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Flournoy

Flournoy now has two 100-yard performances on his resumé this season. The second-year receiver saw nine of his 13 targets come in the second half with CeeDee Lamb (concussion) sidelined, and was on the receiving end of the only passing touchdown by Cowboys. Flournoy was the beneficiary of a broken coverage by the Lions when safety Brian Branch failed to provide help in the secondary for corner Amik Robertson. The end result was an uncontested 42-yard touchdown to give Flournoy his third receiving touchdown of the season. Flournoy could have some upside as a WR3/WR4 in Week 15 if Lamb were to miss next week’s game, but he can be left on fantasy benches if Lamb is able to play.

His touchdown came in the fourth quarter with the team down 27-10, but it was arguably his catch earlier in the drive that was more worthy of a highlight reel. He managed to hang on through full arm extension in tight coverage and through contact to extend the drive that would ultimately lead to his touchdown. Flournoy isn’t playing enough snaps to warrant weekly fantasy consideration but remains a name to watch should another injury occur to someone ahead of him on the depth chart.

A 35-yard bomb from Joe Milton hit Tolbert square in the hands — a thing of beauty — as the Cowboys were down 27 in the fourth quarter. Tolbert playing at that point tells you all you need to know about how his season is going, as he fell behind Ryan Flournoy with eight snaps to Flournoy’s 28. Neither player is fantasy-interesting with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens vacuuming up the targets in this offense.

He had an end zone target early in the game, but couldn’t get both hands on it as the pass was defensed. Overall, it was an encouraging game for Flournoy — he was used in the screen game, as a runner, and got downfield despite a pedestrian overall line. He’s probably in line to keep the third receiver role when CeeDee Lamb gets back. Flournoy will be startable in fantasy as long as Lamb remains out, but he’ll probably be hard to roster afterwards.

The Cowboys will be without Lamb and fellow WR KaVontae Turpin (foot), giving WR Ryan Flournoy a chance to prove that last week’s outing (6/114) was no fluke, though a repeat showing is far from guaranteed. Flournoy can be treated as a FLEX with upside this week. Yesterday, ESPN’s Todd Archer indicated Lamb could return next week against the Commanders.

Flournoy morphed into the Cowboys’ WR1 in a game where Sauce Gardner blanketed George Pickens for most of the afternoon. Flournoy tied Jake Ferguson for the team lead in targets on the day and saw most of his yards buoyed by receptions of 40 and 46 yards. Even if CeeDee Lamb misses Week 6’s game against the Panthers, we wouldn’t expect this to be the new norm for Flournoy, who entered the day with 137 career receiving yards. But given how the Cowboys are playing, you can squint and see FLEX value emerging if he’s third in the pecking order behind Pickens and Jake Ferguson.

Keegan appeared in one game for the Eagles last year and earned a 65.3 PFF run-blocking grade for his efforts. He will likely compete for a backup role with the Cowboys, who correspondingly waived WR Ryan Flournoy.

Selected in the seventh round, Flournoy was a reserve receiver for the Cowboys. He appeared in 11 games, losing a fumble in Week 6. With 10 catches on 14 targets, Flournoy had a minimal fantasy impact. While he could be a long-term receiving option for the Cowboys, he is nothing more than a late-round dart throw as of now.

We don’t see this one often. Elliott and receiver Ryan Flournoy were both listed as limited due to dehydration on Thursday. We will assume this won’t stop either of them from playing in Week 5 against the Steelers. Elliott shouldn’t be in fantasy lineups even if active.