The Los Angeles Rams suffered a 31-27 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Conference Championship game. So far, under the direction of GM Les Sneed, the Rams have shown an ability to make the aggressive moves to be in contention year over year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sneed\u2019s aggression netted the team a Super Bowl in 2021 after trading for quarterback Matthew Stafford<\/a>. This year, he\u2019s made a similar move, landing<\/a> star cornerback Trent McDuffie<\/a> from the Kansas City Chiefs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Entering the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, the Rams will have seven picks, with only three of them in the first three rounds. Last offseason, Sneed traded with the Falcons and acquired Atlanta\u2019s 2026 first-round pick, which landed at the 13th spot.<\/p>\n Rams Draft Picks:<\/p>\n Round 1: Pick 13 \u2013 from Falcons Rams Positions of Need:<\/p>\n The Rams have a balanced team and don\u2019t have any glaring weaknesses, but some fresh talent at a few key spots could set them up well for a potential post-Stafford\/post-Davante era down the line.<\/p>\n WR Rams Offseason Moves:<\/p>\n Key Additions:<\/p>\n CB Trent McDuffie (Via Trade)<\/p>\n CB Jaylen Watson<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Resigned:\u00a0<\/p>\n TE Tyler Higbee<\/a><\/p>\n S Kam Curl\u00a0<\/p>\n K Harrison Mevis<\/a><\/p>\n Key Departures: WR Tutu Atwell<\/a> \u2013 Miami Dolphins<\/p>\n Key Draft Targets for Rams: Despite the combination of wide receivers Puka Nacua<\/a> and Davante Adams<\/a>, adding Makai Lemon would invite another dimension to the Rams\u2019 offense. As the clock ticks down on Stafford\u2019s career, Lemon would round out a skill position core of running back Kyren Williams<\/a>, Adams, Nucua, and tight end Tyler Higbee.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his last season with the Trojans, Lemon finished as a Blitnikoff Award Winner and caught 79 passes for 1156 yards and 11 touchdowns. One thing to watch with the Rams is if they\u2019ll stick at the No. 13 pick or trade back to acquire more draft capital. But if they keep the pick, Lemon would supercharge their Super Bowl aspirations.<\/p>\n Kyle Louis \u2013 LB \u2013 Pitt<\/p>\n At the outside linebacker position, the Rams boast a tandem of Jared Verse<\/a> and Byron Young<\/a>, but the inside linebackers need reinforcements. Enter Kyle Louis, a First-Team All-American who could bring instant playmaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his last two seasons, Louis finished with 179 tackles, six pass deflections, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles, and six interceptions; four of those interceptions and seven of the sacks came in 2024-25. Under defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Louis could be used to his ultimate potential and learn from one of the best up-and-coming head coaching candidates. Mock drafts<\/a> have Louis hovering as a third-round selection, meaning the Rams would find him at a good price with their late-third-round pick.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Rams suffered a 31-27 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2079],"tags":[4955,7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,15,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-844036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-draft","16":"tag-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116321118252892710","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRound 2: Pick 61
\nRound 3: Pick 93
\nRound 6: Pick 207 \u2013 from Texans
\nRound 7: Pick 232 \u2013 from Ravens
\nRound 7: Pick 251\u00a0
\nRound 7: Pick 252<\/p>\n
\nILB
\nLT
\nDL (Depth)
\nS (Depth)<\/p>\n
\nMakai Lemon \u2013 WR \u2013 USC<\/p>\n