Rams Inactives
Mark Barron LB
Aaron Donald DE
Todd Gurley RB
Lamarcus Joyner FS
Alec Ogletree LB
John Sullivan C
Andrew Whitworth OT

Related players: Cooper Kupp, Jared Goff, Roberts Woods, Sammy Watkins, Josh Reynolds

Kupp, Woods, Watkins and Goff are all active but Goff may very well be used in an emergency-only role today. Meanwhile Kupp, Woods and Watkins could all see limited snaps. Reynolds was a Ram receiver we said to consider this week but this situation isn't as clear as perhaps expected.

Kupp will join starters Todd Gurley and Jared Goff on the bench this week, as the Rams rest key starters heading into the playoffs.

It's hard to judge which Rams WRs will lead the team in targets, but if you must start one wideout from the team, we have Josh Reynolds ranked the highest. He's our No. 32 ranked WR.

When third down presented itself Saturday and quarterback Jared Goff needed to keep the sticks moving, he went to Cooper Kupp -- four times in eight third-down situations.

Kupp, a third-round pick after a record-setting career at Eastern Washington, has already solidified a role as the Los Angeles Rams' slot receiver. Now he has become a security blanket for the Rams' second-year quarterback.

In two preseason games, Kupp has hauled in eight of his 10 targets for 105 yards and a touchdown. Rookie WRs don't always tend to make a major fantasy impact, but story added Kupp is the one who seems poised to lead the Rams in catches this year, because he's so sure-handed and because he has such a knack for getting open.

Bills have acquired CB E.J. Gaines and Rams 2018 second round pick for WR Sammy Watkins and Bills 2018 sixth round pick.

Eagles acquire CB Ronald Darby from Buffalo for WR Jordan Matthews and a 2018 third-round pick.

Related players: Tyrod Taylor, Jared Goff, Nelson Agholor

These two trades came out of nowhere. We'll update projections shortly, but clearly this is a downgrade for Watkins as he changes teams late in the summer and will now have Jared Goff as his quarterback instead of Tyrod Taylor. Matthews will get a significant bump in our rankings since he'll now be the de facto WR1 in Buffalo, though he'll have to quickly build chemistry with Taylor in order to be productive early in the season. In Philly, Nelson Agholor is likely to take over the slot, so he'll get a bump as well. These moves are a net loss for Taylor and a net gain for Goff, but Taylor is still in the mix as a late-round value.

As the Rams turn the page on a disastrous 2016 season, questions remain regarding whether they made the right move by trading up for quarterback Jared Goff. That question will be answered by the ability of new coach Sean McVay to get the most out of Goff.

Running back Todd Gurley likes what he’s seen in 2017, so far.

“He’s been getting better.” Gurley told SiriusXM NFL Radio, via NFL.com. “Obviously, he didn’t go No. 1 for no reason. He has the talent, and he’s just been getting better. He definitely had a great OTAs, great minicamp. Coaches have been doing a good job with him. Just his preparation, him being there all day, he’s been great so far, man, so I’m definitely looking forward to it.”

The story said, of course, Gurley is also looking for to improve this season after a drop off from 2015 to 2016. The hope is both can take advantage of what the other brings to the field. Gurley is ranked 13th on our list this season and can be had in the early-to-mid second round.