2 Rams Kams shine and other hidden crowd-pleasers from joint practice

Tight ends continue to put up impressive tape

While there continues to be heated competition for the team's starting tight end spot in the absence of Tyler Higbee, it does seem to be shaking out as a two-player race between free agent veteran tight end Colby Parkinson and second-year wunderkind tight end Davis Allen. Both had newsworthy plays in the joint practice session with the Chargers.

For the 6-foot-6 251-pound Davis Allen, he put up a spectacular catch in the redzone. It was a thread-the-needle pass from starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to Allen, who made the reception in traffic. Allen was immediately brought down by multiple Chargers defensive backs, but held on for the completion.

6-foot-7 267-pound Colby Parkinson matched that with a highlight play of his own. He made a thrilling one-handed reception down the sideline for a completion. While that play is sensational on its own merits, Parkinson is a huge-bodied tight end who is renowned for his blocking ability. So have the Rams unlocked an upgrade for the towering tight end?

With no news from the joint practice session about TE Hunter Long, it appears that the two front-runners for a significant role in 2024 appear to be Davis Allen and Colby Parkinson. We will likely be able to confirm those suspicions based on which tight ends compete and which do not compete in Game 1 of the preseason.