Rams D/ST is a fair Week 3 play — our DST5 at 6.2 projected points, right around the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 6.2 pts
- DST rank
- #5
- Matchup
- at DEN
Rams D/ST's fantasy role in Week 3
Rams D/ST goes into Week 3 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 67% of them, and we rank him DST5 on our own weekly board at 6.2 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at DEN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 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 6.2-point projection is 0.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Rams D/ST is a fair Week 3 play — our DST5 at 6.2 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 DST5 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DEN, projecting 6.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. On the road against DEN, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 67% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 5% under what a startable DST returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Spicy heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Rams D/ST (LAR DST), our DST5 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DEN, projecting 6.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. On the road against DEN, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 67% of lineups at 87% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. The projection sits about 5% under what a startable DST returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. Spicy heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.