The Rams spent a lot of free agent cash on this position last season and they invested two draft picks here two years ago(Dominique Byrd is already gone) and they weren’t happy with the results.  The Rams still have high hopes for this position in 2008.  29-year old Randy McMichael is by far the best player of this bunch.  He played in all 16 games for the Rams last season and he caught 39 passes for 429 yards (11.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  The Rams would be very excited if McMichael could double those numbers and he has the talent to do it.  McMichael has now played in 96 games in his NFL career and he has caught 322 passes for 3,525 yards (10.9 avg) with 21 TD grabs. 

30-year old Anthony Becht was brought in as a free agent.  Becht played in all 16 games for the Buccaneers last season and he only caught 5 passes for 20 yards (4.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  The Rams would probably like to use him a little more in the passing game than the Bucs did last season but he’s 280 pounds now so that might not work.  Becht has now played in 126 games in his NFL career and he has caught 172 passes for 1,411 yards (8.2 avg) with 20 TD grabs.

2nd year man Joe Klopfenstein did a lot of blocking last season for the run and that will likely be his role again in 2008.  He played in all 16 games for the Rams last season and he caught 2 passes for 37 yards (18.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Don’t look for Klopfenstein to catch many passes in 2008 for the Rams.  He has now played in 32 games in his NFL career and he has caught 22 passes for 263 yards (12.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2008 SEASON:  B-