3 reasons why you shouldn't sleep on WR Jordan Whittington in 2025

The Los Angeles Rams offense will have a new look in 2025. While veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford returns to steer the offense in 2025, the team will not have three familiar faces at wide receiver. Gone are veteran receivers Cooper Kupp (Seattle Seahawks), Demarcus Robinson (San Francisco 49ers) and Tyler Johnson (New York Jets). So far, the team has added former New York Jets - Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams.

Other receivers will need to step up in 2025.

While plenty of discussions have already taken place over the new projected starting combination of Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, and Tutu Atwell, has Jordan Whittington been overlooked? After all, the rookie wide receiver flashed solid NFL potential in 278 offensive snaps, catching 22 of 28 passes for 293 yards. His catch rate of 78.5 percent is impressive enough, but it shines even brighter when you consider he caught three of four passes from backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo against the starting secondary of the Seattle Seahawks in Week 18 for 86 yards.

Whittington did not put up jaw-dropping numbers like his teammate Puka Nacua in his rookie season. But he was targeted 28 times, not 160 times as was the case for Nacua's rookie season. Had he been targeted the same number of times, Whittington proportionally was on track to post over 1600+ receiving yards.

That's a lot of real estate.

The Rams offense will be looking for players to step up in 2025. With three contributors from 2024 gone with only one new addition, there should be room to grow Whittington's role in the offense in 2025. But does he deserve the opportunity?

Without a doubt.

The team was so desperate to get the football into his hands, that they added the kick return role to his responsibilities. He responded by returning 16 kickoffs for 453 yards. Will he resume his special teams function in 2025? Will he be targeted more often in the upcoming season? Here's why the Rams would be very wise to steer more work his way:

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(3) - Jordan Whittington has incredible versatility

Second-year wide receiver Jordan Whittington stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 202 pounds on paper. While that is pretty much par for the course for Rams receivers, Whittington is a bit unique in that he arrived on the Rams roster fully versed in the 'other duties as assigned,' functions that are challenging to teach NFL rookie receivers. That means he came with the technical know-how of blocking, a full appreciation of precise route running, and a thirst for knowing how to improve his game.

Whittington is not just a receiver. He is an offensive weapon. That is, he is dangerous running the football, catching the football, or even returning the football. And his skill set is such that he can be effective however the offense sees fit to use him.

As good as some NFL players are, we often miss the fact that they achieve great statistical heights due to their heavy workload. That is something that the Rams have yet to afford Whittington. He has done everything asked of him very well. The challenge for the Rams offense is to ask more from him.