Bengals CB DJ Turner ranks among NFL's best in key coverage metrics

In a season where the Cincinnati Bengals have a historically woeful defense in which player selection, ability, and desire to tackle are in question, cornerback DJ Turner has been a standout.  Turner has become the cornerstone in Cincinnati’s defensive backfield that many of us expected he would be after being selected in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Michigan.  Now, the numbers have caught up with what fans have witnessed this season: Turner is an excellent cover corner.  One of the sites that “grades” NFL performance that deserves more of our attention is Pro Football Network. They do a good job of basing their scores on results and what happens on the field.  Therefore, when you watch the games, what they say and see makes sense, which is not always the case with some sites whose apparent main goal is to look more like a chess strategy book than a summary of what actually impacts what happened in an NFL game.   According to PFSN, through 10 games this season, Turner is the third-best corner in