Brandin Cooks Fantasy

The Los Angeles Rams have made wide receiver Brandin Cooks available in a trade as they try to trim salary and restock their draft picks, according to a source. The Rams are also considering a trade for star running back Todd Gurley. Cooks is under contract through the 2023 season and is scheduled to make $8 million in 2020 with a salary cap hit of $16.8 million. The speedster caught 42 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games in 2019 after four straight seasons with at least 65 grabs, 1,082 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Cooks also missed some time with a concussion and has a history of head injuries. A move out of LA, where he's third behind Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, might be best for his fantasy value. Stay tuned.

Mar. 19th • 12:48 PM

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who has already been traded twice in his career with a first-round pick included on each occasion, could be traded again this offseason. However, the seventh-year wide receiver probably wouldn't require a first-round pick as compensation this time. If he's not traded, Cooks is definitely a candidate to have his contract restructured, as he's set to make $16.8 million in 2020 after he had a career-low 42 catches and two touchdowns in 2019 in 14 games. He broke a string of four straight seasons with 1,000 yards receiving, but Cooks fell to third behind Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. A change of scenery could be best for Cooks' fantasy value, as he could get buried once again in an LA offense with a lot of mouths to feed.

Mar. 16th • 1:02 PM

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks may be asked to restructure his contract his offseason. Cooks is set to make $16.8 million in 2020 after he had a career-low 42 catches and just two touchdowns last season. He had just 72 targets after going four straight seasons with the Saints, Patriots and Rams with 100-plus targets in the passing game. It'll be tough for Cooks to produce big numbers in 2020 as long as both Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp stay healthy all year. Tyler Higbee emerging as a pass-catching threat at tight end also wasn't good news for Cooks. He'll be a boom/bust WR4/5 for fantasy owners this fall.

Mar. 2nd • 10:17 PM