June 30, 2026, 3:27 p.m. PT
Heading into 2026, the Los Angeles Rams are regarded as one of the most complete rosters in the NFL. That sentiment was echoed by NFL analyst Warren Sharp, who ranked Los Angeles in the top five at every single position he graded ahead of the season.
The Rams finished fifth at receivers/tight ends, fifth in offensive line, fifth at quarterback, fourth at secondary and third at defensive front seven. No other team in the league can claim that level of consistency across the board.
The headline transformation belongs to the defense. The Rams’ secondary was a clear weak spot in 2025, finishing 26th in Sharp’s rankings after allowing 29 passing touchdowns. A pair of offseason moves fixed that almost overnight after the Rams traded for Trent McDuffie and signed Jaylen Watson — both from the Kansas City Chiefs.
The front seven underwent a similar makeover, jumping from 17th to third behind one blockbuster move: The addition of Myles Garrett. He joins an already solid unit that includes Byron Young and Kobie Turner despite losing Jared Verse in the offseason trade. Garrett, though, is the key addition that elevated the rest of the unit.
On offense, there’s no rebuilding story to tell — just continuity at an MVP level.
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Matthew Stafford checks in at fifth in the quarterback rankings, up from eighth last year. Stafford led the league’s top-scoring offense in 2025 and led the NFL in yards, touchdowns, and first downs en route to his first MVP award. Behind Stafford, the Rams drafted Ty Simpson in the first round to develop as their next franchise QB.
The skill-position talent around him is just as established. Receiver Puka Nacua led the NFL in receptions and yards per game last season en route to first-team All-Pro honors, while Davante Adams led the league in touchdowns for the third time in his career — a combination that helped push the Rams’ receiving corps to fifth in Sharp’s rankings. The offensive line, fifth in its own right, returns four starters who each played at least 1,000 snaps in 2025, giving Stafford one of the more stable pockets in football.
Put it together, and the Rams enter 2026 without an obvious hole anywhere on the roster. A year ago, the secondary and front seven were the clear soft spots holding back an otherwise dangerous team. Now, after an offseason built around the Garrett trade and a complete overhaul at cornerback, Los Angeles grades out as a top-five unit on both sides of the ball at every position group Sharp measured — a level of across-the-board strength matched by no other team in this year’s rankings.
