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Puka Nacua ranked as top-5 WR, but Braden Fiske was snubbed
If Rams fans had to guess which player on the team is ranked the highest at his position by ProFootballFocus, who would they pick? How many players do the Rams have who are even ranked top-10 at their position and where does L.A. lack starters who wouldn’t even rank in the top-32 around the entire league?
If your answers were Puka Nacua, five different top-10 starters, and holes at left guard, linebacker, and center, you would be correct.
PFF has ranked the top-32 starters at every offensive and defensive position. This is where the Rams stand at all of them.
Here’s what PFF had to say about Stafford and rebounding from an unexpectedly underwhelming campaign in 2024:
Stafford isn’t coming off his best season — his 74.7 overall grade in 2024 reflects that — but what keeps him in this upper tier is his complete command of the Rams offense. Despite playing behind a shaky offensive line and losing multiple top weapons to injury, he was still a drive away from knocking off the eventual Super Bowl champions in the divisional round. When Stafford is locked in, he is as good as anyone in football.
Regardless, the seventh-ranked QB in the NFL is a huge compliment and would give any good team a shot to compete for the Super Bowl.
Williams is being torn between a contract extension or questions of whether or not the team should be prepared to move on with Blake Corum and Jarquez Hunter.
Williams’ 2024 PFF rushing grade (74.3) wasn’t all that impressive, but he rushed for more than 1,400 yards and generated the fourth-highest PFF WAR figure among running backs, helped by having seven games where he earned a PFF pass-blocking grade above 80.0.
Does Williams have the athleticism to be a top-5 running back?
Puka Nacua is impressive for many reasons. Here he is going into year three and the former last pick of the fifth round is already one of the best all-around players in the NFL.
Is Adams still a top-20 receiver though?
Adams posted his lowest receiving grade since 2016 with a 76.8 in 2024, a concerning trend as he enters his age-32 season. Still, his elite production over the past five years warrants some benefit of the doubt — especially now that he’ll be working with Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay.
Higbee rounds out L.A.’s skill players by just barely cracking the top-30. Will Terrence Ferguson take his place in 2026?
Although any team would like to have a top-5 left tackle and at least a top-20 right tackle, the Rams know very well what it’s like to not have a top-30 starter at either position. So they’ll take 19th and 28th for now.
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