The Rams don’t often push first-year players into starting roles, a move that seems to pay off – eventually
For every college star eager to hear his name called in this week’s NFL draft, the dream is to join a good team and earn a starting role right away.Among the ways the Rams did the draft differently as they built their Super Bowl-winning roster is they rarely relied on first-year players for first-unit duty.
Last season, inside linebacker Ernest Jones, a third-round draft pick, made the most starts of any Rams rookie – seven – but not until Week 8. But in the five years since coach Sean McVay joined the brain trust and the Rams got good, only safety John Johnson in 2017, guard David Edwards and safety Taylor Rapp in 2019 and Fuller have started nine or more games.
And the front office does well at anticipating key free agents’ departures and drafting potential replacements a year ahead of time. That could be a factor in draft decisions this week, with 2022 marking the final contract years for offensive linemen Havenstein and Edwards, defensive linemen A’Shawn Robinson and Greg Gaines, outside linebacker Justin Hollins and safety Taylor Rapp.
Joe Noteboom, expected to step into the left-tackle role of retired Andrew Whitworth in 2022, has been working toward an enduring full-time job for a long time since being drafted in the third round in 2018.
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