Truth or Dare: LA Rams Fantasy Football projections for week 2

Tight ends, Kickers, Special Teams/Defense

When the LA Rams emerged from week two in 2020, tight end Tyler Higbee had scored three touchdowns and advanced the football 53 yards. He would only score two more touchdowns for the rest of the 2020 NFL season.  He managed to catch five of six passes thrown his way for 68 yards in the season opener.

The Rams were two of four in the red zone in week one, a statistic that will bear monitoring. Why? Well, rookie tight end Jacob Harris played on special teams only in week one. Is this the week he comes in as a red-zone weapon? I think so. Somewhere among a first-down and goal-to-go series, I look for the Rams to showcase Jacob Harris.  He’ll catch it too, giving NFL defenses one more headache to ponder.

The LA Rams special teams/defense (8.0 points) allowed just 14 points and created two turnovers. That was good enough to land the Rams at 7th-place. If you need a defense desperately, the Rams are certainly in play to create more turnovers. But I have concerns over the Colts attempting to engage in a shootout for this one, and as such, I just haven’t seen enough from the Rams this season to believe that they can deflect such an effort.

Placekicker Matt Gay (12.0 points) was the only player for the LA Rams to land among the Top-3 Fantasy Football points earners. Curiously, it’s the offenses who struggle in the red zone that do incredibly well for placekickers. The Rams stalled twice in the red zone in the opener, getting two field goals to go with four extra points. In this one, I project that the Rams will be putting up as many as seven touchdowns, with just one field goal. So look for Gay to have another impressive outing

FANTASY PROJECTION: TE Tyler Higbee  (15.7 points)
FANTASY PROJECTION: Jacob Harris (6.2 points)
FANTASY PROJECTION: Rams D/ST (3.0 points)
FANTASY PROJECTION: PK Matt Gay (11.0 points)

In the end, the LA Rams may not boast the top Fantasy Football point-getters. But the Rams will put up consistently good numbers.

Week two is typically a difficult week. There is a tough choice between deciding whether the week one performance was real. Or was it that out-of-the-gates anomaly?  For the LA Rams, they are a solid offense. I’ve laid out some point projections for you. Now, it’s up to you as to whether you sit ’em or play ’em. Good luck!