Rams change kickers: Grupe replaces Mevis in the Week 6 plan

The Rams are changing kickers. Sean McVay confirmed Tuesday that Los Angeles waived Harrison Mevis and selected Blake Grupe as his replacement. NFL reporting says Grupe is joining from the Jets' practice squad.

For fantasy managers, the practical decision is immediate: do not leave Mevis in a Week 6 starting lineup on the assumption that Monday's job is still his.

A job change is clearer than a scoring prediction

Grupe gets a new opportunity with the Rams. That is enough to put him on the streaming shortlist if your league uses kickers. It is not enough to guarantee field-goal volume or make him an expensive acquisition.

A productive offense can generate extra points, field-goal attempts or a mixture of both. The balance depends on how drives end. Do not turn the new signing into a confident forecast of a specific number of kicks.

If Grupe is not yet available in your league, choose another confirmed active kicker rather than keeping a released player in place.

The next checkpoint

The Rams host Arizona in Week 6. Confirm the final roster and availability before kickoff, then compare the available kickers under your league's rules.

This is a roster correction for managers, not a reason to trade away a useful pick or bench player. Across All In, Playoff Gamble, Soft Rebuild and Hard Rebuild, the approach stays the same: fill the required slot at modest cost.

We make no numerical news move. The site's article adjustment rules exclude kickers, and the transaction belongs in the roster and availability data. This report identifies the confirmed change without inventing an immediate point estimate for Grupe.