During a recent press conference, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay was high on tight end Tyler Higbee — who struggled during his rookie year.

Fantasy guru John Hansen speculated that Higbee is going to be a “big part” of the Rams offense. ESPN’s Matthew Berry noticed the Higbee discussions as well.

Rams HC Sean McVay talking @ his offense will use TE in a variety of ways. Hasn't worked with him yet but was v complimentary @ Tyler Higbee pic.twitter.com/6PtKCUQwBs — Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) March 2, 2017

According to Vincent Bonsignore, Rams general manager Les Snead said that he expects big things from Higbee next year. Snead thought that Higbee was strong in training camp but then struggled due to injury.

It’s worth noting that McVay was the tight end coach for the Florida Tuskers in 2009 and had the same role with Washington in the NFC East from 2011 until 2013.

McVay said he has plans to use Higbee in a variety of ways in 2017. The Los Angeles coach added that Higbee has a “nice catch radius” as well (via Joe Curley).

Though the Rams just signed former Utah quarterback Travis Wilson, the high praise of Higbee indicates Los Angeles likely does not have plans to draft another tight end this season.

Similarly, if they believe in Higbee, they almost definitely won’t make a move on a free agent like Martellus Bennett either.

The 2016 4th-round pick, however, had just 11 catches for 85 yards and one touchdown last season. It wasn’t exactly what Rams fans had hoped for.

Higbee didn’t look impressive when he played, either, as you can see from the GIF below:

Higbee saw three targets against the Dolphins. Here they are. #SaveUsMcVay pic.twitter.com/L44ZCR6oFA — Brandon Bate (@NoPlanB_) February 21, 2017