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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Football Projections 2022

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Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	563.2	380.2	4364.8	31.26	13.8	38.1	95.3	0.57	284.98
John Wolford	42.4	24.6	262.9	1.27	1.06	2.9	5.8	0.03	14.24

Matthew Stafford: Stafford finished his first season in L.A. as fantasy's QB6 and a Super Bowl champion. His connection with Cooper Kupp was immediate and Stafford is now on the other end of the two highest receiving yardage totals in NFL history -- Calvin Johnson's 1,964 (2012) and Kupp's 1,947 (2021). In addition to Kupp, Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee round out a solid group of pass catchers that should allow Stafford to have another strong season. While elbow pain for a quarterback is never a positive, there seems to be no real concern from the Rams.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Cam Akers	223.7	950.7	6.15	38.7	300.8	2.1	194
Darrell Henderson	142.8	635.5	3.57	33.4	249.9	1.9	138.06
Kyren Williams	37.1	155.8	0.78	9.7	71.7	0.5	35.28
Jake Funk	23.8	95.2	0.36	2.2	16.2	0.1	15

Cam Akers: Closing his rookie 2020 campaign with 94 touches for 436 yards from scrimmage over his final four games, Akers was poised to enter 2021 as the team's featured back before an Achilles injury forced him to miss nearly all of last season. While it's remarkable how quickly he was able to get back on the field after sustaining the injury, it is something that can continue to impact his effectiveness throughout the 2022 season.

Darrell Henderson: With Akers missing most of 2021, Henderson set career highs in touches (178, 14.8/G). Henderson missed five games last season as well and has his own durability concerns, but he would handle double-digit touches per game if Akers were to miss any time again.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Cooper Kupp	111.3	1402.2	10	5.7	31.4	0.11	259.67
Allen Robinson	70.8	902.4	6.3	0	0	0	163.44
Van Jefferson	45.3	645.6	4.2	1.9	11.9	0.05	113.9
Tutu Atwell	23.3	261.5	1.5	0	0	0	46.8
Ben Skowronek	8.3	99.5	0.7	0	0	0	18.3
Brandon Powell	3.6	41.6	0.3	0	0	0	7.76
Lance McCutcheon	1.6	18.5	0.1	0	0	0	3.25

Cooper Kupp: The NFL Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl LVI MVP, Kupp had an absolutely dominant season in 2021. Not only did he become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to win the triple crown of receiving, leading the league in receptions (145), yards (1,947) and touchdowns (16), but his receptions and yardage totals each rank as the second-most ever. Even without repeating last year's historic numbers, there's a good chance he leads the league's wideouts in fantasy points in 2022.

Allen Robinson: After spending four seasons in Jacksonville and four in Chicago, Robinson moves on to a much better situation with Matthew Stafford and the Rams. Despite a disappointing 2021 season (38/410/1 in 12 games), Robinson has three seasons with at least 1,147 yards in his career including 2019 and 2020.

Van Jefferson: A cleanup procedure on his knee seems likely to sideline him for Week 1, Jefferson is L.A.'s No. 3 wideout behind Kupp and Robinson, when healthy. Jefferson finished his second season with 50 catches for 802 yards and six touchdowns and as a top-36 fantasy wide receiver across all scoring formats in 2021.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	48.4	534.5	4	0	0	0	101.65
Brycen Hopkins	8.1	83.3	0.6	0	0	0	15.98

Tyler Higbee: Higbee enters 2022 as a borderline TE1/TE2. As an every-down player, Higbee has exceeded the 500-yard mark over each of the past three seasons.

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Football Projections 2022

Our 2022 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	564.1	380.8	4400	31.59	13.82	38.1	95.3	0.57	287.67
John Wolford	42.5	24.7	263.5	1.28	1.06	2.9	5.8	0.03	14.3

Matthew Stafford: Stafford finished his first season in L.A. as fantasy's QB6 and a Super Bowl champion. His connection with Cooper Kupp was immediate and Stafford is now on the other end of the two highest receiving yardage totals in NFL history -- Calvin Johnson's 1,964 (2012) and Kupp's 1,947 (2021). In addition to Kupp, Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee round out a solid group of pass catchers that should allow Stafford to have another strong season. While more comfortable in the offense, Stafford is dealing with an "abnormal for a quarterback" elbow situation, although the veteran signal-caller played through arm pain last season too.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Cam Akers	247.9	1053.6	6.82	38.7	303.1	2.2	209.14
Darrell Henderson	119.4	531.3	2.99	33.5	251.8	1.9	124.4
Kyren Williams	35.8	150.4	0.75	9.7	72.3	0.5	34.62
Jake Funk	23.8	95.2	0.36	2.2	16.3	0.1	15.01

Cam Akers: Closing his rookie 2020 campaign with 94 touches for 436 yards from scrimmage over his final four games, Akers was poised to enter 2021 as the team's featured back before an Achilles injury forced him to miss nearly all of last season. Provided his health cooperates, Akers has plenty of upside as the lead back in one of the league's most potent offenses.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Cooper Kupp	111.5	1410.7	10.1	5.7	31.4	0.11	261.22
Allen Robinson	66.3	853.4	6	1.2	5	0.02	155.11
Van Jefferson	47.4	671.5	4.4	1.9	11.9	0.05	118.74
Tutu Atwell	24.5	275.1	1.6	0	0	0	49.36
Ben Skowronek	5.5	65.3	0.5	0	0	0	12.28
Brandon Powell	3.6	39.6	0.3	0	0	0	7.56

Van Jefferson: While he had a cleanup procedure on his knee earlier this month, Jefferson enters the season as the team's No. 3 wideout behind Kupp and Robinson, when healthy. Jefferson finished his second season with 50 catches for 802 yards and six touchdowns and as a top-36 fantasy wide receiver across all scoring formats in 2021.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	48.5	552.6	4.1	104.11
Kendall Blanton	6.5	70	0.5	13.25
Jacob Harris	6.3	67.6	0.5	12.91
Brycen Hopkins	1.2	14	0.1	2.6

Tyler Higbee: Higbee enters 2022 as a borderline TE1/TE2. As an every-down player, Higbee has exceeded the 500-yard mark over each of the past three seasons.

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Week 7 Fantasy Football RB Start'em, Sit'em

The decision on which player to start, or sit, largely comes down to the options on your roster (and/or possibly the players available on your league's waiver wire).

As an example, James Conner is listed below as a "start" for Week 7. And I'd certainly be comfortable going into Week 7 with him as one of my starting running backs.

Then again, Conner may be a "sit" for your team.

In other words, if you roster Alvin Kamara, Jonathan Taylor and Conner and start two running backs, you should start Kamara and Taylor and, in turn, bench Conner.

For a more direct answer on whether we would start Player X over Player Y, check our Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings. Instead of making those direct comparisons, the goal here is to highlight players that we like, or dislike, for the week.

Week 7 Fantasy Football RB Start'em

Darrell Henderson Jr., Los Angeles Rams (vs. DET)

For the majority of fantasy managers, Henderson has become an every-week starter regardless of matchup. In our Rest-of-Season (ROS) Fantasy Football Rankings, Henderson is the RB14.

Some of the running backs on bye this week include Austin Ekeler, Najee Harris, Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott and more. A week of rest for those elite backs means that Henderson catapults into our top three with a mouth-watering matchup against the Detroit Lions.

Favored by more than two touchdowns at home, the Rams should be feeding Henderson all of the touches that he can handle. In fact, it would not be a shock for Sony Michel to get a flex-viable volume of touches in garbage time.

In a 27-point win on Sunday, Henderson had a season-high 23 touches, but he has a minimum of 16 touches in every game that he has appeared. Yet to finish any worse than RB19 in half-PPR scoring, Henderson ranks top 12 in fantasy points despite missing a game this season.

In addition to having the week's highest implied total, the Lions have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. The Lions have allowed a league-high 12 touchdowns to opposing running backs, a league-high 93.1% catch rate, 9.44 Y/R (third-most) and 4.58 YPC (eighth-most). Regardless of how you slice it, this matchup gives Henderson RB1 overall upside.

[Note: If you roster Henderson, the good news is the Rams have another dream matchup (Houston Texans) in Week 8.]

James Conner, Arizona Cardinals (vs. HOU)

Mostly a non-factor in the receiving game, Conner has as many rushing touchdowns (five) as he has receptions (five). Only Derrick Henry (nine) has more rushing touchdowns this season than Conner, who has one of the week's highest TD equities. The unbeaten Cardinals are 18-point home favorites over the Houston Texans.

Only the Los Angeles Chargers (5.29) have allowed more yards per carry to opposing running backs than the Texans (5.15). Even though Conner has only finished as a top-30 fantasy running back in the weeks he has scored two touchdowns, the floor and ceiling are incredibly high this week.

Darrel Williams, Kansas City Chiefs (at TEN)

In last week's win, Williams carried the ball 21 times for 62 yards and two scores and added three catches for 27 yards on four targets. With Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Injured Reserve, Williams ended the week as fantasy's RB7 (half-PPR scoring). Only Dalvin Cook (31), Najee Harris (30) and Leonard Fournette (28) had more touches than Williams (24) last week.

While he may not get 24 touches again this week, the Chiefs are one of three teams with an implied total north of 30 points and the Titans-Chiefs game has the highest total (by a wide margin). Williams is a top-10 fantasy running back in our rankings this week.

Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta Falcons (at MIA)

Those waiting for Patterson's production to return to earth are still waiting. The only thing that was able to slow him down was the team's Week 6 bye.

Through the first five weeks of the season, Patterson has racked up 173 rushing yards, 25 catches for 295 yards and five total touchdowns. Even when we don't adjust for last week's bye, Patterson has scored the 10th-most fantasy points through Week 6.

Patterson played a season-high 46 offensive snaps (59%) with Calvin Ridley out in Week 5, but he had played only 23-26 offensive snaps per game in Weeks 1-4. If there's a concern it's the relatively modest snap counts, but he has been much more effective than Mike Davis.

The Dolphins have allowed the third-most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. Averaging more than 20 half-PPR fantasy points per game over his past four games, Patterson is ranked inside our top 10 fantasy running backs for Week 7.

Week 7 Fantasy Football RB Sit'em

Khalil Herbert, Chicago Bears (at TB)

Bye weeks may necessitate that we start players that we would otherwise prefer to sit. Herbert could be one of those for you this week (as he is for me in the Scott Fish Bowl). It was an easy choice to start the rookie running back last week, but the difficult matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers makes him more of a flex option even in a week with six teams on bye.

In the two games without David Montgomery, Herbert has carried the ball 37 times for 172 yards and a touchdown and added two catches for 15 yards. Damien Williams missed last week's game, but he has been activated for Week 7. Even so, The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain believes Herbert has leapfrogged Williams on the depth chart.

Tampa has allowed the eighth-fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs and only the New Orleans Saints (2.84) have allowed fewer yards per carry to opposing running backs than the Bucs (3.39) this year. Not only are the Bears double-digit underdogs, but they rank in the bottom three this week in NFL implied totals.

Myles Gaskin, Miami Dolphins (vs. ATL)

One player that had a great game against the Buccaneers was Gaskin, who caught 10 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns and finished that week as fantasy's RB4. I had noted that week that Gaskin could have sneaky upside, only if we could trust his volume, since he's a talented receiving back and the Bucs are so stout against the run. Because I noted we couldn't trust the volume, I listed him as a "sit" that week.

In a game that should have been more favorable for the running backs in general, Gaskin had five carries for nine yards and two catches for five yards againt the Jacksonville Jaguars in London last week. As I've said before, we can't trust Gaskin or the Dolphins coaching staff to give him a consistent workload.

Here are Gaskin's workloads and weekly finishes over the past four weeks: 16 touches (RB32), two touches (RB77), 15 touches (RB4) and seven touches (RB49), respectively.

Unless forced to start him out of necessity, I'd prefer to keep Gaskin on my bench despite the plus matchup.

Kenyan Drake, Las Vegas Raiders (vs. PHI)

Scoring twice (once on the ground and once through the air), Drake had his best fantasy performance of the season (RB9) in Week 6. Even though he totaled a season-high 73 yards, Drake had only six touches and managed to play only 12 offensive snaps (21%).

In the first three weeks of the season, Drake had a minimum of 11 touches in each game. Since then, he has a total of only nine touches over his past three games. On such limited volume, it's highly unlikely that Drake is able to repeat his Week 6 performance.

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Start'em, Sit'em

The decision on which player to start, or sit, largely comes down to the options on your roster (and/or possibly the players available on your league's waiver wire).

As an example, Ty'Son Williams is listed below as a "start" for Week 3. And I'd certainly be comfortable going into Week 3 with him as my starting quarterback.

Then again, Williams may be a "sit" for your team.

As an example, if you own Derrick Henry, Chris Carson and Williams and start two running backs, you should start Henry and Carson and, in turn, bench Williams.

For a more direct answer on whether we would start Player X over Player Y, check our Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings. Instead of making those direct comparisons, the goal here is to highlight players that we like, or dislike, for the week.

Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Start'em

Ty'Son Williams, Baltimore Ravens (at DET)

More than a TD favorite on the road, the Ravens have the third-highest implied total this week. While Latavius Murray and Devonta Freeman will rotate as a part of a committee, Williams should lead the rotation as he's done through the first two weeks. In two games, Williams has 22 carries for 142 yards (6.5 YPC) and a touchdown in addition to to five receptions for 45 yards.

No team has allowed more fantasy points to opposing running backs this season than the Detroit Lions. Not only did Aaron Jones score four touchdowns against them last week, but Elijah Mitchell ran for 104 yards against them in Week 1.

Damien Harris, New England Patriots (vs. NO)

The matchup may not great on paper as the New Orleans Saints rank third in the NFL in rushing defense (66.0 YPG allowed) and ranked fourth (93.9) last season as well. That said, Harris has a total of 42 touches through two games and should get enough work to deliver mid-RB2 returns for his fantasy managers. In fact, only four running backs -- Derrick Henry (61), Christian McCaffrey (59), Joe Mixon (54) and Dalvin Cook (50) -- have more touches through Week 2 than Harris.

Chase Edmonds, Arizona Cardinals (at JAX)

Edmonds enters Week 3 with two mid-RB2 weekly performances -- in fact, he was the RB18 both weeks (half-PPR scoring). Edmonds has yet to score a touchdown, but he has a total of 29 touches -- 20 rush attempts and nine receptions. Higher than some on Edmonds entering the season (Chase Edmonds preseason profile), my thought was his role as a receiver provided him a floor at his then ADP with upside for more. That's how I feel about him this week -- RB2 floor due to his receiving role with RB1 upside if he's able to find the end zone in a plus matchup with the second-highest implied total of the week.

Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Sit'em

Devin Singletary, Buffalo Bills (vs. WAS)

Singletary has been a pleasant surprise through the first two weeks of the season. Averaging 6.42 yards per carry, Singletary has scored the 16th-most running back fantasy points this season. Even with Zack Moss active in Week 2, Singletary had more touches in Week 2 (15) than he had in Week 1 (14).

That said, potential workload concerns for such a pass-happy team with a dual-threat quarterback that has led the team in rushing touchdowns over the past three-plus seasons still exist. In addition, the matchup is a tough one as WFT has allowed the seventh-fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs this season.

Darrell Henderson/Sony Michel, Los Angeles Rams (vs. TB)

If Henderson is active, Michel would be a "sit." At this point, the Rams have "hope and optimism" that Henderson (ribs) will be able to play in Week 3.

That said, the Bucs have one of the league's best run defenses. They currently rank second in rushing YPG (57.5) allowed and third in YPC (3.0) allowed. They led the NFL in both categories (80.6 YPG, 3.6 YPC) in 2020. So far this season, they have allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs. Regardless of who's active, all Rams running backs are outside of my top 24 in Week 3.

Kenyan Drake, Las Vegas Raiders (vs. MIA)

Going into the season, it seemed as though it would take an injury to Josh Jacobs for Drake to move into the RB2 range. With Jacobs out last week, it was Peyton Barber that handled much of the early-down work. With Jacobs sidelined in Week 2, Drake had only one more touch in Week 2 (12) than he had in Week 1 (11). That said, Barber had 13 touches in Week 2. Even with Jacobs doubtful for Week 3, Drake remains nothing more than a flex option against his former team.

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Friday, August 27, 2021

2021 Fantasy Football Projections: Los Angeles Rams

Our 2021 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	594.1	389.1	4485.5	29.41	11.29	37.6	131.6	0.94	293.28
John Wolford	41.3	24.9	268.5	1.45	1.03	4.7	19.7	0.09	16.99

Matthew Stafford: Battling a laundry list of injuries, Stafford still managed to play a full 16-game slate. Without his No. 1 target (Kenny Golladay) for most of the season, Stafford's per-game numbers dropped considerably year over year from 312.4 yards and 2.4 touchdowns per game in 2019 to 255.3/1.6 in 2020. Traded to L.A. to play for a more creative offensive mind, Stafford is poised to bounce back assuming good health in 2021.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Darrell Henderson	162.1	713.2	5.27	36.2	287.6	1.9	161.2
Sony Michel	172.7	742.6	5.44	19.9	171.1	1.1	140.56
Xavier Jones	47	202.1	1.41	6.2	47.5	0.3	38.32
Jake Funk	14.1	61.3	0.39	4.1	28.5	0.2	14.57

Darrell Henderson: After the injury to Cam Akers (Achilles) and prior to the trade for Sony Michel, Henderson seemed destined for large workloads and was a viable mid-tier RB2 in fantasy football. With Michel added to the mix, however, it likely puts a significant dent into the workload that would have been allocated to Henderson, which makes him more of an RB3/flex option for the 2021 season.

Sony Michel: Michel may have been surprised that he was traded to the Rams, but the landing spot is ideal for his 2021 fantasy outlook. Given the season-ending injury to Akers and the team's possible preference to utilize Henderson more as a change-of-pace option, Michel is likely to lead the Rams in carries and it's not out of the question that he out-touches Henderson overall. Michel moves from a fantasy draft afterthought to a viable flex option following his trade.

Xavier Jones: A popular sleeper pick before the Sony Michel trade, Jones will now likely need an injury to one of Michel or Henderson during the season for a fantasy-relevant role in 2021.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Robert Woods	87.1	1029.2	6.4	18.8	124.1	0.99	203.22
Cooper Kupp	86.9	1012.6	6.6	4.7	29.1	0.14	188.06
DeSean Jackson	40.4	608.5	3.7	2.1	13.7	0.08	105.1
Van Jefferson	32.1	387.5	2.4	0.7	2.8	0.01	69.54
Tutu Atwell	21.7	275.7	1.9	5.4	28.4	0.16	53.62

Robert Woods: It was a relatively disappointing season for Woods and the Rams offense in general. Woods tied a career high in receptions (90), but his receiving yardage (936) and yards from scrimmage (1,091) were three-year lows. Replacing Jared Goff with Matthew Stafford generates some optimism for all of the skill-position players.

Cooper Kupp: While Kupp averaged a career-high 6.1 receptions per game, he set career lows with 10.6 Y/R and only three touchdowns. As noted with Woods, however, the upgrade at quarterback should provide a boost to Kupp, Woods and the offense overall.

DeSean Jackson: Unlikely to be drafted outside of deep non-PPR leagues, Jackson may have the occasional big game, but consistent useful fantasy production is likely to elude him. Playing only eight games over the past two seasons combined, Jackson has a total of 23 catches for 395 yards and three touchdowns during that span.

Van Jefferson: Even though Josh Reynolds signed with the Titans, the addition of DeSean Jackson in free agency and Tutu Atwell in the draft eliminates much of the breakout potential that Jefferson might have had in 2021, barring injury.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	59	665.6	4.3	121.86
Jacob Harris	12.4	156.9	1.1	28.49
Brycen Hopkins	4.8	52.3	0.7	11.83
Johnny Mundt	3.1	30.9	0.3	6.44

Tyler Higbee: Following his breakout season -- or breakout month (December 2019), 2020 was disappointing for Higbee's fantasy managers. The fifth-year tight end saw a year-over-year dip in targets (60), receptions (44) and yards (521), but he did set a career high in touchdowns (five), though three were caught in one game. That led to inconsistency as Higbee finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end in only two weeks last season.

With Gerald Everett signing with Seattle and the team trading for Matthew Stafford, there is optimism for improved numbers from Higbee.

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Saturday, August 7, 2021

Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Los Angeles Rams

Our 2021 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	601	394.3	4567.6	29.75	11.42	36.7	128.5	0.92	297.23
John Wolford	45.2	26.2	280.2	1.58	1.13	4.6	19.3	0.09	17.74

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Darrell Henderson	217.8	958.3	6.53	43.1	366	2.3	206.96
Xavier Jones	80.2	344.9	2.41	13	113.9	0.9	72.24
Jake Funk	64.2	279.3	1.61	9.5	82.4	0.5	53.58
Raymond Calais	22.9	95	0.29	9	70.3	0.6	26.37

Darrell Henderson: With Cam Akers (Achilles) injured and Malcolm Brown now longer in L.A., the Rams will turn to Henderson, by default, for large workloads. It's possible that they add a veteran free agent before the start of the season as Henderson has dealt with his own share of injuries over the past year. That said, he has massive upside in what should be a much-improved offense with Matthew Stafford under center.

MORE: Darrell Henderson 2021 Fantasy Football Outlook

Xavier Jones: The injury to Akers has opened the door for Jones to carve out a fantasy-relevant role behind Henderson. The 2020 UDFA eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in his final two seasons at SMU and will compete with a pair of recent seventh-rounders -- Jake Funk (2021) and Raymond Calais (2020) -- and UDFA Otis Anderson to be the team's No. 2 running back.

Jake Funk: Like Jones, Funk has some sleeper appeal given the team's lack of a clear RB2 currently on the roster.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Robert Woods	89.4	1059.2	6.6	19.5	128.7	1.07	209.51
Cooper Kupp	88.3	1032.6	6.7	4.6	28.5	0.14	191.3
DeSean Jackson	37.8	584.2	3.6	2.1	13.7	0.08	100.77
Van Jefferson	32.6	395.1	2.4	0.7	2.8	0.01	70.55
Tutu Atwell	22.1	276.3	1.9	5.3	27.8	0.16	53.82

MORE: Woods is one of three Rams on our list of 10 Undervalued Players in Fantasy Football Drafts

Cooper Kupp: While Kupp averaged a career-high 6.1 receptions per game, he set career lows with 10.6 Y/R and only three touchdowns. As noted with Woods, the upgrade at quarterback should provide a boost to Kupp, Woods and the offense overall.

DeSean Jackson: Outside of deeper non-PPR leagues, Jackson is off the fantasy radar although he will likely have the occasional big game. D-Jax has played eight games over the past two seasons and totaled 23/395/3 over that span.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	59.9	678.7	4.4	124.22
Jacob Harris	8.4	116.3	0.8	20.63
Brycen Hopkins	4.2	43.6	0.3	8.26
Johnny Mundt	3.2	29.1	0.3	6.31

Tyler Higbee: Following his breakout season -- correction: breakout month (December 2019), it was a disappointing 2020 for Higbee and his fantasy managers. The fifth-year tight end saw a year-over-year dip in targets (60), receptions (44) and yards (521), but he did set a career high in touchdowns (five), though three were caught in one game. That led to inconsistency as Higbee finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end in only two weeks last season.

With Gerald Everett signing with Seattle and the team trading for Matthew Stafford, there is optimism for improved numbers from Higbee.

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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Los Angeles Rams

Our 2021 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	601	394.3	4567.6	29.75	11.42	36.7	128.5	0.92	297.23
John Wolford	45.2	26.2	280.2	1.58	1.13	4.6	19.3	0.09	17.74

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Darrell Henderson	217.8	969.2	6.53	47.3	414.5	2.7	217.4
Xavier Jones	73.4	315.6	2.2	9.9	80	0.6	61.31
Jake Funk	57.3	249.3	1.43	6.3	48.5	0.3	43.31
Raymond Calais	36.7	152.3	0.46	9	70.3	0.6	33.12

MORE: Darrell Henderson 2021 Fantasy Football Profile

Xavier Jones: The injury to Akers has opened the door for Jones to carve out a fantasy-relevant role with sleeper appeal. The 2020 UDFA eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in his final two seasons at SMU and will compete with a pair of recent seventh-rounders -- Jake Funk (2021) and Raymond Calais (2020) -- and UDFA Otis Anderson to be the team's No. 2 running back.

Jake Funk: Like Jones, Funk has sleeper appeal given the team's lack of a clear RB2 currently on the roster.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Robert Woods	89.4	1059.2	6.6	19.5	128.7	1.07	209.51
Cooper Kupp	88.3	1032.6	6.7	4.6	28.5	0.14	191.3
DeSean Jackson	36.8	572	3.5	2.1	13.7	0.08	98.45
Van Jefferson	34.7	419.3	2.6	0.7	2.8	0.01	75.22
Tutu Atwell	20	252.1	1.7	5.3	27.8	0.16	49.15
Nsimba Webster	2.1	19.4	0.2	0	0	0	4.19

Robert Woods: It was a disappointing season for Woods and the Rams offense in general. Woods tied a career high in receptions (90), but his receiving yardage (936) and yards from scrimmage (1,091) were three-year lows. Replacing Jared Goff with Matthew Stafford generates some optimism for all of the skill-position players.

Van Jefferson: Even though Josh Reynolds signed with the Titans, the addition of DeSean Jackson in free agency and Tutu Atwell in the draft eliminates any breakout potential that he might have had in 2021, barring injury.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	63.1	715.1	4.6	130.66
Jacob Harris	8.4	116.3	0.8	20.63
Johnny Mundt	4.2	41.2	0.3	8.02
Brycen Hopkins	1.1	7.3	0.1	1.88

With Gerald Everett signing with Seattle and the team trading for Matthew Stafford, there is optimism for improved numbers from Higbee.

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Friday, August 21, 2020

Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Football Projections 2020

In addition to viewing our 2020 Fantasy Football Projections by position, we will post our preseason projections per team.

Below you will find our 2020 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jared Goff	577.6	367.6	4332	25.99	13.86	34.8	60.9	1.57	265.03
Goff posted the worst non-rookie ratios of his career in 2019 in Y/A (7.4), TD% (3.5) and INT% (2.6), but he closed the season on a positive note. Over his final five games, Goff threw multiple touchdowns every week, averaged 328.6 passing yards per game and compiled an 11-to-four TD-INT ratio.
John Wolford	21	12.6	148.1	0.68	0.61	5.1	11.2	0.05	8.84

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Cam Akers	169.8	730.1	5.52	31.1	251.9	0.93	136.9
With Todd Gurley gone (and now in Atlanta), Akers appears to be the Rams back to own even though Sean McVay has talked up the hot-hand committee approach that the 49ers used last season. Despite running behind a terrible offensive line at Florida State, the former five-star recruit became just the third back in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark in back-to-back seasons and 3.9 yards of his 4.9 YPC came after contact, per PFF.
Darrell Henderson	101.3	415.3	2.53	25.3	212.5	0.76	82.52
As a rookie, Henderson had 43 touches -- 39 carries and four receptions -- in 13 games and 25 (58.1%) of those touches came in back-to-back games in October. Even though Todd Gurley is now in Atlanta, the Rams used a second-round pick on a (more) talented back (Cam Akers), which implies the coaching staff may not give Henderson the significant boost in workload that some may have hoped and/or expected when Gurley was released.
Malcolm Brown	61.4	242.5	2.46	8.4	68	0.29	47.55
Last year, most assumed that Henderson (43 touches) would out-touch Brown (71), but that wasn't the case. Is the fantasy community underestimating Brown's role in the backfield once again?
John Kelly	9.2	31.3	0.14	1	8.5	0.02	4.94

MORE: Los Angeles Rams 53-man roster projection

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Robert Woods	80.1	1053.3	4.81	18.4	132.5	0.55	150.74
Woods scored only three touchdowns -- two receiving and one rushing -- in 2019, but he posted very similar numbers in other categories -- 9.3 targets per game (8.1 in 2018), 6.0 receptions (5.4) and 75.6 yards (76.2) last season. After the team's bye (Week 9), Woods had a minimum of nine targets every week and averaged 11.3 per game to yield 7.4/94.7/0.3 receiving per game. Woods is one of my favorite WR targets in fantasy drafts this year.
Cooper Kupp	78	994.5	6.83	2	8.8	0.02	141.43
Kupp posted career-best numbers in targets (134), receptions (94), yards (1,161), yards per game (72.6) and touchdowns (10) in 2019. With the spike in targets to tight end Tyler Higbee over the final month of the season, Kupp saw his per-game targets drop to 6.0 over the final five games compared to 9.45 per game from Weeks 1-12. Trading Brandin Cooks to Houston should help both Kupp and Woods, however.
Josh Reynolds	32.1	436.6	3.37	6.1	27.5	0.12	67.35
The Rams used a second-round pick on Van Jefferson, a polished route-runner and the son of former NFL receiver and current Jets receivers coach Shawn Jefferson. That said, Reynolds appears to be the early favorite over Jefferson for snaps in three-wide sets with Brandin Cooks now in Houston.
Van Jefferson	27.3	305.8	1.64	0	0	0	40.42
Trishton Jackson	3.3	38	0.2	0	0	0	5
Greg Dortch	0.8	8.2	0.04	1	5.5	0.01	1.67

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Tyler Higbee	59.4	665.3	4.16	0	0	0	91.49
Dominant as it gets in December, Higbee had a 43/522/2 (12.14 Y/R) receiving line on 56 targets over the final five games of the season. Higbee's late-season breakout was aided by an injury to Gerald Everett, who played just four offensive snaps in that stretch, but he's easily a top-10 option heading into 2020.
Gerald Everett	34.2	379.6	2.74	0	0	0	54.4
With Everett essentially sidelined for December, Higbee broke out and enters 2020 as a top-10 option. Before December, however, Everett had three 10-target games and a 7/136 outburst in Week 5. Sean McVay has talked about doing a "better job of utilizing Everett's skill set. Trading Brandin Cooks to Houston allow McVay to employ more two-TE sets with Higbee and Everett on the field together.
Johnny Mundt	3.7	25.2	0.15	0	0	0	3.42
Brycen Hopkins	1.7	19	0.09	0	0	0	2.44

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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Los Angeles Rams 2019 Fantasy Football Projections

In addition to viewing our 2019 Fantasy Football Projections by position, we will post our preseason projections per team.

Below you will find our 2019 fantasy football projections for the Los Angeles Rams.

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jared Goff	573.6	372.8	4732.2	32.12	12.62	41.8	104.5	1.25	310.48
Outperforming his ADP in each of his first two seasons in Sean McVay's offense, Goff currently sits as fantasy's QB11 in terms of Fantasy Football ADP. Last year, he entered the season with an ADP of QB16 and finished as fantasy's QB7. The year before that, Goff was outside the top-24 fantasy QBs in ADP yet finished as a top-12 quarterback. With such a talented trio of wide receivers, it wouldn't be a surprise if Goff finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback and outperformed his ADP once again.
Blake Bortles	5.8	3.6	43.5	0.23	0.16	1.2	5.4	0.02	3

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RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Todd Gurley	247.4	1138	12.37	45.5	432.3	2.28	244.93
Last year, Gurley was the no-brainer No. 1 pick in fantasy drafts and he delivered. Even though he missed two games, no running back scored more fantasy points than Gurley, who has 3,924 scrimmage yards and 40 total touchdowns over the past two seasons combined. Going into 2019, however, there is concern (perhaps less by Gurley himself) over his knee and specifically what it means to the workload he will get (or not get).
Darrell Henderson	92.9	418.1	2.79	22.3	187.3	1	83.28
Les Snead talked about Henderson giving the Rams a "Kamara element." While expecting an Alvin Kamara-type rookie season from Henderson is perhaps too lofty of an expectation, the team obviously likes Henderson a lot to make him a top-70 pick and make that comparison. Given the uncertainty around Gurley's knee, could Henderson have a couple C.J. Anderson-like games down the stretch?
Malcolm Brown	39.5	173.8	0.99	4.6	38.6	0.28	28.86
John Kelly	5.8	19.7	0.09	1	9	0.04	3.65

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WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Brandin Cooks	82.3	1218	5.76	10.5	60.9	0.63	166.23
Arguably, no team has a better trio of wide receivers than the Rams and their presence helps and perhaps hurts each other in terms of fantasy production. Even if they would individually see a larger share of targets in a different situation, the trio maximizes their opportunities in L.A.'s high-octane offense. No longer with Drew Brees (2017) or Tom Brady (2018), Cooks didn't miss a beat in 2019 with Jared Goff as he had 80 catches for a career-high 1,204 yards and five touchdowns in his first season with the Rams.
Robert Woods	82.9	1119.2	5.8	13.9	105.6	0.7	161.48
Woods led the Rams in targets (130), receptions (86), receiving yards (1,219) and receiving touchdowns (six) last season. Whether he leads the team in those categories or not again in 2019, Woods, Cooks and Cooper Kupp are all excellent options as a fantasy team's WR2.
Cooper Kupp	65	890.5	6.5	10.5	63	0.21	135.61
Off to a great start, Kupp (knee) had 30 catches for 438 yards and five touchdowns in his first five games of the season. He suffered a knee injury the following week, only to eventually return for a couple more weeks before tearing his ACL. Kupp appears to be on track for a Week 1 return from his ACL injury, but the second-year wide receiver had the second-most fantasy points behind Minnesota's Adam Thielen over the five-week healthy span last season.
Josh Reynolds	20.6	271.9	2.47	1.2	5.4	0.01	42.61
KhaDarel Hodge	1.1	10.1	0.04	0	0	0	1.25
JoJo Natson	0.5	4.6	0.02	0	0	0	0.58

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TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Gerald Everett	37.4	426.4	3.37	0	0	0	62.86
The problem with Everett (or Tyler Higbee) is that the team has four weapons -- Todd Gurley and their trio of wide receivers -- ahead of the tight ends in the team's offensive pecking order. So, at best, Everett is the team's No. 5 option in most weeks. ESPN's Lindsay Thiry recently wrote that "Everett was a clear standout as a target" for Goff and McVay said "[t]he game is slowing down for him."
Tyler Higbee	24.6	290.3	1.78	0	0	0	39.71

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