Career Year Coming for Colby Parkinson?

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.