KaVontae Turpin
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| No. 9 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 2, 1996 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 153 lb (69 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Neville | ||||||||||||||||
| College | TCU (2015–2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
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KaVontae Lamon Turpin (born August 2, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Weighing just 154 pounds, Turpin is the lightest active NFL player.
Turpin joined the New Jersey Generals for the 2022 USFL season. He was the USFL MVP for the season. He played in the European League of Football for the Wroclaw Panthers from Poland in 2021.
Turpin led the NFL in kick return yards in 2025 with 1,814 yards, the second most in a season in NFL history.