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Nathan Jahnke·Oct 9

The Cowboys try to get KaVontae Turpin involved: Turpin posted a season-high snap rate, particularly in the first half.

Turpin has flirted with the third wide receiver spot in Dallas in recent seasons, particularly when he was competing with Jalen Tolbert. However, Ryan Flournoy won the job last season, leaving Turpin as a clear backup. Jonathan Mingo has played more snaps than Turpin over the first four weeks, leaving Turpin fifth on the depth chart. This week, Turpin received eight snaps in the first half alone, taking snaps away from both CeeDee Lamb and Flournoy. In that time, he caught one pass for seven yards on three targets. The Cowboys were behind multiple scores throughout the second half. This left Dallas rotating much less than usual. Javonte Williams, George Pickens and Jake Ferguson reached season highs in snap rate, and the only reason Lamb and Flournoy didn’t also achieve season highs was because of Turpin’s first-half usage. Turpin was able to haul in a 15-yard reception in the fourth quarter to help his stat total. It will be worth monitoring if this was part of this game plan, or if Dallas plans to have Turpin play more frequently going forward.

Aug 29

At this point, it sure feels like Jonathan Mingo is a lock to make the roster because of all the different hats he can wear on game day. Mingo has had an incredible training camp and preseason. This will likely be the toughest decision that the Cowboys have to make during cutdowns. Owning: While I had Jonathan Mingo off the 53-man roster last week, his performance against Arizona, in addition to the praise he’s earned from head coach Brian Schottenheimer, leads me to believe that he’s going to make the roster. He’s a strong special teamer who is a reliable possession receiver, has some vertical receiving ability and can contribute as a blocker in the run game.