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KaVontae Turpin Dallas Cowboys · #9

Wide Receiver · 5' 7", 158 lbs · Monroe, LA · Age 30

KaVontae Turpin is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverUndrafted5-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #9 · Wide Receiver
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Season avg2 rec · 17 yds · 0 td
Career avg72 rec · 969 yds · 7 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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2rec
17yds
0td
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Scouting report

KaVontae Turpin — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
KaVontae Turpin is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Scoring
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where KaVontae Turpin stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1323 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
109Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

KaVontae Turpin — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
17 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
8.5 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees KaVontae Turpin

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
13
rec
2–25
192
rec yds
30–353
1
td
0–2
21
targets
1–40
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 13 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-1.3
Net vs last season+11.5 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 15 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

KaVontae Turpin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20221719029.0
2023161212731810.6
2024173142025213.5
2025152639623815.2
2026 in progress · 4 games4217038.5
Career69729697113
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of KaVontae Turpin

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-08-02

The beginning

KaVontae Turpin is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 5th NFL season.

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KaVontae Turpin is a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 72 passes for 969 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Turpin goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 7"
Weight
158 lbs
Born
Monroe, LA
Age
30
Jersey
#9
Background

KaVontae Turpin is from Monroe, LA and is 30 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 5' 7", 158 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 72 passes for 969 yards and 7 touchdowns. Turpin is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

KaVontae Turpin is a rotational receiver who has caught 72 passes for 969 yards and 7 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving72 career catches, 969 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Best season31 catches for 420 yards in 2024.
Yards per catch13.5 yards per reception over his career.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability69 career games played.
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FAQ

KaVontae Turpin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about KaVontae Turpin, answered.

What position does KaVontae Turpin play?
KaVontae Turpin is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was KaVontae Turpin drafted?
KaVontae Turpin entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has KaVontae Turpin played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are KaVontae Turpin's career stats?
He has caught 72 passes for 969 yards and 7 touchdowns.
KaVontae Turpin career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR4
behind the starter
Snap share
12%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.04

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades KaVontae Turpin's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2022
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Shoulder2025 Wk17 · Shoulder2025 Wk14 · Shoulder2025 Wk13 · Shoulder2025 Wk7 · Foot2025 Wk6 · Foot (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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