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2021 Football Roster

Delarrin Turner-Yell
Photo by: Josh Gateley
Delarrin Turner-Yell
Jersey Number 32

Delarrin Turner-Yell

  • Position:
    S
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Hempstead, Texas
  • High School:
    Hempstead HS

Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU
2018 7-0 7 5 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1
2019 13-13 60 15 75 5.5-14 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 3
2020 10-8 32 20 52 2.0-5 0.5-4 1-42 0 0 1
2021 10-10 35 17 52 2.5-9 0.0-0 3-0 0 0 1
Career 40-31 134 57 191 10.0-28 0.5-4 4-42 0 0 6

2021
An All-Big 12 Second Team selection (coaches) ... an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree ... started all 10 games in which he played ... missed contests vs. Kansas State (10/2), TCU (10/16) and Kansas (10/23) ... started and played only one play vs. Texas (10/9) before getting re-injured ... totaled 52 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and one pass breakup ... made five stops in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) ... tallied two solo tackles (1.0 TFL) at Oklahoma State (11/27) ... notched a career-high 11 tackles (nine solo) and an interception vs. Iowa State (11/20) ... registered four tackles and an interception at Baylor (11/13) ... tallied five stops (0.5 TFL) vs. Texas Tech (10/30) ... recorded eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and an interception vs. West Virginia (9/25) ... made four tackles vs. Nebraska ... notched 10 tackles (seven solo) in season opener vs. Tulane (9/4).


2020
Played in 10 games and made eight starts … missed the 10/31 Texas Tech game … ranked second on team with 52 total tackles (32 solo, 20 assists) and had 2.0 tackles for loss and an interception … notched six stops (three solo) in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... tied a team high with six tackles (all solo) in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Iowa State (12/19) … matched his season high with seven tackles (five solo) vs. Baylor (12/5) … made five stops (three solo) vs. Kansas (11/7) … recorded four stops (three solo) at TCU (10/24) … notched seven tackles (four solo) and was credited with first career sack (assisted) vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … tallied four tackles (two solo) and a pass breakup at Iowa State (10/3) … led team with seven tackles (three solo) vs. Kansas State (9/26) … made first career interception (returned 42 yards) and registered four tackles (two solo) and a career-high 1.5 TFLs in season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12). 

2019
Started all 13 of his games at strong safety ... missed CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl vs. No. 1 LSU due to injury … ranked second on team with 75 tackles (60 solo) ... registered 5.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and one forced fumble … had eight tackles, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a team-high-tying 3.0 TFLs in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Baylor (12/7) … recorded five tackles (0.5 TFL) at Oklahoma State (11/30) … made nine stops and had a pass breakup against Iowa State (11/9) … made seven tackles vs. West Virginia (10/19) … notched 10 stops and a TFL vs. No. 11 Texas (10/12) … made seven tackles (1.0 for loss) at Kansas (10/5) … recorded seven tackles vs. Texas Tech (9/28) … made six stops in season opener vs. Houston (9/1). 

2018
Played in seven of last eight contests after missing first six due to injury ... finished season with 12 tackles ... registered five tackles (three solo) and one pass breakup at No. 12 West Virginia (11/23) ... recorded one tackle against Oklahoma State (11/10) ... made five tackles (two solo) at Texas Tech (11/3) ... had one tackle in collegiate debut at TCU (10/20).

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... ranked as the No. 314 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports ... rated as the No. 24 safety in the country by 247Sports and No. 100 by ESPN ... ranked 44th among players from state of Texas by 247Sports and 218th by ESPN ... chose Oklahoma over Houston, Nebraska, Utah and others.

PERSONAL
Major is human relations ... first name pronounced duh-LAIR-ee-in. 

Sooner Gameday - 9/5/25
Friday, September 05
Coaches Corner - 9/4/25
Thursday, September 04
My First Game: OU Football vs Illinois State
Wednesday, September 03
Sooner Magic Moments: 1976 Orange Bowl vs Michigan
Wednesday, September 03