Colby Parkinson

Parkinson scored roughly 9 TDs against about 6.2 expected across 2025 including playoffs, a touchdown-rate gap that tends to mean-revert and could suppress 2026 scoring even if his role holds.

The Rams TE room got deeper this offseason: Tyler Higbee remained on a new deal, Terrance Ferguson profiles as the passing-down option in lighter personnel, and a Round 2 rookie (Max Klare) was added, capping Parkinson's target-share ceiling despite his TE1 snaps.

A first-round pick was spent on QB Ty Simpson, introducing longer-term uncertainty about passing-game continuity once Matthew Stafford's window closes.

Season-long target share and WOPR trended upward in 2025 (WOPR 0.20) inside a pass-funnel offense running about +5% PROE over expected, a positive underlying signal even though the most recent four games saw a target-share dip.

A cap-related roster-cut storyline surfaced ahead of 2026 final cuts, but Parkinson was retained and enters the season as the unquestioned TE1.