Oklahoma City
OK
Millwood High School
ATH
5'11"
180 lbs.
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JOSH TURNER

Turner is an electrifying skill player with the speed and quickness needed to produce and shine in all three phases of the game at the next level. A great athlete with play-maker potential. He has a strong, wiry frame in need of additional bulk but is such a quick-twitched athlete and feisty competitor that he breaks countless tackles with the ball in his hands on offense and shows similar physicality on defense. As a corner he has the fluid hips, great recovery burst and overall speed to stick tightly to receivers in man-to-man. Can redirect sharply with good burst out of his cuts. Reads the quarterback well and has good anticipation skills. Transitions extremely quickly out of his breaks with direct angles and great initial burst. An explosive athlete who takes direct angles to the ball. Range, ball skills and breaking quickness are excellent. He can leap and make great adjustments to the ball. Excellent high-pointer and displays great overall ball awareness skills. Plucks the ball extremely well on offense when lined up at receiver; will have the eventual size to play outside and shows a good feel for finding the underneath soft spots as a slot. Soundly tracks and consistently comes down with the difficult deep pass demonstrating great hand-eye coordination and body control. Can stick his breaks sharply as a short-to-intermediate route runner and create separation. Has big-play ability after the grab. Can pull away with great initial speed and quickness, make you miss with loose hips or keep his wiry frame moving to break out of initial contact. However, he has relied on pure athleticism at times, particularly at corner, and will need to hone his pedal, footwork and overall coverage skills. Shows he can play press and be aggressive off the line but his longer frame will need to continue adding upper-body strength and bulk. Route running will need to be polished as well. That said, Turner has a lot of natural ability to develop at the next level and could see early playing time with athleticism and versatility to contribute in all three phases of the game.