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CAREER HONORS

SEC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. South Carolina, 10/11/21)

CAREER

Versatile SEC transfer defensive back who enters his third season with the program … Can play multiple positions, including STAR and cornerback … Working his way back from a lower body injury sustained late during the 2022 season … Transferred to Tennessee in July 2021 after spending two years at Alabama … Including this season, has two years of eligibility remaining … Member of the team’s leadership council … Played in 33 games with six starts at the collegiate level, including 30 games and six starts at Tennessee.

2023 – RS-SENIOR

Has played in all 11 games this season ... Had one tackle vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Saw action on 19 defensive snaps at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21), finishing with two tackles ... Played nine snaps at corner and made one tackle in win vs. Texas A&M (10/14) ... Had one pass breakup in 28 defensive snaps during win over UTSA (9/23) ... Played 18 defensive snaps at STAR, making a pair of tackles in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Played 27 defensive snaps and made a pair of tackles in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).

2022 – RS-JUNIOR

One of the Vols’ top cornerbacks who played in 10 games with five starts before suffering a season-ending lower body injury … Logged 17 tackles – 13 solo – with one TFL, one interception and four pass breakups ... Did not play in the final two games of the season due to injury – at Vanderbilt (11/26) and vs. Clemson (12/30) … Had a season-high five tackles, tied his career-best with two PBUs and recorded his first career QB hurry at South Carolina (11/19) ... Posted two solo tackles, including one for a four-yard loss, and had a career-high two pass breakups in win against Missouri (11/12) ... Got the start at corner and played 41 defensive snaps at No. 3 Georgia (11/5) ... Started at corner vs. No. 19 Kentucky (10/29), nabbing his first career interception and notching a pair of tackles in the win ... Made his second career start vs. UT Martin (10/22), recording one solo tackle in the victory ... Saw action on 20 defensive snaps against his former team and had two tackles vs. No. 3 Alabama (10/15) ... Played 15 snaps as a reserve defensive back and logged a season-high three tackles vs. Akron (9/17) ... Posted a pair of tackles in UT’s season-opening win over Ball State (9/1).

2021 – RS-SOPHOMORE

Played in nine games with one start, totaling 22 tackles – 12 solo – and two tackles for loss on the season ... Posted one assisted tackle in reserve action vs. South Alabama (11/20) ... Stepped in for injured starter Theo Jackson and made five tackles at No. 4 Alabama (10/23) ... Shined in his first-career start (STAR) vs. South Carolina (10/9), racking up a game-high 14 tackles, including two TFLs ... Tabbed as SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Gamecocks, the first Vol to earn that honor since Bryce Thompson ... Made his third appearance of the season at Mizzou (10/2), playing three snaps on defense while also seeing action on kickoff coverage ... Notched a pair of solo tackles (the first of his collegiate career) in UT’s 56-0 blowout victory over Tennessee Tech (9/18) ... Made his Tennessee debut in the season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/2), seeing action late in the contest as a reserve DB … Did not play against Vanderbilt or Purdue in the Music City Bowl due to injury. 

2020 – RS-FRESHMAN (ALABAMA)

Gained experience each week in his second season with the Crimson Tide … Earned playing time in two games and was member of national championship team … Came off the bench and broke up one pass against Mississippi State (10/31) ... Saw time on special teams coverage against  Arkansas (12/12).

2019 – FRESHMAN (ALABAMA)

Saw playing time in one game and earned a redshirt … Made his first collegiate appearance against Western Carolina (11/23).

HIGH SCHOOL

A top-rated defensive back from the state of Mississippi in the 2019 recruiting cycle … PrepStar ranked him the No. 2 player in the state and the eighth-ranked defensive back while listing him as the No. 66 player nationally … The No. 67 prospect on the ESPN300 … ESPN.com tabbed him the No. 3 player in the Magnolia State and the No. 6 cornerback nationally … The eighth-ranked player in Mississippi and No. 11 cornerback in the country on the 247Composite … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 8 player in the state and the No. 13 cornerback … Rivals.com’s No. 10 player in Mississippi and its No. 16 cornerback … Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game, becoming the first player from his school to receive that honor … Coached by Michael Fair at Lafayette High School in Oxford, Miss.

PERSONAL

Full name is Brandon Terell Turnage … Born on June 8, 2000 … Father is Brandon Turnage and mother is Amy Greer … Earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies in Aug. 2023 … Has a two-year-old daughter, Aspen, who is his biggest inspiration ... Favorite movie is "Major Payne" ... Favorite TV show is "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" or "Spongebob" ... Favorite musical artists are Lil Baby and NBA Youngboy ... Lists his parents as his biggest role models ... Models his game after NFL veterans Jalen Ramsey and Pat Surtain ... Recipient of the David Mason Booth Jr Endowed Men's Athletic Scholarship ... Twitter handle is @bturnage1k and Instagram handle is @bturnage1.