CJ Daniels is already making noise at Rams camp. The 6th-round rookie (6'2", 202 lbs) out of Miami has been turning heads since late July — the wiki notes a July 28 article titled "Rams Rookie CJ Daniels Already Turning Heads at Training Camp" (from the CJ Daniels page).
Here's the quick rundown:
- Measurables & pedigree: He's 24, played 66 college games across Liberty (1,000-yard season, 18.5 YPC), LSU, and Miami — unusually polished for a Day 3 pick.
- Camp competition: He's battling Konata Mumpfield, Xavier Smith, and Jordan Whittington for the WR3/4 role behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
- Role: Deep-shot specialist / red-zone target. Realistic year one: 20–40 targets, 200–300 yards. Not a consistent fantasy producer just yet, but he's a name to track if an injury hits the top two.
On Fantasy Points Fantasy Football, they put it this way: "CJ Daniels checks those boxes at a high level. If something happened to Puka Nacua, if something happened to Davante Adams, they're very thin in that wide receiver room. C.J. Daniels is going to play." —
So the early camp buzz is positive, but his fantasy value in 2026 is mostly contingent on injury ahead of him on the depth chart.