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3 TEs the Rams could target on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL draft

The Los Angeles Rams nearly traded up for Brock Bowers during the 2024 NFL draft. That obviously didn’t come to fruition, and though the Rams’ rookie class was fantastic this past season, the offense didn’t receive much production from the tight end position; Bowers, meanwhile, went on to shatter rookie receiving records.

General manager Les Snead is entering the offseason needing to add a difference maker.

Snead could add a pass-catching tight end via a selection during the 2025 NFL draft. The Rams are scheduled to own two third-rounders (Nos. 90 and 100). We’ve identified three tight end prospects Snead could target in that range.

Mason Taylor, LSU​

Mason Taylor was a big-time weapon for the LSU Tigers in 2024, finishing third on the team in receptions (55) and receiving yards (546). Taylor is an athletic pass catcher and well-rounded prospect who also doubles as an effective in-line blocker. That alignment versatility should appeal to Sean McVay throughout the pre-draft process. The general consensus among scouts was that he was the second-best tight end at this year’s Senior Bowl.

Elijah Arroyo, Miami​

Few prospects improved their pre-draft stock at this year’s Senior Bowl like Miami tight end Elijah Arroyo did. The Frisco, Texas native created consistent separation at practice, displaying advanced route-running ability. Arroyo caught everything thrown his way, displaying the potential to be an elite pass catcher at the next level. The quick-footed pass-catcher hauled in 35 receptions for 590 yards and seven touchdowns for the Hurricanes this past college football season.

Gunnar Helm, Texas​

Gunnar Helm took advantage of Texas’ high-scoring offense this campaign by hauling in 60 receptions for 786 yards and seven touchdowns. Helm might be the most sure-handed TE in this entire class, with occasional flashes of above-average athleticism. He’ll be the fifth or sixth tight end drafted in April.

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Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/09/nfl-draft-rams-tight-ends-targets-day-2-prospects/

 

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Rams hiring former Seahawks OL coach to replace Nick Caley as TEs coach

The Los Angeles Rams lost Nick Caley this offseason when he was hired as the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator but it didn’t take them long to find his replacement. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Rams are hiring former Seahawks offensive line coach Scott Huff as their new tight ends coach.

Huff spent last year coaching Seattle’s offensive linemen after stints at both the University of Washington and Boise State. He originally joined Washington’s coaching staff as the offensive line coach in 2017 and spent seven years there until he joined the Seahawks in 2024.

Before Washington, he coached the offensive line, tight ends and was even a special teams coordinator at Boise State.

The #Rams are hiring Scott Huff as their tight ends coach, per source.

Huff, who spent last year as the #Seahawks‘ offensive line coach, replaces Nick Caley on staff after Caley took the Houston OC job.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 8, 2025

In addition to coaching the Rams’ tight ends, Caley was also the pass game coordinator. It remains to be seen if Los Angeles will hire someone to assume that role, as well.

Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/09/rams-coach-hire-scott-huff-nick-caley-tight-ends/

 

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Jerome Bettis says Rams are moving on from Cooper Kupp 'a year late'

Like Bill Belichick, Les Snead is known as a general manager who’s never been afraid to move on from a player earlier than expected. He did it with Jared Goff, Todd Gurley and even Jalen Ramsey to an extent, but one Hall of Famer believes the Los Angeles Rams are parting with Cooper Kupp “a year late.”

That’s what former Rams and Steelers running back Jerome Bettis said over the weekend when discussing Kupp’s future.

“I think they’re really a year late,” Bettis told DJ Siddiqi of RG. “They’re a year late on that. They wanted to make that decision, they wanted to make that move last year. But they were lukewarm with it. Now, they’re public with it. They’re a year late.”

It’s not as if Bettis doesn’t understand why the Rams are moving on from Kupp. He gets it, and he attributes the decision to the emergence of Puka Nacua.

Kupp and Nacua are a similar type of receiver in that they do everything well at the position, so Bettis almost views it as redundant to keep both of them – especially knowing Nacua is going to need a huge raise in a year or two.

“If you’ve got your guy, then you don’t need the other guy,” Bettis said. “I think Cooper Kupp was the guy, and then Puka Nacua came and became the new guy. Now you’ve got two guys and you don’t need them both. It’s smart to get off of the other guy and it’s understandable. I don’t think it’s such a crazy thing.”

The Rams toyed with the idea of trading Kupp before the deadline last October but ultimately held onto him. That situation was more about teams calling the Rams rather than them shopping the receiver.

Now, Kupp has made it publicly known that the Rams plan to trade him, so they’ve lost some leverage in these negotiations. They should still be able to find a trade partner for the veteran receiver, but the return may not be as high as it would’ve been back in October.

Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/10/cooper-kupp-trade-rams-jerome-bettis-quote/

 

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Rams add popular OT prospect in latest mock draft from ESPN's Field Yates

The 2025 NFL draft is still more than two months away but one player is becoming quite popular for the Los Angeles Rams in mock drafts. Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. seems like a natural fit for Sean McVay’s team, which could be looking for a new left tackle if Alaric Jackson leaves in free agency.

Field Yates of ESPN is among the many analysts mocking Conerly to the Rams in Round 1, once again projecting the Oregon tackle at No. 26 in his latest projection.

Here’s what Yates wrote about the Rams potentially drafting Conerly in the first round, calling him a “fringe top-20 prospect” in the class this year.

The Rams will be in the market for at least one starting offensive tackle this offseason (Alaric Jackson is a free agent), and this would be good value on a player I have as a fringe top-20 prospect. Conerly gave up a total of two sacks in his three years at Oregon and had one of his best games against Penn State’s Carter in the Big Ten championship. He’s a controlled and disciplined mover who has plenty of size and length to start from day one.

Conerly isn’t the biggest tackle, being listed at 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds, but he was excellent for the Ducks in the last two years. As Oregon’s starting left tackle, he allowed just two total sacks and four quarterback hits in the last two seasons, including just six hurries in 2024.

He’d be a perfect replacement for Jackson if he leaves in free agency and it’s possible the Rams could view him as an option at right tackle if Rob Havenstein retires or leaves Los Angeles after his contract expires next offseason.

Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/11/rams-mock-draft-josh-conerly-oregon-tackle/

 

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Cowherd: Rams 'not real happy' with Cooper Kupp making trade plans public

Cooper Kupp announced on Feb. 3 that the Los Angeles Rams informed him of their plans to seek “a trade immediately.” It signaled the end of an era for Kupp in L.A., though the team has yet to move the veteran receiver almost two weeks later.

His announcement on social media caught everyone off guard, potentially even the Rams. Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports said on Thursday that the Rams are “not real happy” that Kupp went public “with something they tried to keep quiet.”

While that may be true, it’s hard to believe the Rams didn’t know Kupp would share that news publicly. And after talking about a potential trade back in October, teams had to already know the Rams might move him again this offseason.

“The Rams like Matt Stafford but they’re tiring of the constant quarterback talk, his wife saying things publicly, they’re not real happy with Cooper Kupp going public with something they tried to keep quiet,” Cowherd said. “They’re kind of over Cooper Kupp and with that, a little bit, Matt Stafford. They like him, but they don’t want to restructure his deal and give him a big contract.”

Kupp has a bonus due in March, which is a soft deadline for the Rams to get a trade done. If they don’t strike a deal before the middle of March, they’ll be on the hook for that $7.5 million bonus. If they trade Kupp before then, it’ll be the other team’s responsibility.

The Rams don’t have much leverage in this situation to begin with, but they can’t blame Kupp for that.

Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/13/rams-cooper-kupp-trade-plans-announce-public/

 

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Report: Aaron Rodgers prefers to play for Rams, would bring Davante Adams with him

If the Los Angeles Rams move on from Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp this offseason, they could replace that tandem with another veteran QB-WR combo.

According to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, Aaron Rodgers prefers to play for the Rams next season in the event that L.A. trades away Stafford. There have been rumors linking Rodgers to the Rams, given his ties to the West Coast, but this is the first legitimate report about his interest in playing for Los Angeles.

Not only does Rodgers want to play for Sean McVay’s team, but he would like to bring Davante Adams to L.A. with him once he becomes a free agent.

Sources tell the Daily News that Rodgers, 41, prefers to play for the Rams and that the outgoing Jets QB would bring Davante Adams with him once the Jets wide receiver becomes a free agent.

So hypothetically, the Rams could acquire significant assets by trading Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Then they could also add Rodgers and Adams to a Sean McVay offense with No. 1 wide receiver Puka Nacua and running back Kyren Williams.

Rodgers is from California and has a house in Malibu where he lives in the offseason, so it’s not hard to make the connection between him and the Rams.

Furthermore, the Rams just hired his former quarterback coach, Alex Van Pelt, as a senior offensive assistant – a coach Rodgers loved in Green Bay. Is that merely a coincidence or are the Rams preparing to bring in Rodgers?

Los Angeles’ first priority is working out a deal with Stafford but if the two sides can’t come to an agreement, it seems very possible that Rodgers will be the starting quarterback next season.

Source: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/20...rs-davante-adams-matthew-stafford-trade-sign/