State. 

2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 games and started each game at the outside linebacker position ... Ranked fifth on the team with 30 solo tackles and third with 59 total stops ... His 7.0 tackles for loss placed fourth on the squad and his 4.5 sacks were third ... Opened the season with five tackles, sack, and a pass breakup vs. Mississippi Valley State (Aug. 30) ... Had five tackles and a quarterback hurry at No. 5 Sam Houston State (Sept. 15) ... Finished with six tackles and a sack vs. Idaho State (Sept. 22) ... Recovered a fumble and had three stops at Northern Colorado (Sept. 29) ... Had 10 tackles and a pair of sacks at Sacramento State (Oct. 20) ... Followed up the performance with nine tackles vs. No. 4 Weber State (Oct. 27) ... Finished the year with eight tackles, including six solo stops, at Northern Arizona (Nov. 17). 

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made at least one tackle in all 10 games appeared in as a reserve linebacker and special teams contributor ... Earned two starts and totaled 38 tackles,  8.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks during the campaign ... Also added six kickoff returns for 135 yards, including a season-best 33-yarder at Southern Utah (Nov. 4) ... Had back-to-back six-tackle performances in road games at UC Davis (Sept. 30) and at Montana (Oct. 14) ... Missed the Oct. 7 home game vs. Northern Colorado ... Made four solo stops, including a tackle for loss vs. Sacramento State (Oct. 21) ... Made a career-high eight tackles, including 4.0 TFLs in first career start at Portland State (Oct. 28) ... Also added a forced fumble and pass break-up against the Vikings ... Earned first letter.

2016 (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Before UND: Named to the 2015 Minnesota Vikings All-State Team and Iron Range Conference MVP as a senior … Also named to the Northstar Football News All-State First Team … Earned All-Area and All-Iron Range Conference honors as a junior after racking up nearly 2,000 rushing and receiving yards and scoring 27 touchdowns … Added 28 tackles, 12 pass break-ups and four interceptions.

Personal: Major is communication ... Son of Keith and Genie Turner.

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