The Los Angeles Rams enter the 2025 NFL season with a few changes but a lot of the same pieces from the 2024 season.
Matthew Stafford is back, Davante Adams replaced Cooper Kupp and the draft added six young players — three on offense and three on defense.
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ESPN’s Mike Clay went through every roster in the NFL to grade positional units and overall teams before they all head to summer camps.
Overall, Clay gave the Rams a 6.1 out of 10 grade, meaning they ranked as the 12th-best roster at the moment. The highest are the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions at 7.7). The offense ranked ninth with a 3.8 grade (the highest is 4.9) and the defense ranked 19th with a 2.4 (the highest was 3.4).
Here is how every positional unit graded out for the Rams (out of 10, which is the highest grade):
Unsurprisingly, the Rams got high marks for their receiver room led by Adams and Puka Nacua. This groups 9.0 grade tied for first with the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Even less shocking is to see the tight end unit finish with a 5.0 grade and the linebackers finish with a 2.0. That linebacker grade finished tied for 32nd with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The hope for L.A. is that 2025 draft picks Terrance Ferguson and Chris Paul Jr. can upgrade the tight end and linebacker group, respectively. The other poorly-graded unit, cornerback, remains an issue that could be resolved with another free agent pickup or a veteran trade.
Here is the full team-by-team breakdown.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: See ESPN grades for Rams positional units following 2025 NFL Draft