Michael "The Burner" Turner (born February 13, 1982 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Illinois.

Turner went to North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago, Illinois. After the draft, Michael Turner spent the off seasons in Winthrop, Massachusetts assisting with a football camp sponsored by the Orr Hockey Group, a local charitable organization that assists sport camps for at-risk youths organized by former NFL Player Andre Tippett.

He attended to Northern Illinois University. As a junior, he finished second in the nation with 1,915 yards, including five 200+ yd games and two 5 TD games. In 2003, he finished second in the NCAA in rushing, behind his future NFL teammate Darren Sproles, with 1,148 yards. He left NIU with the school records for rushing yards (1,941), touchdowns (13) and all-purpose yards (1,038). Since his departure from NIU, two records (rushing yards and touchdowns) have been broken by Garrett Wolfe.