Turzilli attended Butler High School where he played both high school football as well as high school basketball. While playing football, he lettered for three seasons as a wide receiver and defensive back. After transferring to Butler as a junior he recorded 38 receptions for 685 yards and seven touchdowns in just five games. For that season he was named All-Conference. As a senior appeared in 12 games and recorded 54 receptions for 953 yards and 11 touchdowns. For the season, he was named All-State first team, All-Daily Record, All-Conference, All-Area and All-Tri-State.
College career
Turzilli then attended Kansas where he majored in American studies. As a freshman in 2010, he redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, appeared in three games, recording three receptions for 37 yards. A redshirt sophomore in 2012, he appeared in all 12 games with four starts. He recorded 17 receptions for 287 yards. He was named Academic All-Big 12 second team. In 2013 as a redshirt junior, he appeared in nine games with three starts. He recorded seven receptions for 167 yards with a touchdown. He was again named Academic All-Big 12 second team. In May 2014, he graduated with a degree in American studies. He then transferred to Rutgers University where he was immediately eligible to compete for the Scarlet Knights. As a redshirt senior in 2014 he appeared in 11 games with four starts. For the season he recorded 10 receptions for 347 yards and four touchdowns.
After going unselected in the 2015 NFL Draft, Turzilli was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans on May 11, 2015. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 3. He was then signed by the San Francisco 49ers to their practice squad on October 13. On November 17, he was signed by the Titans to their active roster from the 49ers practice squad. On April 8, 2016, he was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the leagues policy on performance-enhancing substances. On September 2, he was released by the Titans.
Detroit Lions
On December 20, 2016, Turzilli was signed to the Lions' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. He was waived by the Lions on May 11, 2017.
On August 14, 2017, Turzilli signed with the New York Giants. He was waived/injured on August 23, 2017, after suffering a hamstring injury and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 27, 2017.
Personal life
Turzilli is the son of Kathy Turzilli and has three sisters.
