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        Career Year Coming for Colby Parkinson?

        By Kevin English | Updated on Tue, Jul 16 2024 11:38 AM UTC
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        The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue expects Rams TE Colby Parkinson to have a "big role in this next iteration of [Sean] McVay's offense.” The 25-year-old spent his first four seasons in Seattle, totaling 57 catches, 618 yards, and 4 TDs. Back in March, he signed a three-year contract with a surprising $15.5 million guaranteed.

        What They're Saying

        Here’s McVay on the new TE back in June.

        “What a special person first and foremost,” he said. “And then you see the size really from our tight end group as a whole. But he's definitely going to add real value. We're looking forward to being able to getting the pads on and playing real football when we can kind of get a little bit better evaluation in a full speed setting. But the size, the instincts, just the overall character, we're certainly excited about him.”

        2024 Fantasy Football Impact

        Tyler Higbee suffered a torn ACL in mid- January, so he’ll likely land on the PUP list. His absence would remove nearly 5 targets per game from the 2023 offense.

        Minus Higbee, this unit is down to Parkinson and Davis Allen, a '23 Round 5 pick. His rookie year turned up 10 catches, 95 yards, and 1 score.

        Keep in mind that Parkinson (6'7, 251) excels as a blocker. Just last year, he ranked 8th in a sample of 83 TEs in Pro Football Focus' run blocking grade. So his contributions to the Rams won't always translate to fantasy.

        It might take a spike in TDs from Matt Stafford -- see 2021 -- but there's a path to some deep league fantasy value here.

        See where Parkinson slots in our updated fantasy TE rankings.

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        Kevin English, Senior Analyst
        Kevin brings 15+ years of experience as a fantasy analyst and mid-stakes competitor across various formats (redraft, best ball, dynasty, DFS). He finished 1st in FantasyPros Draft Accuracy competition in 2024. Kevin's work has been featured on The Mercury News, NBC Sports/Rotoworld, and FantasyPros.
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