Rams D/ST is a fair Week 2 play — our DST9 at 5.5 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 5.5 pts
- DST rank
- #9
- Matchup
- vs NYG
Rams D/ST's fantasy role in Week 2
Rams D/ST goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at DST for the LAR. He is rostered in 87% of leagues and actually started in 66% of them, and we rank him DST9 on our own weekly board at 5.5 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NYG. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting DST baseline of 6.5 points, his 5.5-point projection is 1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Rams D/ST is a fair Week 2 play — our DST9 at 5.5 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another DST, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Rams D/ST (LAR DST), our DST9 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 5.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. At home against NYG, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 66% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 15% under what a startable DST returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Rams D/ST (LAR DST), our DST9 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 5.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. At home against NYG, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 66% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 15% under what a startable DST returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.