2024 Los Angeles Rams Team Outlook
WR Demarcus Robinson, SF - Deep-league Only
ADVICE: Robinson was the WR19 in the final four weeks of the season. While he won't sustain those gaudy numbers, the Rams used three-wide sets on a league-high 93.1% of their snaps last season. Robinson is a fine depth add as a streaming WR5/6 option
TE Colby Parkinson, LAR - Deep-league Only
Parkinson produced modest numbers as part of Seattle's rotation. The Rams don't throw a ton of targets to the position but Parkinson could open the season atop the club's depth chart if Tyler Higbee begins the year on the PUP list. That gives Parkinson some decent late-round value as a potential streamer in the first half of the season.
TE Tyler Higbee, LAR - Gamble (high risk)
Higbee felt out of favor in Zac Robinson's offense, dipping from 108 targets and 72 grabs in 2022 to just 70 looks and 45 receptions in 2023. Usage played into that decline as Higbee ran a career-high 27.6% of his routes out of the slot. Then, Higbee suffered a major knee injury in the playoffs which complicates his availability. Solid player when healthy, but not one to rely on in 2024. ADVICE: Modest TE2 target when healhty but candidate to open season on PUP list.
PK Joshua Karty, --- - Sleeper (undervalued)
When you see an NFL team use a valuable draft pick on a kicker, that's a good indicator that they plan to start the youngster right away. Karty garnered a ton of awards as the nation's top kicker at Stanford and has a ton of sneaky fantasy sleeper appeal kicking in a Sean McVay offense that produced 128 kicking points last season.
Los Angeles - Not Draft Worthy
Los Angeles slid to 12th versus the run and 20th versus the pass. Now, they must contend without having Aaron Donald clogging up the middle. While they are well coached, this Rams' defense is a far cry from the dominant unit that led the team to a Super Bowl win. The 2024 version is little more than a middling fantasy option that projects to be a volatile streaming unit at best.
