DJ Turner II Dialed Into His Improvement Process After Strong Training Camp Practice

The camp action has mostly been indoors over the past couple of days.

Oct 8, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Cincinnati Bengals cornerback DJ Turner II (20) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — DJ Turner II had a big day at Bengals training camp practice, but it's onto the next session for the third-year speedster.

Turner is looking to make his mark on the DB room and stack impressive showings one after another.

"Attack today. Review, and just forget about it tomorrow," Turner said to the media after a practice with multiple nice plays. "Do it again. Go back. Review, see if you gotta change. See what you gotta do better. Wake up next day, do it again. That's the main thing."

Cincinnati has some of the best wide receivers in the game. All of which are in camp and completely focused without contract distractions to add even more fuel to the competitive fire.

Turner attacked those tests on Thursday.

"I'm not gonna see better in a game," Turner said about the Cincinnati wide receiver lineup. "I'm not, so that helps all of us, like we're going into the game. It does not matter who we are playing. I'm not gonna see better. So that's what makes all of us better here on the back end and the whole defense."

Turner popping in Year 3 to beef up a heavily criticized secondary last season could do wonders for Cincinnati's overall defense. The Bengals need to find a solid hierarchy on the outside, and Turner is making his case; continuing it into a consistent showing is next.

He did take a leap in Pro Football Focus grading last season from 51.5 overall to 67.8 overall on 508 snaps.

Check out the big plays from our James Rapien and Turner's locker room session below.

“I gotta do better tomorrow. I had a good day today, but I gotta do better tomorrow.” DJ Turner on his impressive defensive performance on Bengals receivers Thursday indoors. pic.twitter.com/6Jj6pMIkH5

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) July 31, 2025

It’s DJ Turner day at practice. Another pass breakup. This time deep downfield in a 1-on-1 matchup with Tee Higgins https://t.co/f1kk9CPzo3 pic.twitter.com/cE3L0VcEJI

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) July 31, 2025

And on the very next play DJ Turner II with some sticky coverage on Tee Higgins. Back-to-back wins for the third-year cornerback. https://t.co/kGXF7tZ0fG pic.twitter.com/EC7xGenqjv

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) July 31, 2025

DJ Turner II with another pass breakup. This time in man-to-man coverage on Ja’Marr Chase. Turner is having his best practice of training camp. pic.twitter.com/dDBQ0Rde6b

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) July 31, 2025

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