2026 Team Previews: Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams 2026 Preview
All ADP data is courtesy of Fantasy Pros.
** = target in drafts at this ADP
Drafted Everywhere
Puka Nacua, WR (ADP: 4, WR2): Nacua burst onto the scene as a rookie with a 1,486-yard season in which he caught 105 passes and established himself as a potentially elite WR. His 2024 was marred by injuries, but when he played he continued to prove himself as a volume hog and extremely productive player. Year 3 showed that he’s not just productive, and not just a target hound, but that he’s maybe just the best receiver in football. He doesn’t have quite the crispiness or flashy footwork you’d expect from premier technicians nor does he have the flat out breakneck speed or ankle breaking suddenness of other elite WRs. So sometimes, he doesn’t look quite like a Ja’Marr Chase or Justin Jefferson and it can fool you. Don’t be fooled…he’s every bit as good as those guys.
Puka shredded man and zone alike, coming in the 80th and 87th percentiles, respectively. He demolished press coverage and posted well above-average success rates on every single route except the flat, where he was at a mere 80% success and they made up just 5.4% of his routes. He murdered defenses over the middle with digs, succeeding at an 82.1% clip when they made up 28.2% of his routes. He was unstoppable on slants and curls as well, and even though the Rams didn’t deploy him much on downfield routes like nines, posts and corners, he won when he did run them. This ADP is not too high for him, and he has every chance to be the WR1 overall in fantasy.
**Kyren Williams, RB (ADP: 30, RB15): Williams assumed control of this backfield in 2023 and hasn’t looked back. This is a player who has delivered 1,300+ scrimmage yards and 13+ touchdowns in each of the last three seasons. He has played in 16 and 17 games the past two seasons, logged 259+ carries in back to back campaigns and averaged over four yards per carry his entire career. There’s talent behind him in the backfield, which might make some people nervous and push down his ADP just a bit. Fret not, because as talented as they may be, Williams hasn’t given the Rams any reason to go away from him.
Williams is also a useful player in the passing game as well, and it’s rare to get a reliable bet for this many yards, with major TD opportunity and in an elite offense outside of the first two rounds. The concerns about Williams are all superficial, which means value for us. Don’t blink.
Davante Adams, WR (ADP: 58, WR26): Adams and the Rams seemed like a match made in heaven, with a clear need for a dominant X receiver to play opposite of Puka and to give Matthew Stafford a rock solid end zone target. Despite getting on in years (for an NFL WR, not the Earth), Adams was quite literally a perfect fit. At age 34, Adams is obviously past his peak but he still cooked dudes and posted a 70.1% success rate vs. man while actually improving vs. zone. The master technician has lost some juice physically, but the Rams understood this, put him on the outside and had him run slants, digs, curls and outs. He responded with an 81.5% win rate on slants and an 83.7% on digs. He finished the season with 60 receptions and 789 yards, the lowest numbers since his second season in the NFL, but he turned in 14 touchdowns, tying for the second-most in his Hall of Fame career. Adams is no longer an X receiver capable of spearheading a passing game, but this offense has the WR equivalent of a workhorse; Adams’ job is to cook defenses in the red zone or sting them for big plays when they fall asleep. As long as his skills don’t drastically erode overnight, he should be able to do that again, and those touchdown numbers, while extremely high, don’t seem fluky.
**Matthew Stafford, QB (ADP: 118, QB12): Stafford is fun because typically when pocket passers go off and have huge seasons, their ADP is absurd the following year. But Stafford is atypical in multiple ways. For starters, he’s going to turn 39 this season, so fantasy managers are wary of his performance falling off simply because he’s ancient in NFL years. Second, nobody’s every doubted Stafford’s ability, but he hasn’t always been a statistical fantasy stud.
He threw for 4,707 yards and 46 touchdowns last season, with the touchdowns being a career-high. It’s the third time in his career he’s thrown for 40+ touchdowns, but he’s also had 11 in which he failed to throw 30 touchdowns and many of those were full seasons. Stafford has the offensive infrastructure and WRs in place to be one of the top players again at the position, but remember that he threw 44 touchdowns in the previous two seasons combined with the Rams. To make a long story short, I’d be out on Stafford if his ADP had a ton of helium following 2025, but it doesn’t. Stafford was a Top 5 QB just last year and his offense has barely changed. If you can get him at this ADP when you draft, there’s a TON of potential value.
Interesting Players
Blake Corum, RB (ADP: 93, RB35): Corum is a legitimately good NFL RB who is stuck behind another very good RB who is entrenched in his role. The Rams offense was so ridiculous last season that Corum, operating as a clear RB2, was able to put up really strong numbers – 746 yards, six touchdowns on 145 carries. Many are seeing that production, and his age and the draft capital the Rams spent on him, and extrapolating that to an even bigger role. I believe that, barring injury, Corum’s role will be exactly the same. That’s a good thing in that he’ll be productive most weeks, have a fantasy relevant workload and be playable. It’s bad in that unless Williams gets hurt, it caps his upside for another season. With that said, an injury to Williams makes Corum a league winner, but this ADP is probably too high to draft a handcuff who has fringe FLEX appeal without the injury. It’s a tightrope to walk, and ultimately I think this ADP is probably a whiff high. But I wouldn’t hate if someone decides to reach and secure this whole backfield.
Deep Cuts
Terrance Ferguson, TE (ADP: 184, TE26): There’s always room for breakouts in offenses as talented as this, and Ferguson stands out from the bunch because of his freakish athleticism for the position. Nothing about his stats point to a breakout, and the TE room is jam-packed like sardines, but Ferguson has truly elite speed for the position and is going to be used purely as a pass-catcher. With the TE logjam here he might just not be on the field enough, but if I am looking for low-cost pieces of this offense it’s Ferguson I have my eye on. In a crowded room, his skill set could be a differentiator.
Colby Parkinson, TE (ADP:247, TE34): Parkinson popped for eight touchdowns last year, so he obviously warrants a mention. But the Rams have loaded up at TE, and even if Parkinson has the leg up for snaps, that TD number is a glaring regression candidate. Solid player, but not special and not someone who can be drafted with so many threats, and a low ceiling in terms of offensive priority.
Jarquez Hunter, RB (ADP: 299, RB81): Hunter was a buzzy preseason guy last year and didn’t see the field in 2025. He might be a factor if we see an injury to Williams or Corum, but he can’t be drafted.
Max Klare, TE (ADP: 309, TE37): Klare took a step back on the stat sheet as a senior at Ohio State, as he was more productive as a junior at Purdue. He looks the part of dynamic pass-catching TE, and the Rams are very clearly leaning into the multiple-TE approach. I don’t hate the idea of taking a stab at Klare in deep keeper leagues, multi-TE leagues, dynasty formats or leagues with special TE bonuses. He has the talent to make an impact as a rookie, but Ferguson is a tremendous talent as well, and Parkinson and Tyler Higbee have institutional stature.
Tyler Higbee, TE (ADP: N/A): Higbee’s hanging around, but it looks clear the Rams are moving on from him as a featured player. If there’s a rash of injuries, he could find himself as a relevant spot start.