Former Michigan defensive back D.J. Turner’s blazing 40-yard dash time at the NFL Scouting Combine turned heads and might be enough to bump him into the first round.
That’s ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper’s assessment after Turner ran a 4.26 40 earlier this month, tying for fifth-fastest time in combine history.
“He’s got a chance to sneak into the late first (round),” Kiper said Wednesday on an ESPN conference call with reporters. “I put him more in the early- to mid-second (round) right now. Didn’t put him in the mock (draft) first (round), but I’ll tell you what, he improved his stock dramatically.