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Ranking Rams' rookies by potential impact in 2021
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Ranking Rams' rookies by potential impact in 2021
Cameron DaSilva
May 5, 2021 7:24 am
Drafting for immediate need isn’t something Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead does often. Particularly in the last five years, he and Sean McVay have drafted based on value rather than reaching for players who might fill a hole on the roster.
That sometimes leads to limited roles for the Rams’ rookies before they get bigger opportunities two or three years down the road. Sebastian Joseph-Day, Joe Noteboom, Brian Allen, Darrell Henderson Jr. and David Edwards are all examples of that.
This year could be a similar story for the Rams’ rookies, with no draftees looking like locks to start in Year 1. There will be contributors, of course, and we ranked the all nine players in order of their potential impact for this coming season.
1 - LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina (3rd round)
Jones has the best chance of any Rams rookie to start in 2021. There’s a cluster of players at inside linebacker on the team’s depth chart right now, all of whom could either start or be cut before the season begins.
Jones might be the only lock to make the 53-man roster in that group, and he has a decent shot at starting from Day 1. The Rams like his instincts, vision, tackling skills and awareness, which should make him a quick learner as he adapts to the speed of the NFL. He’s not like some of the raw rookie linebackers entering the NFL. Jones is fairly pro-ready. Don’t be surprised if he starts next to Travin Howard in Week 1 as the team’s top run-stopping linebacker.
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[theramswire.usatoday.com]
Cameron DaSilva
May 5, 2021 7:24 am
Drafting for immediate need isn’t something Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead does often. Particularly in the last five years, he and Sean McVay have drafted based on value rather than reaching for players who might fill a hole on the roster.
That sometimes leads to limited roles for the Rams’ rookies before they get bigger opportunities two or three years down the road. Sebastian Joseph-Day, Joe Noteboom, Brian Allen, Darrell Henderson Jr. and David Edwards are all examples of that.
This year could be a similar story for the Rams’ rookies, with no draftees looking like locks to start in Year 1. There will be contributors, of course, and we ranked the all nine players in order of their potential impact for this coming season.
1 - LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina (3rd round)
Jones has the best chance of any Rams rookie to start in 2021. There’s a cluster of players at inside linebacker on the team’s depth chart right now, all of whom could either start or be cut before the season begins.
Jones might be the only lock to make the 53-man roster in that group, and he has a decent shot at starting from Day 1. The Rams like his instincts, vision, tackling skills and awareness, which should make him a quick learner as he adapts to the speed of the NFL. He’s not like some of the raw rookie linebackers entering the NFL. Jones is fairly pro-ready. Don’t be surprised if he starts next to Travin Howard in Week 1 as the team’s top run-stopping linebacker.
Full Article
[theramswire.usatoday.com]
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