Ryan Flournoy contract details with Dallas Cowboys revealed after NFL Draft
Following Ryan Flournoy‘s No. 216 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, his rookie contract numbers have been revealed.
According to Spotrac, the former Redhawks star will sign a four-year rookie deal worth approximately $4.158 million. As a sixth-round draft pick, Flournoy’s rookie deal won’t come with a fifth-year option for the Cowboys, which means unless they extend or re-sign him, he’ll become a free agent after the 2027 season.
Cowboys select Flournoy in Round 6
The Dallas Cowboys selected wide receiver Ryan Flournoy out of Southeast Missouri State with their lone sixth round pick.. Flournoy was a first-team All-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference honoree as a senior. He posted 57 receptions, 839 receiving yards (14.7 per catch), and six receiving touchdowns. Flournoy managed to rack up those stats despite missing two early-season games with a broken hand/wrist.
As a junior, Flournoy served as a team captain. He tallied a team-high 984 receiving yards on 61 receptions (16.1 ypc), with seven receiving touchdowns.
In 2021, playing for Iowa Western C.C., Flournoy once again led his team in receiving yards. He posted 715 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns in 11 games. He also had six catches for 170 yards with two TDs in the national title game loss.
Dallas selected offensive lineman Tyler Guyton out of Oklahoma with the No. 29 pick in the first round. They traded down from No. 24, swapping with the Detroit Lions and picking up No. 73 overall. The team selected edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland with pick No. 56, then offensive guard Cooper Beebe at No. 73. With the No. 87 pick in the third round, the Cowboys selected linebacker Marist Liufau out of Notre Dame. With the 174th pick in the fifth round, the team added Caelen Carson on Saturday, a cornerback out of Wake Forest.
What the draft analysts are saying
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound receiver began his career at Central Missouri before transferring twice, once to JUCO and then again to Southeast Missouri State.
NFL.com‘s Lance Zierlein writes: “Flournoy offers size and football character that is pro-caliber but has areas where he must improve. Against off-man, Flournoy utilizes his size and ball skills to stack catches. Against press, however, he can be tardy off the release and becomes reliant on physicality over route acumen to create throwing windows for his quarterback.
“The route running is undisciplined but can be sharpened with work. The lack of suddenness could hold him back against tight man coverage, though. Flournoy had some memorable reps at the Senior Bowl, which could make him a Day 3 pick with a shot at a roster spot.”