Fantasy Upside
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the wide receiver position in St. Louis, Kenny Britt has emerged as the one constant. Britt managed to stay healthy last season while playing in all 16 games and is in the midst of having a strong camp after-signing to a two-year deal back in March. He’s developed good chemistry with new quarterback Nick Foles and continues to provide veteran leadership to players like Brian Quick, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin. Even though the Rams will employ a run-first offense, Britt has a starting spot locked up and should put up better numbers than he did a year ago due to the upgrade at quarterback.
Fantasy Downside
Britt's output suffered last season due to backup quarterbacks Austin Davis and Shaun Hill being forced into action after Sam Bradford went down with his second ACL injury in as many seasons. But even with Foles now under center, the Rams will be run-heavy under head coach Jeff Fisher and new OC Frank Cignetti, and will likely suppress Britt’s numbers. Even though he might not see extensive action this preseason, Quick also looks healthy coming off a career-threatening arm injury. As long as he doesn’t suffer any setbacks, it’ll likely be Quick and not Britt that sees the majority of the targets in the passing game.
Bottom Line
Britt should top the 48-748-3 numbers that he posted in 2014, but it’s unlikely he’ll improve much on the WR51 fantasy ranking he had a year ago. Britt is a savvy veteran that is physical through the catch point and wins on jump balls, but he no longer has the speed to create consistent separation in the vertical game and his opportunities will be limited due to a run-first offense. He currently ranks as our WR99 and is going undrafted in 10 and 12-team leagues. View him as a WR5 only.