Rams could find boring but practical trade target in Commanders' Dyami Brown

Any Los Angeles Rams fan could tell you this offense needs another receiver. With Davante Adams out, Puka Nacua has had to shoulder an unsustainable burden. He's not being targeted downfield much at all, perhaps a combination of injury and hyperfocus by the defense. Leaning on the run game can only carry the team so far. 

Naturally, several potentially available receivers could appeal to the Rams - Josh Downs, Brian Thomas Jr., Dontayvion Wicks. Whether LA has the assets to acquire them is another question. 

That's where another possible target suggested by ESPN's Aaron Schatz, Commanders receiver Dyami Brown, could make sense. Brown is more boring than the others, with a lot less upside, but he might just fall within the Rams' price range. 

Dyami Brown is boring, but his type could be Rams' best bet

A 2021 third-round pick out of North Carolina, Brown began his career with Washington, took a sabbatical with the Jaguars last year, and is now back with the team that drafted him. On the season, he has a modest nine catches for 94 yards and a long of 48. Only Adams (64) and Konata Mumpfield (48) have a reception that long for the Rams this season. Brown also has six carries for 30 yards.

Concerningly, he has already fumbled twice despite a low workload, which per Pro Football Reference matches his career total entering the year. Rams pass-catchers have had their own ball security issues, so the team would have to trust that Brown can tighten up his slippery grip. 

Although he doesn't have much career experience as a returner, he has run back three kickoffs, including a 37-yard return, this season. Given LA's struggles in that department, they can use all the flexibility they can get. 

Despite similar 2026 production, of course, Brown has a much lower ceiling than someone like Thomas, a former first-rounder who made a Pro Bowl as a rookie. Brown's career year came in 2024: 30 catches for 308 yards and a touchdown. 

Would he move the needle for the Rams? Probably not much. 

But he may be the only type of target LA can afford. As a depth receiver and former Day 2 draft pick, and on an expiring contract, Brown wouldn't command anywhere near Jacksonville's asking price for Thomas, or the Colts' for Downs. Despite the Horns' lack of draft assets, they might be able to land Brown for next to nothing. 

The obvious alternative to trading for a player of Brown's low-ceiling ilk is simply to give Tutu Atwell more reps. The Rams should do that anyway, but as Schatz notes, Brown is also a strong blocking receiver. That could help him stay on the field in a way Atwell can't. 

With underwhelming or nonexistent output from Atwell, Mumpfield, Jordan Whittington, and CJ Daniels, the receiver room needs bodies. Perhaps Brown would be a useful one, at a negligible price. 

Even in the toilet-bowl NFC East, the 2-4-1 Commanders aren't going anywhere this season. Head coach Dan Quinn might not survive the season. The Rams will get a front-row look at Brown against the Commanders on Sunday. With a win, they can help ensure Washington is inclined to sell by the November 10 trade deadline.

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