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The Los Angeles Rams face the inevitability of looking vastly different on offense next season. The “nine and dime” connection of Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp already plans to get severed. Even captains Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein aren’t guaranteed to return.
Kupp is expected to get traded. Stafford is hearing both trade chatter and retirement, the New York Giants regarding the former. But envisions an L.A. return. Meanwhile, the Rams need to get younger at tight end and right tackle — the spots occupied by Higbee and Havenstein. General manager Les Snead and the front office, however, have hit some major marks in the last three draft classes.
Snead built a new roster alongside head coach Sean McVay featuring non-first round draft gems. Los Angeles scored a massive fifth round hat trick by landing Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua and Kobie Turner — all of whom have become Pro Bowlers. Snead and company then drafted the eventual 2024 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in Jared Verse.
The Rams have improved their draft capital since 2022 to lure in these gems. So who looks like the next set of Rams coming during the last weekend of April?
Before we explore those theories, we turn to the PFF mock draft simulator to see who falls to the Rams.
The Rams come with multiple needs, even after taking the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles down to the wire in the postseason.
Wide receiver is annually the Rams’ strongest position. But Kupp will soon open a massive hole once L.A. finds a trade suitor. Nacua will need help moving forward.
Offensive line remains a pivotal need. This unit struggled to protect Stafford in the divisional round loss in Philly. Snead and the front office will need to scout out tackles. Tight end ranks as one more major need, with Higbee getting older and Colby Parkinson becoming a disappointment in ’24.
Even the defense can find more help. Verse and Byron Young have the edge rush room solidified. Turner is leading the trenches with another prized ’24 pick in Braden Fiske. But the secondary needs to be addressed.
Los Angeles once again will have a first round selection. This time at No. 26 overall. It’s the first time in the McVay/Snead era that the Rams will have consecutive first round picks. However, they don’t hold a second round selection. Barring a potential trade, L.A. must wait until selections 90 to 100 to fill the rest of its three-round class.
Time to see which needs get addressed by the Rams.
The Rams find Kupp’s replacement in the PFF mock draft simulation. Meanwhile, they add tackle help while bolstering the safety room. Here’s the complete list of Rams selections through the simulator:
