Rams tweets etc. … 8/25 – 8/26 … including Stafford & Jackson news

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Sean McVay said the Rams have decided on initial 53-man roster, which will be released Tuesday.

from Rams PFF grades: LA’s best and worst performers [on offense] of the preseason: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/08/25/rams-pff-grades-preseason-best-worst-players/85813402007/?taid=68ac7a9e12be50000149a961&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Top 5 offense
OL Justin Dedich: 89.3
OL KT Leveston: 84.4
WR Tru Edwards: 82.3
OL Willie Lampkin: 81.9
TE Terrance Ferguson: 81.1

Bottom 5 offense
OL Beaux Limmer: 55.3
WR Britain Covey: 55.1
OL A.J. Arcuri: 52.1
OL John Leglue: 42.9
TE McCallan Castles: 36.9

from ESPN, 2025 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46043463/nfl-rank-2025-ranking-top-100-players-predictions-stats

To create our list, we asked 10 NFL analysts and insiders — Aaron Schatz, Ben Solak, Dan Graziano, Jeff Legwold, Jeremy Fowler, Liz Loza, Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Seth Walder and Stephen Holder — to rank players based on expected performance for the 2025 season. Their rankings are based on predicting potential greatness rather than past performance. We used those 10 sets of votes to come up with our consensus top 100 list.

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36. Puka Nacua

Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is excited about what he has seen from Nacua entering Year 3. “I just thinkhe looks sharper in what he’s doing,” LaFleur said, noting Nacua’s physicality to the ball. According to ESPN Research, Nacua ranks second among receivers in yards after contact per reception (2.4) since entering the league in 2023. He also ranks first in receiving yards after contact (436) over the past two seasons. — Sarah Barshop

Signature stat: Despite missing six games last season, Nacua finished with a team-leading 79 receptions and 990 receiving yards, while having the third-highest receiving yards per game (90) in the NFL.

55. Jared Verse

Verse was the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, but he said he came into training camp realizing how much more he could improve after rewatching every play from last season. “People are like, ‘Oh, you’re good, you’re good,'” Verse said. “No, I’ve got so much farther to go.” — Sarah Barshop

Signature stat: Verse produced 50 QB pressures last season, which is the third most among rookies since tracking began in 2017. Nick Bosa (60 in 2019) and Micah Parsons (51 in 2021) finished ahead of him.

71. Matthew Stafford

Even though Stafford missed most of training camp because of an aggravated disk in his back, the Rams seem confident in the quarterback’s ability to pick up where he left off last season. Along with Puka Nacua, Stafford has a new target in wide receiver Davante Adams. If healthy, Stafford will join the short list of quarterbacks to reach 60,000 career passing yards; he sits at 59,809 yards. — Sarah Barshop

Signature stat: Stafford was productive from outside the pocket last season with a 66.2% completion percentage (fourth in the NFL). His 8-0 TD-INT ratio on those throws is tied with Joe Burrow for second best in the NFL behind Lamar Jackson (11-0).

from PFF, Top 10 NFL rookies from preseason Week 3: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-top-rookies-preseason-week-3-2025

10. WR Tru Edwards, Los Angeles Rams (87.8)

Edwards was targeted twice against Cleveland, securing one catch in spectacular fashion. The play came on a fourth-and-1 late in the fourth quarter with the Rams on Cleveland’s 41-yard line and down by six. Edwards ran a back-shoulder route and was able to adjust and secure the bobbling pass, which was initially deflected, as he fell out of bounds. He kept his feet in bounds for a 25-yard pickup, moving the Rams into the red zone.

The undrafted free agent from Louisiana Tech earned an 82.3 PFF overall grade in two games played, ranking 10th among all receivers. He caught four of six targets for 57 yards and a touchdown. He secured two of three single-coverage targets for 30 yards and two first downs, earning a 90.1 PFF receiving grade against man coverage.

Brock Vierra@BrockVierra
The consistency has been there through joint practices as well. Obviously, we have to wait and see, especially since the Rams took on the Cowboys and Saints.

From my perspective, I’m seeing Ford eat up double teams, Verse and Young holding the edge, Landman and Speights playing sound football while displaying the ability to penetrate the backfield. Fiske and Turner winning their matchups. With such coverage, the lanes are going to be hard to create.

Could they come out week one and suck? Absolutely. However I’m seeing a consistent product against various teams with the integrity of the interior being held.