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USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
A look at the NFC West rival LA Rams draft class and UDFA signings
A look at the NFC West rival LA Rams draft class and UDFA signings A look at the NFC West rival Rams rookie class of draft picks and rookie free agents On another Sunday in the NFL offseason, it is time to draw our attention to the rest of the NFC West to see what is going on with the Arizona Cardinals' division rivals. But a little more than a week after the NFL draft, let's check in with each team in the division to see what players they drafted and what rookie free agents they signed. Let's look at the Los Angeles Rams. LA Rams 2025 NFL draft class The Rams selected six players in the 2025 draft. Round 2: Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson Round 3: Michigan EDGE Josaiah Stewart Round 4: Auburn RB Jarquez Hunter Round 5: Ohio State DT Ty Hamilton Round 5: Ole Miss LB Chris Paul Jr. Round 7: Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield LA Rams UDFA signings They signed 17 rookie free agents after the draft. Utah State OL Wyatt Bowles Connecticut S Malik Dixon-Williams Buffalo ILB Shaun Dolac Boise State OL Ben Dooley Louisiana Tech WR Tru Edwards North Carolina OL Willie Lampkin USC OLB Jamil Muhammad University of Texas DL Bill Norton Rice OLB Josh Pearcy Oklahoma State WR Brennan Presley Louisville TE Mark Redman Oklahoma DL Da'Jon Terry Toledo TE Anthony Torres Northern Illinois S Nate Valcarcel NC State RB Jordan Waters Indiana OL Trey Wedig Tulane WR Mario Williams Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rams have a pattern of drafting defensive linemen with same background
Rams have a pattern of drafting defensive linemen with same background Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams certainly has a type for defensive prospects. Five of the Rams' most recent defensive draft picks transferred from smaller schools to bigger schools before being picked by L.A. Josaiah Stewart was the most recent one, as he started at Coastal Carolina before going to Michigan for the past two seasons. The others include Jared Verse (Albany to Florida State), Braden Fiske (Western Michigan to Florida State), Kobie Turner (Richmond to Wake Forest) and Byron Young (Georgia Military College to Tennessee). This pattern wasn't lost on Snead, who explained on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show that the Rams target men who "want" to play football more than just going to a big program. So for the Rams, it meant more when they found players who begin their careers at smaller schools before transferring (and succeeding) at bigger schools. "Every one of those defensive linemen, even the young man we drafted from Michigan the other night, Josaiah Stewart, they all started at, let's call it a 'less level of football,'" Snead said. "They all loved [football] enough that they didn't go to the Power 5s." Sūmner Sports' Sam Bruchhaus' noticed this trend as well and added that he thinks part of the Rams' draft strategy is identifying players that have an upward track based on their ability to play at any level of competition. "They love transfer-up defensive linemen that have excellent production and excellent analytical traits," he said. "They seem to believe if a defensive lineman who exhibits good to great athletic traits can go from a lower level and go to a Power 5 level and have success at the same exact degree, they seem to think that will track at an NFL level." That idea has worked out well for the Rams in recent years. Verse won Rookie of the Year in 2024, Fiske tallied 8.5 sacks as a rookie, Young has 15.5 in two season and Turner has 17 in two seasons. That's elite production so early in four players' careers. Now, the Rams have drafted defensive players who didn't fall into this category in recent years. Ty Hamilton, the Rams' fifth-round pick in 2025, played his entire career at Ohio State. Tyler Davis, who was drafted in 2024, played five years at Clemson. But, for the players drafted within the first three rounds, this mentality has applied in each of the past three drafts. The hope is that Stewart can follow in those footsteps.
USA Today
29-04-2025
- Business
- USA Today
NFL Draft: Rams have smallest rookie pool set aside for salary cap in 2025
NFL Draft: Rams have smallest rookie pool set aside for salary cap in 2025 The Los Angeles Rams won't be spending a lot of salary cap on their 2025 NFL Draft class. L.A. has the smallest draft pool set aside for rookie deals this year at $6.734 million, according to Over the Cap. The New England Patriots have the largest at $18.887 million. The reason the Rams don't have to allocate as much much is because 1) they didn't have a first-round pick, 2)the team's most-expensive pick was the No. 46 pick worth just $1.766 million and 3) they only had six selections. Here is the breakdown of how much each pick will cost the Rams in effective salary cap space in 2025: TE Terrance Ferguson (No. 46): $1.766 million OLB Josaiah Stewart (No. 90): $1.140 million RB Jarquez Hunter (No. 117): $1.089 million DT Ty Hamilton (No. 148): $949,645 (No. 172) LB Chris Paul Jr.: $920,054 WR Konata Mumpfield (No. 242): $867,135 This all means the Rams should have a little less than $11 million in salary cap space once their rookie class is signed. That's a nice chunk of change to make some moves for veterans ahead of the 2025 season, if the Rams want to go down that route.
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rams 2025 draft class: All 6 picks made by Los Angeles
Rams 2025 draft class: All 6 picks made by Los Angeles The Los Angeles Rams added a half-dozen players to their roster in the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting six rookies – all on Days 2 and 3. They split their six picks up evenly on offense and defense, taking three players on each side of the ball. They started off by trading back from No. 26 to 46 overall, picking up a 2026 first-rounder from the Atlanta Falcons in the process. At No. 46, Sean McVay finally got the tight end he's been looking for, selecting Terrance Ferguson out of Oregon. They went defense with their next pick, taking edge rusher Josaiah Stewart out of Michigan, followed by Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter in Round 4. After trading up for Hunter, they did the same for defensive tackle Ty Hamilton in Round 5 and linebacker Chris Paul Jr. 24 picks later. With their final pick at No. 242, the Rams selected Pittsburgh wide receiver Konata Mumpfield. Here's a look at the Rams' complete 2025 draft class, including their measurables and Relative Athletic Score, which gives you an idea of their athletic abilities. Round 2, No. 46: TE Terrance Ferguson, Oregon Player info Age: 22 Height: 6-5 Weight: 247 pounds RAS: 9.32 Round 3, No. 90: OLB Josaiah Stewart, Michigan Player info Age: 22 Height: 6-1 Weight: 249 pounds RAS: N/A Round 4, No. 117: RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn Player info Age: 22 Height: 5-9 Weight: 204 pounds RAS: 7.17 Round 5, No. 148: DT Ty Hamilton, Ohio State Player info Age: 23 Height: 6-3 Weight: 299 pounds RAS: 9.22 Round 5, No. 172: LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss Player info Age: 22 Height: 6-0 Weight: 222 pounds RAS: 6.13 Round 7, No. 242: WR Konata Mumpfield, Pittsburgh Player info
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Watch Josaiah Stewart get emotional being picked by LA Rams in 2025 NFL draft
Watch Josaiah Stewart get emotional being picked by LA Rams in 2025 NFL draft One of the best parts of the NFL draft every year is watching college football players learning that their dreams have just come true. But more often than not, we see only the top of the first round, not as much the reactions of those who came in the later rounds. Michigan football edge rusher Josaiah Stewart was picked with the No. 90 overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams on Friday night. And after being selected in the third round, Stewart got incredibly emotional. And the Rams posted both sides of the exchange. Pretty incredible and powerful stuff. Stewart was the fifth Wolverine of eight (thus far) off the board, with Mason Graham, Colston Loveland, and Kenneth Grant going in the first round, Will Johnson in the second, and Kalel Mullings and Myles Hinton in the sixth. A transfer from Coastal Carolina, Stewart played for Michigan football for two seasons, and managed 8.5 sacks in his senior season.
