The Rams franchise has many of the best football players in the history of the sport, including Aaron Donald, Kurt Warner, and Merlin Olsen. The Rams have had their ups and downs and moved several times over, but through it all they’ve also produced some of the most underrated and unappreciated players the league has ever seen.

Does Marc Bulger get enough credit? Or Steven Jackson? What about Rob Havenstein? Or Fred Dryer?

This post is the opportunity for fans to voice their opinions on which players in history don’t get enough credit for where they rank in the history...

Ty Simpson’s place on the L.A. Rams depth chart could make Stetson Bennett one of the more intriguing trade chips in the NFL backup quarterback market in training camp. Around the league, teams have struggled to find competent depth behind their starting quarterbacks, increasing the value of someone like Bennett in comparison. If Bennett is pushed down the depth chart and viewed as expendable, his name could come up as an option for other teams knowing that it wouldn’t cost more than a late round pick swap.

Perhaps ideally at the end of training camp if Simpson has won the...

Tyler Davis is a promising third-year breakout candidate on the defensive line for the Los Angeles Rams. He’s one of the most well-rounded interior players for LA and is a sure-handed tackler.

While Davis is a lesser known name by fans, his role grew notably last season. He’s potentially in store for even more playing time in 2026. Let’s evaluate what he brings to the table and why he’s a strong complement to the starting trio in Kobie Turner, Poona Ford, and Braden Fiske.

Davis is the most important Ram you never hear about

Turner is clearly LA’s best...

The NFL Draft is over, but there are still plenty of ways for teams to improve either through free agency or trades, and apparently there is some speculation (by some) that the Los Angeles Rams are expected to make a trade as they look to win the Super Bowl.

With 2027 expected to be such a deep draft, it’s hard to see L.A giving up their first-round pick, but they’ve been aggressive in the past, so who knows? This team can be full of surprises. That being said, a trade is totally possible whether it’s soon for the right player,...

I’ve written often about the Los Angeles Rams’ tackling woes over the past year. What at first glanced seemed like a late-season blip now appears to be a more troubling multi-year trend for several of LA’s core defensive building blocks. Poor tackling may be a feature rather than a late-season bug.

Background content on the tackling topic:

Blip or Trend? Rams have a recent tackling issue (December)

A problem the Rams cannot seem to fix (December)

PFF grades in loss to Falcons: Missed tackles galore (December)

The most positive aspect of Rams’ wildcard win (January)

Bug...

Rams receiver Puka Nacua needs 1,709 receiving yards next season to pass Justin Jefferson for the most ever through a player’s first four seasons. If Nacua stays healthy and out of trouble, he’s already proven that he’s capable of doing that:

Nacua had 1,715 receiving yards last season.

In doing so, Nacua passed Randy Moss for the second-most receiving yards through a player’s first three seasons and he did it in four fewer games. Only Jefferson was far out ahead of the filed at 4,825 yards compared to 4,191 for Nacua:

However, in year four Jefferson missed seven games and...

Life as a college student-athlete is challenging enough. Throw on the responsibility of being an Air Force cadet and the difficulty is ratcheted up magnitudes higher.

Only 12 players who graduated from the Air Force Academy have ever played a game in the NFL (not including several players who transferred out during their college careers). Los Angeles Rams undrafted free agent signee Payton Zdroik is trying to become the 13th.

To reach this level, even just making it to camp with an NFL team, football almost certainly has been your life for most of the time you’ve been alive. For...

The Los Angeles Rams’ selection of tight end Max Klare was met with some head scratching last month. On the surface, it seems rich for LA to spend its first pick in each of the last two drafts on the same position—especially one generally viewed as lower value. However, even though Klare and Terrance Ferguson share the same label on the roster, they are vastly different players.

Drafting tight ends in back-t0-back years may look redundant, but the Rams clearly see Ferguson and Klare as very different weapons. Ferguson is a vertical field-stretcher. Klare is an intermediate pass catcher with...

While the Los Angeles Rams made free agency a priority in upgrading the 2026 defense, they did not invest much draft capital to that end. Of 12 rookie additions to the defensive side of the ball, 11 were undrafted free agents (UDFA) and the only draftee was Round 7 nose tackle Tim Keenan.

The final two UDFAs in this profile series are the two I rate as having the best chance to make an impact on the 2026 Rams. As rookies, they may limited to special teams work and their ceiling’s may be that of backups, but they both share...

The Los Angeles Rams have enjoyed success selecting defensive linemen late in the draft. Is 2026 seventh rounder Tim Keenan from Alabama the next in line? Keenan could be the next late selection to defy the odds. It’s not difficult to see his path to playing time in Los Angeles.

While the Rams have not found breakout stars in the later rounds, they have identified players who went on to have longer than average careers compared to their peers with similar draft position:

• Tanzel Smart – 2017 to 2023
• Sebastian Joseph-Day – 2019 to current (Steelers)
• Earnest...

The newly retired Rob Havenstein was on Bleav in Rams with Erin Coscarelli and Brian Baldinger when Havenstein recalled an opposing player who expressed after a contest that L.A.’s line “all played well together”. Havenstein went on to reflect it was one of the best compliments he and his fellow Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman ever received.

It’s a simple compliment, but for players like Havenstein who reflect more on team success, rather than their individual success, it’s the type of compliment that proves their offensive line was setting out what it intended to do: **Take a group of five...

I’ll concede Matthew Stafford playing through Ty Simpson’s rookie deal may be less than ideal…there’s also the chance that Stafford continues to be the best option for the Rams as they go forward.

Stafford earns every year he starts

Sean McVay has shown a willingness to move on from players who aren’t performing, that includes quarterback. If Stafford isn’t replaced by Simpson as we go year-to-year, we can assume that Stafford is still the best QB on L.A.‘s roster.

Stafford’s been successful with the Rams

Since Stafford’s joined the Rams, as long as he’s been healthy, L.A.‘s had...