Los Angeles Rams
After barely seeing the field his rookie season, the writing might be on the wall for Evans entering 2024
The Los Angeles Rams took running back Zach Evans in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. At the time, LA’s run game was a mystery as Cam Akers was expected to be the workhorse and Kyren Williams was not a household name just yet. Fast-forward to this year’s draft and the Rams filled a need at RB behind the All-Pro Williams with the selection of Blake Corum in the third round.
Corum should make the run game more dynamic...
Turf Show Times
Although not officially announced yet, let’s get a head start on the prospects
Although the Los Angeles Rams have not yet released an official list of undrafted free agent signings, reports are coming in fast and furious. L.A.’s rumored signings are being tracked here at TST and when officially announced, the players can be reviewed with some depth.
Today, let’s make a quick introduction and just a peek at their backgrounds. When officially signed, the Rams 2024 draft and UDFA class will bring the roster up to 87 players under contract and leave the team three short of the 90-man...
Turf Show Times
These metrics say that the Rams had a top-10 most valuable draft class
The Los Angeles Rams had 10 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft and certainly made the most of them. With holes on defense, five of the team’s first six draft picks were used on that side of the ball. General manager Les Snead then found good value on day three with players like Beaux Limmer and Josh Karty.
With the 2023 draft class of Steve Avila, Byron Young, Kobie Turner, and Puka Nacua setting a good foundation, it was important for the Rams to once again nail...
Turf Show Times
Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 4/30/24
The Los Angeles Rams added to their running back room when they drafed Blake Corum last week. Some may be wondering if it was the right pick. It was a top 100 selection that maybe could have been used elsewhere. However he comes to LA and I am excited to see what he can add. I’m curious to see if Kyren Williams still handles lead back duties.
Regardless of whatever I think it seems that Rich Eisen loved the pick and hopefully he’s right. Do you have any thoughts on the pick?...
Turf Show Times
ESPN’s Matt Miller deems Beaux Limmer the best value and Brennan Jackson a “perfect hit”
ESPN’s Matt Miller has to grades hundreds of prospects in the draft every year, if not sometimes tipping the scales close to 1,000 names, so it’s notable that he was especially stunned that the Los Angeles Rams were able to draft offensive lineman Beaux Limmer in the sixth round. On Monday, Miller posted his best values and biggest reaches in a thread on Twitter and named Limmer alongside receiver Brenden Rice and quarterback Michael Pratt.
That’s quite the praise for a player who went 217th...
Turf Show Times
The Rams wanted to draft Braden Fiske so bad that they traded too much to get him
Did the Los Angeles Rams go too far in their desire to draft Florida State defensive end Braden Fiske in the second round on Friday? Probably, and a graph by ESPN’s analytics expert Seth Walder has visual proof of it.
When the Rams traded up from 52 to 39 last week and the details came out that L.A. gave up next year’s second round pick, I thought there must have been an error in the report. Teams do not trade second round picks...
Turf Show Times
Who was the best Rams day 3 pick in 2024 and also in past seasons?
The Los Angeles Rams were active as usual on day three of the 2024 NFL Draft, but who do you think was their absolute best pick of Saturday? Drafting kicker Joshua Karty is an obvious standout because of the position and the need, but do you expect Karty to have more value than someone like fifth round edge rusher Brennan Jackson or sixth round defensive tackle Tyler Davis?
To put it another way, because Ethan Evans was all but guaranteed the punter job in 2023,...
Turf Show Times
Here are our 10 takeaways from the Rams 2024 draft class
The Los Angeles Rams wrapped up the NFL Draft over the weekend with 10 selections that included a first round pick for the first time since 2016. It was a defensive heavy draft with five of the team’s first six selections coming on that side of the ball. Six of the Rams’ selections also participated in the Senior Bowl. Here are my 10 takeaways from the Rams 2024 draft class.
The Rams came into the draft with needs all over the...
Turf Show Times
It is way too early to be talking about next year’s NFL Draft but we are going to do it anyway.
The Los Angeles Rams just had themselves one of the best drafts in their franchise’s history in my opinion. While it may not have had the volume that last year’s class had, this one did shine with the fact the team selected their first, first round pick since 2016. Since the NFL Draft is over and there’s some time between now and preseason when we get to actually see the players in uniform. Here’s a way-too-early mock draft for...
Turf Show Times
Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 4/29/24
The NFL Draft has concluded and we’ve had a little bit of time to process which players the Los Angeles Rams have added. I still need to do my work and research for the new acquired players, but it does seem that many feal LA had a nice draft. Did you have a favorite player that LA selected? Maybe you felt they got the best value for a certain player in a certain round. Any player you are dissapointed that LA didn’t add?
Please comment on whatever you’d like and have a...
Turf Show Times
Les Snead and company scored glowing reviews across the board for LA’s incoming freshman class
The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone for the Los Angeles Rams and early indications are that Les Snead hit another home run.
National outlets have largely approved of LA’s incoming draft class which is much-needed news in Hollywood. The Rams are looking to build on their solid ‘23 campaign and it would appear Snead and company have only added to the team’s promising foundation. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. gave LA a B+ and called first-rounder Jared Verse a “10-sacks-per-season guy,” despite being a...
Turf Show Times
Between Tre’Davious White in free agency and Jared Verse in the draft, the L.A. Rams are coming back new
After having already replaced the departed Raheem Morris at defensive coordinator with Chris Shula, the Los Angeles Rams went into March free agency with a defensive depth chart that looked something like this, courtesy of OurLads:
If free agency the draft work as planned by Sean McVay and Les Snead, then the Rams will come out of training camp having replaced at least six of those “starters” and perhaps as many as eight. The present depth chart, which hasn’t been good...
Turf Show Times
