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The Los Angeles Rams drafted six players to upgrade positions of need across the roster, but only one has the inside track to earning a starting role at some point in 2025 season.
Pro Football Focus' Dalton Wasserman wrote that fifth-round linebacker Chris Paul Jr. could crack the Rams starting lineup because of how well he played in college.
Paul was fast, great in coverage and finished with 88 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks in 2024 for the Rebels. It helps, too, that the Rams' inside linebacker depth isn't great. Some combination of Omar Speights, Nate Landman and Troy Reeder are poised to start if Paul Jr. can't earn a bigger role this summer.
The Rams need all the help they can get at linebacker. It's arguably their weakest position, but the team decided not to address it until late in the draft. L.A. also didn't spend a lot of free agent capital to bolster the unit, so it's not on the quartet of Speights, Landman, Reeder and Paul.
The rest of the Rams' draft class has a bit of a harder path to starting. Pretty much everyone would need serious injuries to one or two players before they'd be thrust into the starting lineup, though tight end Terrance Ferguson could supplant Tyler Higbee sooner rather than later if the veteran proves unproductive.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams 2025 rookie named potential starter by PFF
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Pro Football Focus' Dalton Wasserman wrote that fifth-round linebacker Chris Paul Jr. could crack the Rams starting lineup because of how well he played in college.
Paul was fast, great in coverage and finished with 88 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks in 2024 for the Rebels. It helps, too, that the Rams' inside linebacker depth isn't great. Some combination of Omar Speights, Nate Landman and Troy Reeder are poised to start if Paul Jr. can't earn a bigger role this summer.
The Rams need all the help they can get at linebacker. It's arguably their weakest position, but the team decided not to address it until late in the draft. L.A. also didn't spend a lot of free agent capital to bolster the unit, so it's not on the quartet of Speights, Landman, Reeder and Paul.
The rest of the Rams' draft class has a bit of a harder path to starting. Pretty much everyone would need serious injuries to one or two players before they'd be thrust into the starting lineup, though tight end Terrance Ferguson could supplant Tyler Higbee sooner rather than later if the veteran proves unproductive.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams 2025 rookie named potential starter by PFF
Continue reading...
