from PFF, Ranking the NFL’s most productive rookie classes from 2024: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-most-productive-rookie-classes-2024?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=null

1. Los Angeles Rams

Snaps Played: 7,649
PFF WAR: 0.68

Jared Verse, the Rams’ first first-round pick in eight years paid off right away, slotting sixth in PFF overall grade among qualified edge rushers en route to winning Defensive Rookie of the Year. Beyond Verse, Los Angeles set a strong defensive foundation with Braden Fiske (59 pressures), Kam Kinchens (73.7 PFF coverage grade) and Omar Speights (77.6 PFF run-defense grade), all of whom project to start again in 2025. Offensively, Jordan Whittington (78.9 PFF receiving grade) and Beaux Limmer (1,040 snaps) offered supplementary contributions.

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/4/1/24397979/rams-2025-draft-needs-les-snead

Once the draft gets past picks 20, the value between the 20th overall pick and the 60th overall pick are generally seen as the same.

As noted by ESPN’s Matt Miller,

“There are four, maybe five, blue-chip players,” one NFL general manager said. “After that, it’s 40 guys with a late-first-round or second-round grade.” Scouts view the 2025 class as light on future All-Pros but strong on starters. “You’re going to see a ton of rookie starters from this class because it’s such an experienced group,” an AFC South area scout said. Though the class appears to lack high-end, can’t-miss prospects seen as future stars it has fewer players ranked high based purely on potential. As an AFC East area scout put it: “Player No. 15 on your board might have the same grade as No. 50.”

Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers
The last time the Rams had back-to-back 1st round picks in consecutive years? Todd Gurley and Jared Goff.

Les Snead was on the @heykayadams show yesterday and hinted at trading back into the pick 33-36 range (early round 2). Seems like the most likely outcome.

InvaderRam wrote:

zn wrote:

This means Rams have about $18 mil in cap space and it will not go up June 1st…

how much of that goes to rookies?

About 10 M?

We don’t really know their cap yet though because we don’t know Stafford’s contract numbers yet.

Plus they’re working on extending Kyren.

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Lance Zierlein@LanceZierlein
I just finished my mock 3.0 … and I can safely say that since the 2015 draft, this might be the toughest year to piece together where players could go. Very wide variances for some players.

from https://ramblinfan.com/2-nfl-experts-dissect-rams-draft-needs-and-project-rams-draft-strategy-01jqhn49ybqw

ESPN NFL Analyst Mina Kimes and former PFF NFL analyst Sam Monson will dip and weave throughout their draft analysis of every NFL team….

Perhaps one of the earliest takeaways from their analysis is the fact that they view the Rams ‘needs’ as limited to an inside linebacker (to pair with starting ILB Omar Speights) and a cornerback. They also mention some choices the team could address in the draft at tight end, quarterback, and offensive tackle,

Sam Monson chimes in with the oxymoron nature of the Rams drafting an inside linebacker. The Rams have been viewed as a team in need of an inside linebacker in almost every season led by HC Sean McVay. The only linebacker drafted by the team was former South Carolina ILB prospect Ernest Jones IV, who competed for the Rams for three of his first four seasons.

wv wrote:

Martz was a figurehead; I’ve always said it.

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And Linehan should have been more appreciated.

Pete Prisco@PriscoCBS
This draft is loaded with players from No. 19-70 who will be good players. It only has a few sure-fire stars. Trading down makes sense.

from Poona Ford: Playing for Sean McVay was ‘a big part of my decision’ to sign with Rams — https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/03/28/nfl-free-agency-poona-ford-rams-sean-mcvay-signing-decision/82702585007/?taid=67e6a5c0b3e1fe0001533eea&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

One of the determining factors in his decision was McVay himself. Having seen the job McVay did with the Rams over the years, Ford knew he wanted to play for him. Ford got that chance in free agency, signing a three-year, $27.6 million contract with the Rams this offseason.

“The coaching staff is phenomenal,” Ford said, via WTOC. “I’ve always been a fan of Coach McVay from my years in Seattle watching what he’s done over there and how he’s run his program. It’s been a big part of my decision.”

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He could see himself playing for McVay at some point and seems excited to finally have that opportunity.

“I always watched him from a distance,” Ford said recently. “Being in Seattle, and playing against him twice a year, I always knew he was a guy that I could see myself playing for at some point.”

zn wrote:

I think OTC is scoring it right if Kupp is not a June 1st cut. They’ve dumped his salary and are using the full dead cap number. Doing it that way, Rams have about $20 mil in cap space.

I don’t know if that’s right, but if it is, the point would be to take on dead money in 2025 and have no dead money in 2026.

Zooey wrote:

Scroll back through preceding years, and they didn’t hit on all 3.

I think something happened after 2022…the Rams not only changed the offense and OL strategies, I think they re-assessed personnel and drafting. Anyway there were subtle signs of “re-appraisal” going on. That may be a McVay thing–now and then stepping back, re-appraising, looking to improve this or that approach to one thing or another.

What are your expectations for Blake Corum going into 2025 season?

Fans seemed to expect him to garner a much higher usage as a rookie. It will be interesting to see what direction the backfield takes pic.twitter.com/9LK6WbL4QA

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