This Cowboys receiver has extremely high expectations for 2026

[big dog cowboy]

Flournoy is already the Cowboys WR3 no question.

This Cowboys receiver has extremely high expectations for 2026
Connor Livesay
Mon, June 8, 2026

One of the biggest surprises from a disappointing 2025 season was seeing second-year wide receiver Ryan Flournoy take on a bigger role in the Cowboys offense. Flournoy, a 2024 sixth-round pick out of Southeast Missouri, played in 11 games his rookie year as a role player, but stepped into a much bigger role last season as a key contributor.

With Jalen Tolbert now in Miami and KaVontae Turpin struggling as a receiver the last season or two, Ryan Flournoy is penciled in as the Cowboys WR3, and while some may be writing that in with a pencil, early indications say that should be written in with a permanent marker.

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[Tangle_Foot]

This dude is going to feast

 

[Bigrandrn]

This dude is going to feast

I would have been fine with trading Pick and going into the season with Flo as our number 2, especially with MVS as a 3 and Turpin in there. I think Flo would be a good 2 with what I saw from him last season.

 

[fivetwos]

He has been very solid.

Some team like Arizona or Jacksonville will overpay for him when the time comes.

 

[RonWashington]

He has been very solid.

Some team like Arizona or Jacksonville will overpay for him when the time comes.

If he keeps progressing and you drafted him in the 6th round you keep him. He’s what people thought Tolbert would be a weapon as WR3 you don’t let Flournoy walk

 

[AmericasTeam81]

I like Flo. I believe he is under contract for this year and next year.

 

[GMO415]

#19, ar first I thought it was Miles Austin, but then they didn't mention a bad hammy.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Has anyone seen Pickens report to a practice yet? I would be excited too knowing I'm the #3 about to get the nod to start.

 

[Creeper]

I am still shaking my head over the fact the Cowboys released Flournoy his rookie year to sign some scrub offensive lineman, the stuck him at the bottom of the depth chart. He showed in preseason he had something to offer.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Duh!!! I swore this story was going to be about mingo

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I am still shaking my head over the fact the Cowboys released Flournoy his rookie year to sign some scrub offensive lineman, the stuck him at the bottom of the depth chart. He showed in preseason he had something to offer.

Right? Baffling. We're very lucky to still have him.

 

[Redsfan_83]

If GP checks out early on, this guy needs to be WR2. We need to see what his full potential is before figuring out the next man up scenario if issues happen

 

[pitt33]

He has been very solid.

Some team like Arizona or Jacksonville will overpay for him when the time comes.

See Alvin Harper

 

[LouBrown]

If GP checks out early on,

What does this even mean? People are pretty ridiculous in how they talk about Pickens.

 

[Ironicalicon]

Flo's got it. He has what they were looking so desperately for in Tolbert. He runs good routes, has great hands and can run-block. I still find it very unsettling that they cut him before the season last year. They got lucky no one else picked him up.

 

[LouBrown]

Without Tolbert, Flournoy should get 80+ targets and if GP or CD misses any significant time, he'll end up a 1,000 yard receiver.

 

[Ironicalicon]

Has anyone seen Pickens report to a practice yet? I would be excited too knowing I'm the #3 about to get the nod to start.

My guess is he doesn't show up to anything voluntary.

 

[Reid1boys]

I would have been fine with trading Pick and going into the season with Flo as our number 2, especially with MVS as a 3 and Turpin in there. I think Flo would be a good 2 with what I saw from him last season.

I dont get people. Pickens was a top 5 WR in the entire league last year, and you were ready to just send him packing because Flournoy had 1 good game? And people sit in here and want to criticize Jerry for being nuts.

 

[Reid1boys]

What does this even mean? People are pretty ridiculous in how they talk about Pickens.

Yes, yes , and yes some more. We havent heard a peep out of Pickens. Guy showed up and absolutely dominated and people seem to compare him to TO with his outbursts.

 

[Redsfan_83]

What does this even mean? People are pretty ridiculous in how they talk about Pickens.

Do you know what "if" means? He clearly checked out late last year. Are you okay with this? Do you not agree that a backup plan for WR2 needs to be thought of, if we may trade or release? Will he accept the tag 2x? This really isn't a diffciult discussion unless you want it to be