Mile High Report
Linebacker Jordan Turner had a bit of a unique road to the NFL. After a successful college career at Wisconsin and Michigan State, Turner declared for the 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, after seven rounds, Turner did not hear his name called, and he would become an undrafted free agent. That signing process moves quickly, but once again, Turner was left waiting, and his NFL dream seemed to be slipping away.
Then it finally happened, well, sort of. Turner was invited to the Denver Broncos rookie minicamp as a tryout player. Most tryouts do not end up making the team, but this was likely Turner’s final shot to make it in the NFL. Well, at the conclusion of the Broncos rookie minicamp, Turner finally did it. The Broncos signed him to their 90-man roster, and he would be heading to training camp to try to make the Broncos’ 53-man roster or at least their practice squad.
Most fans, myself included, overlooked Turner at first. He was an undrafted free agent who made the team via a tryout during rookie minicamp, so the odds of him making an impact were rather low. However, Turner once again defied the odds. He was a standout player during training camp and really made his presence known during the preseason. Turner proved enough to the Broncos coaches to stick around, but on their practice squad, not their 53-man roster. We saw fellow undrafted rookie linebacker Karene Reid get that 53-man roster spot, but still, this was an accomplishment for Turner, who went from being undrafted and unsigned to making an NFL roster.
Turner remained on the Broncos’ practice squad until the middle point of the season, when he was elevated to the active roster for their Week 8 game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. In total, Turner would appear in 7 regular-season games and in both of the Broncos’ postseason games. He was primarily a special teams player and saw a total of 153 special teams snaps last season, with just 23 defensive snaps, most of those coming in the Broncos regular season finale vs. the Chargers.
Now, in year two with the Broncos, Jordan Turner has to do it again. The Broncos brought back veteran starters Alex Singleton and Justin Strnad, drafted Red Murdock, signed talented undrafted rookie Taurean York, and will be competing with Karene Reid and Levelle Bailey for a spot on the 53-man roster and their practice squad. The backup spots behind both Singleton and Bailey are wide open, so there is an opportunity there for Turner to lock down a backup job and make the 53-man roster or, at the very least, make their practice squad once again.
Jordan Turner | Linebacker | Denver Broncos
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