After amazing rookie seasons, this Rams trio prepares for a sophomore surge

A Kupp-le of great receivers

While his seasons have been very much abbreviated, Rams veteran WR Cooper Kupp has remained very productive. In 2022, he put up 812 yards and six touchdowns in only nine games. And in an injury-plagued 2023 season, he put up 737 yards and five touchdowns in only 12 games. So what happens if Kupp is truly healthy enough to play 17 games in 2024?

If you use his injury-riddles 2023 season as the basis for projections, Kupp would put up 1050 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024. Let's consider this his floor production for 2024. So let's consider this scenario: Using his 2022 numbers to project in 2024, Kupp would put up 1,535 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Simply by visual inspection, the ceiling numbers appear to be more in the right ballpark.

So if Kupp and Nacua both can put up 1500 receiving yards and combine for 20 touchdowns, will there be enough passes to throw to other receivers? Well, considering that despite a Pro Bowl season, veteran QB Matthew Stafford's completion rate fell to 62.6 percent, his lowest completion rate since 2014.

If Stafford and the Rams' receivers rebound to 68 percent completion rate, Stafford will make 30 more completions, adding an additional 360 yards to the receiving yards. And that is simply going off 2023 numbers, a season in which Stafford missed two games.

There are far more reasons for better seasons from the Rams trio of rookie sensations than for downturns. As we progress through training camp, that will all become more obvious.

This is a team that has been flying under that radar for nearly two seasons. With the team's potential to compete in and win Super Bow LIX, I don't see how they will remain undetected for much longer.

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