ColbyParkinson

News: 3 days agoParkinson remains on track to lead the Rams' tight-end room, Albert Breer of SI.com reports.

Spin: Being the top tight end can be a bit misleading when it comes to this Rams team, seeing as no team came close to running as many three-tight-end sets last season as Los Angeles' 388. Even so, Parkinson will be on the field plenty and the Rams are expected to be one of the best offenses in football. With that, Parkinson's week-to-week outlook can be volatile even if the year-end results end up being useful from a TE2 perspective in fantasy. Parkinson caught a career-high eight touchdown passes last season.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Parkinson is set to resume his role in the Rams' TE committee. The 2020 fourth-round pick was a part-time player early last season, but graduated to a much larger role in the second half. In fact, from Week 10 on (12 games, including the playoffs), Parkinson averaged 5.0 targets and 12.1 fantasy points per game, scoring nine touchdowns along the way. He finished the regular season with career-high marks across the board, which included his first top-35 fantasy campaign (17th). If Parkinson carries his increased role into 2026, he'll be a sneaky fantasy option, but the problem is that he needs to fend off Tyler Higbee and recent second-round picks Terrance Ferguson and Max Klare for work in an offense that also includes Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. Parkinson, 27, is a deep sleeper worth a look in leagues that start two tight ends.