The Dallas Cowboys have a true breakout candidate at wide receiver and in no time, he could very well be one of the main characters on the Dak Prescott-led offense. <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDec 21, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Flournoy (19) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first quarter at AT&T Stadium.
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While this time of the year it\u2019s George Pickens drawing the most attention<\/a> in the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver room, it\u2019s another guy turning heads in practice. For Cowboys Nation, he\u2019s far from an unknown after stepping up as WR2 when CeeDee Lamb got hurt last season. <\/p>\n But now, Ryan Flournoy is drawing national attention going into the 2026 NFL season. And very soon, he could be a true household me. <\/p>\n Cowboys WR Ryan Flournoy draws national attention<\/p>\n Flournoy\u2019s receiving yard total from 2025 may not be enough tout him on the average NFL fan\u2019s radar. But the details behind his 475 yards are what should, starting with the fact that he didn\u2019t start the season as the team\u2019s WR3. Additionally, playing on an offense featuring CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, Flournoy was far from the go-to guy. But when called upon, he delivered. <\/p>\n In Week 5, for instance, Flournoy stepped up with Lamb out and recorded six catches for 11 yards. Later in the year, the Detroit Lions zeroed in on Pickens in an effort to take away his lethal slant routes. Dak Prescott turned to Flournoy, who led the team in catches on way to a 115-yard showcase. <\/p>\n For the film watchers, it was always clear Flournoy was getting open. His performance earned him a spot on a breakout offensive players list<\/a> by Yahoo! Sports\u2019 Nate Tice. <\/p>\n \u201cFlournoy was a 25-year-old rookie who has done tenures on Dallas\u2019 practice squad,\u201d Tice writes. \u201cBut with each new opportunity that Flournoy has been given, he keeps making the most of his chances. He went from a role player at the beginning of the 2025 season to a starter filling in for injured receivers to one the Cowboys coaches started to highlight on third down and in the red zone on designer plays.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe eye test points to a good-sized wideout who can play on the inside and outside,\u201d adds Tice. \u201cHe is more than willing to do the dirty work as a power slot, but also showed the ability to win in one-on-one situations on the outside and the ability to make himself friendly to the quarterback. The consistent yards after the catch he creates are a nice bonus, too.\u201d<\/p>\n Flournoy\u2019s rise is only now beginning<\/p>\n And here\u2019s the thing: Flournoy may be \u201cburied\u201d behind one of the NFL\u2019s best WR duo. But there\u2019s a very big chance he emerges as Prescott\u2019s No.2 receiver in 2027 (take note, dynasty fantasy players). <\/p>\n If he does, he has a chance to become a household name. After all, Prescott has played like one of the league\u2019s best quarterbacks, especially as of late. <\/p>\n With George Pickens on the franchise tag and the Cowboys shutting down negotiations for a long-term deal, Flournoy is a legit WR2 candidate for the long run. If he keeps trending in the right direction, he could make the front office\u2019s lives a little bit easier when the time comes to make some tough decisions. <\/p>\n But first, it\u2019s Flournoy\u2019s time to solidify himself as a breakout player. <\/p>\n \t\t\t Dallas Cowboys News<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t The new Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator, Christian Parker, looks like the real deal in practice. And that has everything to do with his attention to detail, which has earned him a strong reputation in the NFL. <\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys<\/a> Ryan Flournoy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys have a true breakout candidate at wide receiver and in no time, he could very…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,113,104,103,18148],"class_list":["post-335171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-ryan-flournoy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"May](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USATSI_28855840-200x200.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCowboys DC Christian Parker is taking it upon himself to fix a major defensive flaw from last year\u2019s unit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n