Los Angeles Rams

Austin struggled through his first couple years in the league but really started to emerge as a playmaker last season. An undersized but dynamic runner in space, Todd Gurley's presence really opened things up for Austin, who often sees a handful of carries to go with a handful of targets each week. He's somewhat big play dependent but if the Rams continue to incorporate him in the same way they often did in 2015 he should see 8-10 touches on a weekly basis. He's a bit of a boom or bust weekly option in fantasy but, with his skill set and regular opportunities, matching last year's total of 10 TDs is not out of reach. Because he's often getting the ball at or behind the line of scrimmage, Austin will also continue to benefit for as long as the Rams are without a true NFL-caliber quarterback.

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Higbee is a deep sleeper but you can't ignore his size and moves at the TE position. He plays very much like a Jordan Cameron (6' 6", 250) and goes into a new-look Rams offense with a rookie QB in need of a security blanket. With TE Jared Cook departed for Green Bay, Higbee is currently number two on the depth chart, behind veteran TE Lance Kendricks. Kendricks hasn't done much in his Rams career; the Rams only have one receiver with a 500 yard receiving season in his career- veteran Kenny Britt. Number one pick QB Jared Goff will oversee a run-heavy outfit; having a big target to leverage play-action situations is a big reason Higbee has starter potential. He was a former wide receiver with great acceleration and has good YAC ability.

As the Rams head back to California, Rams D/ST owners will try to put 2015 out of their minds. Easily a top six drafted unit, this team has a Jekyll-and-Hyde thing going on. On paper, this defensive line should be a major sack producing unit and be at least above average stopping the run. The 2015 Rams really did neither, finishing 11th in sacks (41) and 20th in rushing yards allowed. The defense led by indomitable DT Aaron Donald should be primed for a better year in 2016 for fantasy owners. Donald will have to step into more of a leadership role as the Rams let DE Chris Long and LB James Laurinaitis go. They will need LB Alec Ogletree, the 2013 first rounder, to assume his 2014 form (or better) and be the rangy tackling machine in the middle. DE Robert Quinn, a 15-sack guy when healthy also missed half the season in 2015. In the secondary, where the Rams gave up 254 yards a game and a 66.8% opposing completion percentage, opted to keep CB Trumaine Johnson and let CB Janoris Jenkins leave to the NY Giants. They also have a hole at safety with Rodney McLeod bolting to Philadelphia. The loss of Jenkins will be mitigated by a healthy E.J Gaines, who missed all of 2015. To aid in the loss of Lauranitis, SS Mark Barron is now penciled in at linebacker. The Rams profile as a team that will rely heavily on their defense as their offense is Todd Gurley and an unknown quantity at quarterback in rookie Jared Goff. This probably hurts them and keeps them in the top 10-15 range, but many different scenarios are possible with this unit. You can wait and see on them to see if they get dropped as their first few games are pretty brutal.