Malcolm Brown

Week 5 at Washington

Brown finished last week with nine carries for 38 yards and caught five receptions for 19 yards. It was a strange game for the Rams backfield, as Brown out-touched Darrell Henderson for the first time since Week 1 when Brown had seemingly lost his starting job. With Cam Akers entering the fold this week, it is difficult to project Brown anything more than an RB3 against Washington

Week 2 at Philadelphia

Another Week 1, another two-touchdown performance for Brown who operated as the lead back in a clear RBBC. Even though he split with time Cam Akers, Brown received workhorse touches as he finished the game with 18 carries for 79 yards and touchdowns in the running game, but also four targets which he converted into three catches for 41 yards. Even though Brown was the best back the Rams had, it’s evident they want to get Akers involved, which makes it difficult to give Brown anything more than an RB2 projection. The Eagles bottled up the Washington run game last week, however, they did give up two short-yardage touchdowns to Peyton Barber. We like Brown as an upside FLEX play this week with low-end RB2 potential.

Week 15 at Dallas Cowboys
Excluding the Rams' Week 12 blowout loss to the Ravens, Malcolm Brown is averaging 19 yards on five attempts per game with zero targets. Brown had one carry on the Rams' first drive in Week 14, and though it was a red zone carry at the Seahawks one-yard line and resulted in a touchdown, he didn't touch the ball again until the 4th quarter with the Rams leading 28-9. Betting on more than four or five fantasy points from Brown in Week 15 is pure folly.