Who Should I Start? KaVontae Turpin or Jalen McMillan

Friday, October 3, 5:38 PM

The Dallas Cowboys have ruled out wide receiver/return man KaVontae Turpin (foot) for their Week 5 matchup against the hosting New York Jets on Sunday, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelisser. In addition to Turpin, top receiver CeeDee Lamb will miss a second straight game with a high-ankle sprain he suffered in Week 3. Turpin suffered a foot sprain in Sunday night's tie with the Green Bay Packers and was unable to practice all week. With both Lamb and Turpin sidelined this weekend, Jalen Tolbert and Ryan Flournoy should be added to starting three-wide sets alongside George Pickens, who had 100-plus yards and two touchdowns as the WR1 for Dallas against Green Bay. Turpin is most valuable to the Cowboys for his return skills on special teams, but he had also been seeing a bigger role as the WR3 before Lamb's injury. His next chance to return will be in Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers.

Saturday, October 4, 1:41 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (neck), still on injured reserve from a preseason injury, is still slated for a 2025 return, but likely not until after Tampa's Week 9 bye. The second-year receiver sustained the injury on a frightening play trying to catch a pass, but avoided worst-case scenarios and has a realistic change to come back this season. He finished as the 55th-ranked PPR receiver last year on the strength of eight touchdown catches. McMillan's return, however, is still on the shelf for at least another month as Tampa deals with injuries at several other key positions.