Colby Parkinson

Colby Parkinson

27-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Los Angeles Rams
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Parkinson was expected to take on a larger role after signing a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Rams in the 2024 offseason, but he instead posted a modest 294 receiving yards and one touchdown, right in line with the 285 yards and two TDs he averaged in his last two seasons with Seattle. He failed to pull away from Davis Allen while Tyler Higbee was sidelined until Week 16 by a knee injury, and Higbee immediately reclaimed his role as the team’s top receiving TE once cleared to play. Higbee projects to lead the Rams’ TEs once again in 2025, and rookie second-round pick Terrance Ferguson has been added to the mix, leaving Parkinson and Allen with limited upside. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Rams in March of 2024.
Key drop in NFCCG loss
TELos Angeles Rams
January 26, 2026
Parkinson caught three of four targets for 62 yards in Sunday's 31-27 loss to the Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game.
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Parkinson finished third on the team in receiving yards behind wide receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, but the only pass that the tight end didn't catch will haunt him. Parkinson's drop came on a third down deep in Seattle territory in the fourth quarter with plenty of room to run in front of him. He likely would have scored the go-ahead touchdown had he caught the ball on the play, and while the Rams kept that drive going by converting on fourth down, they eventually turned the ball over on downs and lost by four. It was a sour note to cap an otherwise sweet season from Parkinson, who caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and eight touchdowns in 15 regular-season appearances before adding eight catches for 152 yards and one touchdown on 14 targets spread across three playoff games. He has one year remaining on a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Rams.
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How do Colby Parkinson's 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
16.3
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.39
 
% Team Air Yards
4.7%
 
% Team Targets
9.7%
 
Avg Depth of Target
4.4 Yds
 
Catch Rate
76.8%
 
Drop Rate
7.1%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
6.4
 
% Targeted On Route
23.2%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.69
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Los Angeles RamsRams 2025 TE Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

77558%
6384%
66349%
5371%
42331%
4864%
41331%
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252%
1317%
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How often does Colby Parkinson run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Colby Parkinson and the other tight ends for the Rams are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Colby Parkinson
241 routes   56 targets
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40%
182 routes   33 targets
33%
164 routes   25 targets
49%
177 routes   36 targets
51%
8 routes   0 targets
15%
8 routes   0 targets
15%
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Colby Parkinson's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 7"
 
Weight
265 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.77 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.46 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.15 sec
 
Vertical Jump
32.5 in
 
Broad Jump
109 in
 
Bench Press
18 reps
 
Hand Length
9.63 in
 
Arm Length
33.25 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
Parkinson signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Rams in the offseason after spending four years in Seattle, and with Tyler Higbee expected to miss a significant portion of the 2024 season due to a torn ACL suffered in January, there's a nice opportunity for Parkinson to sit atop an NFL depth chart for the first time in his career. In each of the past two seasons, Parkinson had exactly 25 catches and two touchdowns on 34 targets, though his yardage total fell from 322 in 2022 to 247 in 2023. Higbee averaged 87.7 targets over the previous three seasons, so Parkinson should see a substantial uptick in volume even with the Rams funneling a vast majority of their touches to RB Kyren Williams and WRs Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.
With just 15 receptions through the first 14 games of last season, Parkinson was barely on the fantasy radar until Will Dissly hurt his knee. Parkinson showed some spark down the stretch with 10 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown in Weeks 16-18. The 6-7 tight end will always show some red-zone appeal when he's in the rotation, but that isn't a certainty this year with Noah Fant and Dissly still around.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2020 draft, Parkinson is the most recent member of the Stanford TE pipeline to enter the pros. At 6-7, 251 with a 4.77 40, he was modestly productive at the college level, combining for a 77-1,074-8 receiving line on 145 targets in 25 games across the past two seasons. Sure, that equates to 13.9 yards per catch, but he also scored just one touchdown in his final 15 contests. The top of the Seahawks' depth chart at tight end is crowded, with the likes of Greg Olsen, Jacob Hollister and Will Dissly (when healthy) set to lead the room in snaps. Furthermore, Parkinson suffered a broken fifth metatarsal in his foot during an offseason workout, undergoing surgery in early June. It won't come as any surprise if he ends up redshirting his rookie season.
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Tallies 56 yards in OT win
TELos Angeles Rams
January 19, 2026
Parkinson secured three of seven targets for 56 yards during Sunday's 20-17 overtime win against the Bears in the divisional round.
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Two touchdowns in win
TELos Angeles Rams
January 4, 2026
Parkinson caught four of seven targets for 36 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 37-20 victory over Arizona.
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Back on track with 53 yards vs. ATL
TELos Angeles Rams
December 29, 2025
Parkinson corralled six of seven targets for 53 yards in Monday's 27-24 loss to the Falcons.
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Busts against former team
TELos Angeles Rams
December 19, 2025
Parkinson secured two of four targets for 21 yards during Thursday's 38-37 overtime loss to the Seahawks.
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Scoring binge continues
TELos Angeles Rams
December 14, 2025
Parkinson had five receptions on seven targets for 75 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 41-34 win over the Lions.
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More targets with Higbee out?
TELos Angeles Rams
November 20, 2025
Parkinson could take on a larger role in the Rams' passing game moving forward, as Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports that Tyler Higbee was placed on injured reserve Wednesday due to an ankle injury.
ANALYSIS
Parkinson has scored a touchdown in each of the Rams' last two games, and his involvement may continue to grow since Higbee will be sidelined for at least four weeks. Parkinson leads the team's non-Higbee tight ends with 15 catches, but Davis Allen leads that group with three touchdown receptions and Terrance Ferguson has the most yards of the group with 138.
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