Guess the Player
Welcome to SA Snap Count’s Guess the Player. You get five clues to name this week’s player. Clue 1 is the hardest, and each one after it gets easier. Tap a clue to open it, make your guess, and only open the next one if you’re stumped.
The answer is the player’s first and last name, and it can be any active or former player from the CoFL, UFL, XFL, USFL, or CFL. If you still don’t have it after five clues, open the answer at the bottom.
The clues
Clue 1 (hardest)
He grew up in north Louisiana, and as a high school senior he piled up 1,928 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns. He also played varsity basketball as a guard [1].
Clue 2
As a true freshman in 2015 he caught four touchdown passes in one game against Texas, the most ever by a freshman in a Big 12 game. He left college with his school’s record for career special teams touchdowns [1].
Clue 3
He went undrafted in 2019, signed with an indoor team whose season was canceled by COVID-19, then played in Fan Controlled Football, The Spring League and the European League of Football in Poland before getting his big break [1].
Clue 4
Taken in the 13th round of the 2022 USFL draft, he led the league in receiving yards (540) and punt return average (15.3), and he was the only player to score on a kick return that season [1][2].
Clue 5 (easiest)
He was the 2022 USFL MVP for the New Jersey Generals, then signed with the Dallas Cowboys and became a first-team All-Pro return man in 2024 [1][2].
How’d you do?
- Clue 1: Hall of Famer
- Clue 2: All-Pro
- Clue 3: Starter
- Clue 4: Practice squad
- Clue 5: Back to the film room
Reveal the answer
KaVontae Turpin
A product of Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana, he picked TCU over Texas Tech and set Horned Frogs freshman records for catches, receiving yards and touchdown receptions in 2015 [1]. His six career kick and punt return touchdowns are a TCU record [1]. After going undrafted in 2019, he played in Fan Controlled Football, The Spring League and for the Panthers Wrocław in Europe, then was drafted by the New Jersey Generals in the 13th round of the 2022 USFL draft. He led the USFL in receiving yards and punt return average and was named the league’s first MVP [1][2]. The Dallas Cowboys signed him in July 2022. He made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2024 and has made three Pro Bowls as one of the NFL’s most dangerous return men [1].
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