KaVontae Turpin
Dallas CowboysKaVontae Turpin has 4 catches, 39 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 3 games for the Dallas Cowboys this season through Week 8, 5 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 2.7 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
An elite returner who moonlights as a gadget receiver.
The case for
- 2022 1st-team All-Pro punt returner and kick returner in his rookie year, the only USFL-to-NFL player to earn that honor. 2022 USFL MVP plus the rare athletic profile.
- Wk 17 2025's 15.6 PPR shows the spike ceiling when Dallas schemes him gadget plays. 3 years of survival on the Cowboys roster confirms the per-snap value.
The worry
- Two straight tier 8 receiving finishes shows the WR usage is purely supplementary to the return-game role.
- Six sub-5 PPR weeks in his 2025 sample (0.7, 4.7, 3.2, 5, 8.1, 4.2) confirms the floor pattern. At 30 the return-game speed degrades over the next two seasons.
What to watch: Whether Dallas expands his receiving role in 2026 or whether he remains primarily a return specialist with gadget WR usage.
Full take and bio
Two consecutive tier 8 finishes (#129, #94) define the WR role: career-long return specialist with secondary WR snaps. The 2025 game log peaks at Wk 17's 15.6 PPR with Wk 13's 8.1 as the secondary spike; most weeks scored under 5 PPR. He stays employed for the All-Pro return value plus occasional gadget WR usage, not for receiving production.
Turpin came out of TCU after his college career ended on a domestic violence dismissal in 2019. He went undrafted, played in the USFL where he was named the 2022 USFL Most Valuable Player, then signed with Dallas as a UDFA in summer 2022. He made the 1st-team All-Pro team as a punt returner and kick returner in 2022, becoming the only USFL-to-NFL player to earn that honor. His receiving role has expanded gradually through three Dallas seasons, with the 2025 tier 8 #94 finish marking modest progress from 2024's #129.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Deion Branch, Andre Rison, Ron Dugans.
KaVontae Turpin Injury StatusQuestionable
KaVontae Turpin is listed Questionable (Ribs), reported Nov 3. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 3 games
5 fantasy points a game, 15 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Draft & College
Undrafted in 2019, out of TCU (Big 12).
In college, 2015-2018, 40 games: 145 rec, 1,755 yds, 13 TD, 12.1 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2015 · Receiver · High school: Neville, Monroe, LA
TCUHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2015 class are still being added.