2026 Week 8 Fantasy Football Injury Report: George Pickens, KaVontae Turpin, Cowboys WR Room

The Dallas Cowboys have a pair of wide receiver injury situations to monitor heading into Week 8, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). George Pickens (shoulder/hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, while KaVontae Turpin (ribs) did not practice at all.

George Pickens

Pickens logged only 41 of 68 offensive snaps in Monday night's game, per the source story — a snap share (percentage of offensive plays a player is on the field for) that already signals he wasn't fully right. A limited Wednesday practice on top of that is a real flag for his Week 8 outlook. He carries no injury designation yet, but start him with caution and keep an eye on Thursday and Friday reports before locking in lineups. If he's reduced to another 60% snap week, his upside takes a hit even when he plays.

If Pickens misses time or is again limited on snaps, Ryan Flournoy — who has averaged 5.7 targets per game this season across seven games — would be next in line for a larger role. CeeDee Lamb already commands 11.6 targets per game and doesn't need Pickens to sit to produce, but Flournoy is the name to grab on waivers if Pickens is ruled out or downgraded.

KaVontae Turpin

Turpin (ribs) was listed as questionable but did not practice Wednesday at all, the story confirms. That's a worse signal than Pickens' limited session. The fantasy upside here was always more boom-bust given his role, but if he's out, Flournoy and Jonathan Mingo are the depth behind Pickens. Mingo has averaged just 2.0 targets per game this season in 7 games played, so his floor is low — but Flournoy's 5.7 targets per game makes him the only realistic add if two Cowboys receivers miss time simultaneously.

Monitor both Pickens and Turpin practice reports Thursday and Friday. Two Cowboys WRs trending the wrong way is the kind of quiet injury news that can flip a lineup decision late in the week.