{"id":845939,"date":"2026-03-31T23:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845939\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:57:15","slug":"rams-could-be-the-perfect-fit-for-a-first-round-weapon-who-isnt-a-wide-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845939\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams could be the perfect fit for a first-round weapon who isn\u2019t a wide receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NFL Draft is around the corner, and Los Angeles Rams fans are trying to figure out what the team will do with their first-round pick. The Rams currently hold the 13th-overall pick, and after trading a first-round pick for All-Pro corner Trent McDuffie, Los Angeles could go in several different directions with its first selection.<\/p>\n

One position that the Rams have been linked to is wide receiver. It has been clear that Los Angeles wants to add<\/a> to its already talented receiver group, so everyone has been exploring which prospect would be the best fit<\/a>. While any of the top receiver prospects would be exciting additions, one analyst recently named the Rams as the best fit for a weapon who isn\u2019t a receiver.<\/p>\n

That prospect is tight end Kenyon Sadiq, and in a recent ESPN piece<\/a>, analyst Matt Bowen argued that the tight end can bring Los Angeles some of the same solutions a wide receiver would.<\/p>\n

Rams named a great fit for top-ranked tight end prospect Kenyon Sadiq<\/p>\n

With Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee, and Terrance Ferguson all still on the roster, Bowen makes it clear that tight end is not a need for Los Angeles. However, because of Sadiq\u2019s size and unique ability, the analyst thinks the tight end could be a special weapon for the Rams.<\/p>\n

“The Rams don’t have a major need at tight end, but Sadiq should be viewed as a matchup player for Sean McVay’s offense. With his frame and 4.39 speed, Sadiq could be a seam stretcher for quarterback Matthew Stafford. Plus, McVay could use Sadiq as a backside X receiver\/power slot to draw favorable man matchups. And he would fit as a catch-and-run target on boot action concepts; Stafford led the NFL with 75 attempts on designed rollouts in 2025.”<\/p>\n

Matt Bowen (ESPN)<\/p>\n

Sadiq is 6-foot-3, 241 pounds, and runs a sub 4.4 40-yard dash<\/a>, which makes him a unique tight end. That\u2019s why Bowen envisions Sean McVay using the prospect more so like a wide receiver than a pure tight end. While it would take some creativity, which isn\u2019t a problem for McVay and company, the Rams could accomplish the same thing they would if they selected a receiver, by drafting Sadiq.<\/p>\n

If Los Angeles sees it how Matt Bowen does, this could be an intriguing draft night plan for the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NFL Draft is around the corner, and Los Angeles Rams fans are trying to figure out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-845939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-losangeles","12":"tag-losangelesrams","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116326501305880722","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845939","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=845939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}