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The Los Angeles Rams will take a hard look at their secondary this offseason after being gashed in the NFC championship game. And with two first-round picks, it's pretty easy for them to upgrade the entire unit without breaking the bank in free agency.
NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah went through his second mock draft of the offseason ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine and handed the Rams two defensive backs with the team's two first-round picks: Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 13 and Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood at No. 29.
This strategy assumed a few things happened before the draft: 1) the Rams led Kamren Curl go in free agency. Defensive coordinator Chris Shula enjoyed success with the trio of Kinchens, Lake and Curl in 2025, but it wouldn't make sense for the Rams to draft another safety in a crowded room. Then, 2) the Rams likely also let one of their impending free-agent cornerbacks go as well, such as Cobie Durant, Roger McCreary and/or Akhello Witherspoon. L.A. may have also moved on from Darious Williams, given his nonguaranteed salary for 2026.
Drafting two secondary pieces is a quick way to fix arguably the worst unit on the team. McNeil-Warren finished his college career with 214 combined tackles (106 solo), 11 tackles for a loss, five interceptions and 13 defended passes. Hood, meanwhile, tallied three interceptions, 77 combined tackles (57 solo) and 14 defended passes in the past two seasons.
General manager Les Snead already hinted at attacking the secondary this offseason. This draft scenario would be the biggest indication he was telling the truth.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Daniel Jeremiah's latest mock draft has Rams going all secondary
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NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah went through his second mock draft of the offseason ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine and handed the Rams two defensive backs with the team's two first-round picks: Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 13 and Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood at No. 29.
This strategy assumed a few things happened before the draft: 1) the Rams led Kamren Curl go in free agency. Defensive coordinator Chris Shula enjoyed success with the trio of Kinchens, Lake and Curl in 2025, but it wouldn't make sense for the Rams to draft another safety in a crowded room. Then, 2) the Rams likely also let one of their impending free-agent cornerbacks go as well, such as Cobie Durant, Roger McCreary and/or Akhello Witherspoon. L.A. may have also moved on from Darious Williams, given his nonguaranteed salary for 2026.
Drafting two secondary pieces is a quick way to fix arguably the worst unit on the team. McNeil-Warren finished his college career with 214 combined tackles (106 solo), 11 tackles for a loss, five interceptions and 13 defended passes. Hood, meanwhile, tallied three interceptions, 77 combined tackles (57 solo) and 14 defended passes in the past two seasons.
General manager Les Snead already hinted at attacking the secondary this offseason. This draft scenario would be the biggest indication he was telling the truth.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Daniel Jeremiah's latest mock draft has Rams going all secondary
Continue reading...
