Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Sports

Rams offseason outlook: What to expect for LA in the coming months

The Los Angeles Rams’ season is over after the divisional round.

Matthew Stafford and the Rams battled hard but lost 28-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday.

The Rams won the NFC West title and beat the Minnesota Vikings to advance to the divisional round but were ultimately outclassed by the Eagles in Philly.

What’s next for the Rams as they head into the offseason? USA TODAY Sports explores what’s next for the Rams in 2025:

Rams key free agents

Alaric Jackson

Jackson allowed three sacks and 22 pressures in 893 snaps at left tackle, per Pro Football Focus. The Rams offensive line immediately improved when he returned to the lineup in Week 3.

NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.

Demarcus Robinson

Robinson enjoyed arguably the best year of his career in 2024. The ninth-year wideout had career-highs in receiving yards (505) touchdown catches (7). He was Los Angeles’ No. 2 receiving option when Puka Nacua or Cooper Kupp weren’t in action.

Bobby Brown III

Brown was a key cog in the Rams’ upstart defensive line. The interior defensive lineman started 16 of 17 games and registered a career-high 44 tackles and four tackles for loss.

Rams offseason preview: 3 moves to make

Offensive line

The Rams offensive line improved as the season progressed. Jackson and Joseph Noteboom are scheduled to hit free agency. Los Angeles ranked 20th in pass block win rate.

Tackle prospects such as LSU’s Will Campbell, Texas’ Kelvin Banks, Georgia’s Earnest Greene or Oregon’s Josh Conerly could be intriguing for the Rams.

Wide receiver depth

Nacua and Kupp both battled injuries this season. Kupp’s missed at least five games for three-straight seasons. Robinson is a pending free agent. The Rams need more depth at the position.

Kupp is 31 years old. Perhaps the Rams find a wide receiver steal in the draft like they did with Nacua. However, the 2025 draft isn’t considered deep at wideout.

Interior linebacker

The Rams were weak against the run, ranking 22 in the league. A big reason why is because interior linebacker was a position of weakness. Christian Rozeboom, the team’s leading tackler, is a free agent.

Alabama linebackers Jihaad Campbell and Deonte Lawson are projected to both be selected within the top three rounds. A rookie linebacker would fit the Rams’ young emerging defense with OLB Jared Verse and DL Braden Fiske.

Rams NFL draft needs

The Rams have to get through free agency before the draft, but there are a few areas of need they can target come April:

Linebacker
Offensive line
Wide receiver

The Rams currently have six picks in the 2025 NFL draft:

Round 1
Round 3
Round 4
Round 6
Round 6 (from ATL)
Round 6 (from HOU or PIT)

Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.

This post appeared first on USA TODAY

    You May Also Like

    Politics

    Sister Stephanie Schmidt had a hunch about what her fellow nuns would discuss over dinner at their Erie, Pennsylvania, monastery on Wednesday night. The...

    Politics

    In the final three weeks of the presidential race, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have attacked one particular foe more than three...

    Politics

    DULUTH, Ga. — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Wednesday night with a dark metaphor,...

    Politics

    A former deputy Palm Beach County sheriff who fled to Moscow and became one of the Kremlin’s most prolific propagandists is working directly with...

    Disclaimer: AffluentAmericansHub.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

    Copyright © 2024 AffluentAmericansHub.com | All Rights Reserved