{"id":849607,"date":"2026-04-02T16:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849607\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:44:21","slug":"rams-latest-prediction-could-lead-to-future-blockbuster-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849607\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams&#8217; Latest Prediction Could Lead to Future Blockbuster Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sean-McVay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams looks on against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Rams\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"212406\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> and head coach Sean McVay are fresh off of a 2025 season that saw the team be an elite Super Bowl contender. They made a run to the NFC Championship Game before coming up short against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/\" title=\"Seattle Seahawks\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"212408\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the offseason, the Rams clearly had an aggressive mindset. They\u2019re going all-in on pursuing another championship.<\/p>\n<p>Early on in the offseason, Los Angeles made the aggressive trade to acquire standout cornerback Trent McDuffie from the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" title=\"Kansas City Chiefs\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"212407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in exchange for the No. 29 overall pick in the upcoming 2026 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"212409\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Draft, a 2026 fifth-round pick, a 2026 sixth-round pick, and a 2027 third-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of that move to acquire McDuffie, the Rams have also brought in cornerback Jaylen Watson, re-signed safety Kam Curl, and brought in linebacker Grant Stuard.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, the NFL Draft will arrive later this month. A new prediction has been shared for Los Angeles that could lead to another big trade in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Rams Land Interesting New NFL Draft Prediction<\/p>\n<p>ESPN has revealed a new mock draft on April 2. In that mock draft, Mel Kiper Jr. had the Rams taking Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson with the No. 13 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis might not seem like a need on paper, with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams eating up targets in the Rams\u2019 offense,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/48357214\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-three-rounds-kiper-miller-reid-yates-predictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Kiper wrote<\/a>. \u201cBut there isn\u2019t much behind them on the depth chart, and Los Angeles reportedly explored trading the 33-year-old Adams this offseason. Tyson is my WR1 and a great value here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyson has elite potential for the future. He\u2019s the kind of player who could step in and immediately be a high-end No. 2 wide receiver if he plays to his full potential.<\/p>\n<p>At some point in the future, he is projected to be a potential No. 1 wideout. He\u2019s coming off of a 2025 season with the Sun Devils that saw him catch 61 passes for 711 yards and eight touchdowns and racked up 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns back in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>On the outside looking in, Tyson would be an addition that adds even more firepower to an already elite offense led by star quarterback Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n<p>Drafting Jordyn Tyson Could Lead to a Major Rams Trade<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned by Kiper, Los Angeles has reportedly looked into the idea of trading Davante Adams this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Adams, who was signed to a two-year, $44 million deal prior to the 2025 season, played in 14 games during his first year with the Rams. He caught 60 passes for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, but did struggle with some injury issues late in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Now at 33 years old, Adams\u2019 career is starting to wind down. Bringing in Tyson to replace Adams could make a lot of sense for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, the Rams could simply add Tyson and keep Adams for the 2026 NFL season. He could walk away as a free agent after the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Los Angeles would have options if it drafts Tyson. Should this prediction for the Rams come true, Adams would instantly become a talked about trade candidate int he NFL rumor mill.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emasseysports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Massey<\/a> Evan Massey is a sports reporter and analyst located in Indianapolis, Indiana who covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, and college sports. He has been featured on many publications, including Newsweek, Athlon Sports, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Forbes, Bleacher Report, Sporting News, and many others. In his free time, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife and son. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emasseysports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Evan Massey<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Rams\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams looks on against the Atlanta Falcons during the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-849607","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":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849607","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=849607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}