8 Rams players make Bleacher Report's divisional all-star team
Unsurprisingly, eight Rams players made the NFC West divisional all-star team, with six coming from the offensive line and two coming from the defensive side. This, more or less, is how the Rams' roster is skewed heading into the 2025 NFL season.
Here are the eight players:
Only Stafford is the true obvious pick here, as his only competition in the division is Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold and Brock Purdy. Williams is an interesting choice given that Christian McCaffrey plays for the 49ers, but Williams is more durable and younger. Davante Adams is perhaps the biggest snub of the group, as Holder picked Nacua, the Cardinals' Marvin Harrison Jr. and the Seahawks' Jaxson Smith-Njiba over the veteran pass-catcher.
The rest of the group also makes sense, as Avila, Dotson and Havenstein are quality players when healthy, Verse is a dynamo already and Turner is looking like a future stud at defensive tackle relative to the rest of the division.
Whether or not any of these players make the actual Pro Bowl or All-Pro list remains to be seen until the 2025 season kicks off. But all eight have a good shot at competing for these personal accolades if they can stay heathly.
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