Demarcus

Robinson

There was some question on if the team would suspend Robinson after he was arrested for drunk driving early Monday morning. They opted not to, and will let the legal process play out. Robinson is a deep-league touchdown-or-bust FLEX play against New Orleans.

McVay said he expected to do so over the next day or two. Robinson was arrested for drunk driving early Monday morning in Los Angeles. Tutu Atwell and Tyler Johnson would likely see role increases if the team held Robinson out of Week 13 against the Saints.

Robinson was reportedly clocked going “in excess” of 100 MPH “around 5AM.” The Rams, of course, played the Eagles Sunday evening. “Not a good look,” to put it mildly. 30-year-old Robinson will eventually draw a 2-3 game suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy, but it won’t come this season. Robinson is lucky neither he nor anyone else was hurt.

Robinson remains well behind both Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp in the target pecking order, earning just three looks versus the 13 of Nacua and 11 of Kupp. Even so, he has now racked up six touchdowns on the season to lead the team, something more useful in best ball than it is in managed fantasy leagues. Robinson’s next chance to find paint comes in Week 13 against the porous Saints defense.

Robinson kept his No. 3 role over a returning Jordan Whittington, but it didn’t amount to much behind target dominators Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. The Rams’ coaching staff loves Robinson’s veteran savvy, while he should continue to pop up for the occasional interesting statline. The problem there is the “occasional.” It isn’t worth trying to predict when Robinson might go off ahead of a tough Week 12 date with the Eagles.

Robinson continued to operate as the third option through the air on a night quarterback Matthew Stafford attempted a robust 46 passes. Even so, the two were not on the same page on this night, hooking up just once for a 23-yard gain in the fourth quarter. All of Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams, and backup tight end Davis Allen saw more targets than the veteran receiver, highlighting the current role for Robinson moving forward.

Robinson has scored five touchdowns over his last four games, somewhat inflating his fantasy-scoring potential; he is averaging just 1.23 yards per route run during that span, which more accurately reflects his expected weekly productivity. That said, a capable player in a high-end passing offense remains WR3/4-viable, particularly with four teams on bye.

Robinson scored twice for the second week in a row. He put together a far more complete box score this time around after going for just 35 yards (plus the pair of touchdowns) on two grabs last week. Robinson’s uptick in target volume came as the result of Puka Nacua getting ejected for throwing a punch late in the first half of this game. His first score was an easy grab from one yard out. His second score was a game-winner in overtime. Robinson reeled in the 39-yard strike from Matthew Stafford with one hand while winning a hand fight with the other. Robinson’s role will fade with Nacua not likely to miss half of Week 10 because of an ejection, but his touchdown potential will keep him on the WR5/6 periphery versus Miami.

Eerily quiet all year as the Rams hunted for production without Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua in the lineup, Robinson naturally doubled his season touchdown total upon their returns. It’s not terribly surprising that Robinson sees better looks with his star teammates back in the lineup, but he’s certainly not going to see more looks. He will be difficult to get into the top 60 for Week 9 against the Seahawks.

Robinson seemed to be more of the deep option for Matthew Stafford and was targeted just three times on the day. He was the starting X-receiver, but Tutu Atwell and Jordan Whittington seem to have overtaken him in terms of opportunities. Tyler Johnson has also been overtaken by those two, not catching his only target of the day. Robinson is best left on fantasy benches for Week 5 against the Packers.