Slot receivers typically run shorter routes in the middle portion of the field, using their agility and speed to get open quickly for their quarterbacks. There are a handful of big-time playmakers who line up most often in the slot, but typically, the best wideouts in the league play outside.
Robert Woods provides the Rams with versatility at the wide receiver position, showing he can play both in the slot and outside the numbers. When playing inside, he’s been a big-play machine for Los Angeles and Jared Goff, creating the third-most plays of at least 15 yards from the slot since 2018.
Woods doesn’t get much recognition as one of the best receivers in the league, but his back-to-back 1,100-plus yard seasons suggest he should be in that discussion. He’s dropped just six passes in the last two years and gained 996 yards after the catch, proving to be a highly reliable receiver for Goff.
The Rams will need him to keep making big plays in the passing game this season with Brandin Cooks gone, and there’s no reason to believe he won’t be up to the task. Woods has been that good since Los Angeles signed him as a free agent in 2017.
