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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft with trades: Will Les Snead be active on draft night?

Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images The NFL Draft is officially just 10 days away before we find out what the Los Angeles Rams do with the 26th overall pick. Most, if not all, of my mock drafts up to this point have been done without trades. That’s done on purpose as trades are difficult to predict. However, before draft season is over, doing one mock draft with trade...2025
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• Snead’s Snacks: Who are the best fits for the Rams at cornerback?

Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images Will the Rams address the cornerback position in the NFL Draft One of the biggest needs for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL Draft is cornerback. While the team re-signed Ahkello Witherspoon and opted to keep Darious Williams, there is still a need here. At some point, the Rams need a future at the position which is something that they haven’t had since ...2025
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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft with trades: Will Les Snead be active on draft night?

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The NFL Draft is officially just 10 days away before we find out what the Los Angeles Rams do with the 26th overall pick. Most, if not all, of my mock drafts up to this point have been done without trades. That’s done on purpose as trades are difficult to predict. However, before draft season is over, doing one mock draft with trades is necessary. Gener...2025
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• How should Rams approach each roster position in the draft?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Identifying whether Rams need a long-term starter, role player, future proofing, or depth at each position through draft With two weeks to go until the NFL Draft, how should the Los Angeles Rams approach each position on their roster? Let’s take a look at the current depth chart and attempt to stick toward the following labels: Long-term starter A positio...2025
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• My favorite players at every position for the Rams in the NFL Draft

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Who are my favorite players at every position for the Rams in the NFL Draft? Every year throughout the NFL Draft process there are players that you enjoy watching more than others. While it’s expected to enjoy watching the top players in the class, when it happens for an under the radar prospect, it’s almost as if a connection is built with that player. This y...2025
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• Rams 7 Round Mock Draft: Locking in on potential targets

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images With three weeks to go until the draft, it’s time to lock in on potential Rams targets With a little over three weeks to go until the NFL Draft, it’s at this point where teams are starting to finalize their initial boards with only slight tweaks to come. Teams are locking in on potential targets and beginning to come up with draft strategies. The Los Angele...2025
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• Cornerback remains a top need for Rams heading into the draft

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Rams should still be open to selecting a cornerback in 2025 NFL Draft One of the bigger needs for the Los Angeles Rams heading into the 2025 NFL Draft remains the cornerback position. While they brought back Ahkello Witherspoon and still have Darious Williams, this is a group that needs young talent. Thankfully, this is a deeper group of cornerbacks, wi...2025
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• Rams goal in the 2025 NFL Draft much different than last two years

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Rams goal in 2025 NFL Draft shifts from needing stars to needing depth Over the last two years, the Los Angeles Rams have been in somewhat of a rebuild or re-tool. After trading away Jalen Ramsey, the retirement of Aaron Donald, and moving on from players like Leonard Floyd and Bobby Wagner, the Rams roster all of a sudden went from a ‘stars and scrubs’ bu...2025
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• 4 more new Rams mock draft picks

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Will Tetairoa McMillan drop out of the top-20 and into the Rams laps? Tetairoa McMillan was once the crown jewel of the 2025 class of wide receivers, if we’re not including those who are also top cornerback prospects, and regularly mocked inside the top-10. But as the draft process has developed in the last month, McMillan’s stock has fallen, at least in t...2025
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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft: Post-free agency edition

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Which direction will the Rams go during the draft after the conclusion of free agency? For the most part, the NFL free agency period is over and the focus now moves to the NFL Draft which is exactly one month away. Teams will begin to put together their big boards before needing to finalize everything over the coming weeks. The Los Angeles Rams did enough in fre...2025
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• Should the Rams be looking at big cornerbacks in the Draft?

Should the Rams take Will Johnson at #26? | Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seven NFL prospects, all 6’ 2” or taller If you ask Los Angeles Rams fans what are the biggest needs are in the upcoming draft, cornerback would rate pretty high on all lists. While it is true that the starters (minus the Tre White experiment) return intact from last year, most followers fe...2025
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• What are Rams biggest needs remaining after free agency?

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Where do the Rams still have needs after free agency? While teams around the NFL will continue to add players from now until after the draft, what many would consider the free agency period is basically over. The Los Angeles Rams will now shift their focus to the draft and the 26th overall pick in the first round. Wide receiver Davante Adams was certainly th...2025
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• These free agents are still available and could fit with Rams

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Asante Samuel, Jedrick Wills, Isaiah Simmons and other unsigned free agents that make sense for Rams Dust is settling on the 2025 NFL free agency class. The Los Angeles Rams have made improvements that place them squarely in the contention conversation atop the NFC conference. LA used free agency to plug urgent needs across their roste...2025
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• Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: Mixon Undraftable, Trubisky Grading & More
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"Minnesota then pushed into Los Angeles territory, but Darnold was then sacked for the fourth time in the first half by Ahkello Witherspoon and fumbled it away with rookie Jared Verse recovering the loose ball and returning it 57 yards for a touchdown to make it 17-3."

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"Of Los Angeles’ crop of free agents – including defensive backs Jordan Fuller and Ahkello Witherspoon and tackle Alaric Jackson (a restricted free agent) – PFF dubbed Dotson as the most important to be re-signed."

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"I not only underestimated the young players and acquisitions, like Puka, Kevin Dotson, Byron Young, Ahkello Witherspoon, Michael Hoecht, and so on, but also the veterans."

2022
"Steelers re-signing Ahkello Witherspoon: Cornerback returning on two-year deal"

2021
"The Steelers’ inactives are tight end Eric Ebron (hamstring), quarterback Dwayne Haskins, running back Anthony McFarland, cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, linebacker Buddy [more]"

2020
"49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon played only 13 defensive snaps Saturday, benched after giving up 41-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs."

2019
"The NFL fined 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon $28,075 for his illegal hit sent Saints tight end Jared Cook to the sideline with a concussion."

2018
"The Niners have a clear need at cornerback as Ahkello Witherspoon and Greg Mabin are their only outside CBs signed for 2018."

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"(72) Ahkello Witherspoon, CB (96) Trey Hendrickson, DE (131) Vince Biegel, LB (163) James Conner, RB (183) Erick Saubert, TE (200) Dan Skipper, OT (239) Josh Harvey-Clemons, SS."

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"CB Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado The Colorado defense is quietly loaded with future NFL talent."

• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft with trades: Will Les Snead be active on draft night?
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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft with trades: Will Les Snead be active on draft night?
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• How should Rams approach each roster position in the draft?
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• My favorite players at every position for the Rams in the NFL Draft
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• Rams 7 Round Mock Draft: Locking in on potential targets
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• Cornerback remains a top need for Rams heading into the draft
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• Rams goal in the 2025 NFL Draft much different than last two years
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• Random Ramsdom: Should Les Snead get some slack if draft goes poorly?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/29/25 The NFL Draft “news” continues to spike as we get closer and closer to that exciting day/time, and let’s say that Les Snead drafts poorly, should he be given some slack? Snead has had some poor picks in the past (Greg Robinson certainly comes to mind) but it takes a team to make a decision, so not every pick is all on S...2025
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• Should the Rams be looking at big cornerbacks in the Draft?
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• What are Rams biggest needs remaining after free agency?
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• These free agents are still available and could fit with Rams
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• 4 things I think after Rams’ active first wave of free agency

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Are the Rams positioning their roster to draft a QB early? Nearly every hole on the Los Angeles Rams’ roster was patched in the early days of free agency. The Rams kept a hole from opening up at quarterback by renewing their vows with Matthew Stafford for at least one more year. They also retained Tutu Atwell, Alaric Jackson, Ahkello Witherspoon, Jimmy Gar...2025
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• Seahawks Film Analysis: Dream or nightmare? Sam Darnold is the Seahawks’ new QB

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Seahawks have a new quarterback to replace Geno Smith. Is Sam Darnold a long-term answer at the position for Seattle? After much speculation about Geno Smith’s future, the Seahawks have a new QB. Soon after the Geno Smith trade was completed, QB Sam Darnold was increasingly talked about in Seattle. So, as soon as free agency began, the Seahawks made their decisio...2025
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• Rams 3-round mock draft

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will Rams break streak of avoiding cornerbacks in the draft? The Los Angeles Rams rarely target cornerbacks early in the draft, will 2025 be the best opportunity for a change of pace? Sam Teets, who posts scouting reports of draft prospects every single day on his Sports Talk newsletter, has a new 3-round mock draft out on Monday. Here are his three pic...2025
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• Free agency provides Rams a perfect opportunity to re-build secondary

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Rams will have some decisions to make this offseason as it pertains to the secondary, specifically the cornerback position. Last offseason, the Rams put a band-aid on the issue, signing Darious Williams and Tre White in free agency. After White didn’t work out, the Rams brought back Ahkello Witherspoon who was a good fill in over the back hal...2025
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• Rams can’t enter offseason with mindset of just ‘run it back’

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Throughout the 2025 postseason, the Los Angeles Rams were the only team to give the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles a challenge. They were in control following the safety at the end of the third quarter. Even after falling behind, the Rams came 14 yards away from kicking an extra point to win. It’s more complex than “if the Rams would hav...2025
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• Rams Mock Draft: Offense adds big receiving threat at tight end

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Michigan TE Colston Loveland would be a perfect fit for the Rams at 26 The Los Angeles Rams season is officially over which means, it is now Mock Draft season! While the Rams may not have the draft capital that they have in recent years, they will still have seven selections, including one in the first round. After re-tooling the roster...2025
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• Rams re-signing Ahkello Witherspoon is just another band-aid at cornerback

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Ahkello Witherspoon is another short-term solution for the Rams when they need long-term answers Ever since the Los Angeles Rams traded away cornerback Jalen Ramsey during the 2023 offseason, the team has needed a long-term answer at the position. However, time and again, the front office has continued to place a band-aid on the cornerback position and tr...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Jared Verse’s letter from an Eagles fan

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/20/25 Jared Verse received a letter from a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles prior to his game against them in the playoffs, and Verse has joked that he wishes he’d have read the letter before the game. Verse gave some bulletin board material when he was talking about how much he didn’t love the Philly fanbase prior to the Los ...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/20: Christian Haynes has an opportunity to impress in 2025

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Seems that it’s on Mr. Haynes to prove his worth this upcoming season. In Today’s Links: More on the Cooper Kupp signing, discussion on the Seattle Seahawks’ plan for the O-line, a mailbag, draft visit breakdown, and more! Happy Thursday. Welcome to Field Gulls Seahawks News Seahawks fans grade free agency, trade moves - Seaside JoeAre you in support o...2025
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• How urgent are Rams’ offseason needs?

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Can Rams make the jump from playoff fringes to the Super Bowl in 2025? In order for the Los Angeles Rams to make the jump from a fringe playoff team over the last couple of seasons to the Super Bowl in 2025, they’ll have to make a few key roster improvements this offseason. Let’s take a look at each position and assess how urgent each need is ahead of free...2025
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• Rams defense repels Minnesota in 27-9 playoff win

Neville Gallimore had his best game of the season | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Smothering pass rush leads a dominating performance In the face of a trying week, the Los Angeles Rams jumped out to a quick lead, and then let the defense take over in 27-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the WildCard round of the NFL playoffs. The game was not even as close as the score indicates, L.A. ran...2025
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• Steelers re-signing Ahkello Witherspoon: Cornerback returning on two-year deal
Witherspoon led the Steelers in interceptions in 2021...2022
• Matthew Stafford won’t win MVP, but he deserves more credit than he gets

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Rams QB Matthew Stafford is getting overlooked again, and that’s probably how he likes it The Los Angeles Rams have won four of their last five games and enter the home stretch of the season in a strong position for a wild card spot, facts that would fantasy if not for the perennially-underrated Matthew Stafford. Look at all the players who the Rams put aro...2023
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• Steelers release Ahkello Witherspoon: Veteran CB let go in final year of two-year, $8 million deal

The former San Francisco 49er missed 21 games with injuries in his two seasons with the Steelers...2023
• Winners & Losers: Rams could be a dangerous entrant to playoffs

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Rams are playing their best football just in time for a playoff push The Los Angeles Rams dominated the Washington Commanders in nearly every facet of their Sunday NFC battle despite the final score of 28-20 indicating a narrow margin. The offensive line consistently created room for RB Kyren Williams, who fought for yards beyond what was available to th...2023
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• Ahkello Witherspoon fined $28,075 for hit that left Jared Cook with concussion
The NFL fined 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon $28,075 for his illegal hit sent Saints tight end Jared Cook to the sideline with a concussion. The hit came with 4:51 remaining in the first quarter on Cook’s second touchdown. Officials threw a flag on Witherspoon for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cook, and the Saints tried a [more]...2019
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• DK Metcalf’s recurring ill-disciplined penalties have got to stop

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images There have been calls for Metcalf to be suspended for his cheap shot on Ahkello Witherspoon and subsequent taunting penalty. DK Metcalf may very well be sending money to the NFL for this shot on Ahkello Witherspoon late in the Seattle Seahawks’ disappointing 30-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. pic.twitter.com/ADLz1cbVdg— . (@nothighlighthea) Septembe...2023
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• Random Ramsdom: Is Kevin Dotson the most important LA free agent?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 1/27/24 The Los Angeles Rams have major decisions to make this offseason, and whether or not and or how to keep Kevin Dotson is one of those decisions. Should the Rams franchise tag him? According to the link below Dotson could be one of the most important pieces they will need to make a choice on this offseason. Dotson m...2024
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• Rams must allow Matthew Stafford to ‘sling it’ against Commanders

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images 5 keys to victory for the Rams in Week 15 against the Commanders The Los Angeles Rams are into the final stretch of the season. With four games left to play, they sit at 6-7 with an opportunity to make the playoffs if they take care of business against the Washington Commanders. For a second consecutive week, the Rams will be playing a team off of their ...2023
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• Matthew Stafford won’t win MVP, but he deserves more credit than he gets
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• Winners & Losers: Kyren Williams jump starts Rams offense in second half

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Raheem Morris’ defense kept Arizona out of the end zone Through five games the Los Angeles Rams have mostly started out strong but sputtered in the second half of games. That was their Achilles heel in closely contested matchups against the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts. and Philadelphia Eagles. The script flipped this Sunday ag...2023
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• Rams set for plenty of cap space in 2026

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Would Rams GM Les Snead make another blockbuster trade with all this cap space he has next year? The L.A. Rams are projected to have about $75 million in cap space in 2026 and it could be even more if this is Matthew Stafford’s last year with the team. The Rams will need to keep some of their own, and specifically Kyren Williams appears to be the only prio...2025
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• Seahawks Film Analysis: Dream or nightmare? Sam Darnold is the Seahawks’ new QB
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• 5 reasons Rams are most dangerous wild card team in NFL Playoffs

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Why the LA Rams are the last wild card team that anybody wants to face right now If you didn’t expect the Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs this year, you are forgiven because you can’t know what you couldn’t have known. The Rams have all the players we knew that they would have going into the season, we just didn’t know how good those players would turn out...2024
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• Rams should have more Pro Bowl players now than they had with ‘all-in’ Super Bowl roster

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Rams rookies Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Kobie Turner have supercharged the L.A. roster From the day they traded for Matthew Stafford in January to the trade deadline that October, the Los Angeles Rams were considered to be “pushing all-in” for star acquisitions in 2021 and it resulted in the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship since 1999. That Rams team wa...2024
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• Sean McVay has a chance to tie this long-standing Rams record vs. the Giants

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images McVay has been one of the most consistent head coaches at winning games in the NFL since his arrival to LA in 2017 Los Angeles Rams changed the course of their franchise when they hired a 30-year-old offensive coordinator from Washington in 2017. Sean McVay has since gone on to bring the Rams three NFC West divisional titles, two NFC championships, two Su...2023
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• Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: Mixon Undraftable, Trubisky Grading & More
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