13 XFL players LA Rams should call on Monday March 23

XFL Defensive Players

Seattle Dragons outside linebacker Steven Johnson is a tackling machine. His original NFL draft profile suggested that the 6-foot-0 239-pound outside linebacker indicated that he simply was not athletic enough to succeed at the next level. I’m not certain that holds true today.  He is the XFL tackling leader, racking up 48 tackles in 5 games. Projecting into a 16 game NFL season, that equates to 154 tackles. That’s impressive. He plays outside, but he could slide to an inside linebacker role as well. He gobbles up runners, and that is certainly an area the LA Rams would like to improve.

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Los Angeles Wildcats safety Ahmad Dixon is a player I love. If it were up to me, I would have his agent on the phone at 6:01 am Monday. He oozes next-door neighbor, who just happens to rip into football ball-carriers for a living.  The 6-foot-0 212-pound Baylor brawler has racked up 44 tackles in just five games. He would be an ideal hybrid safety/linebacker for new defensive coordinator Brandon Staley.  The LA Rams are down two linebackers in Cory Littleton and Bryce Hager, and two safeties in Eric Weddle and Marqui Christian.  Ahmad Dixon is in our backyard.  Sign him up.

Los Angeles Wildcats defensive end Cedric Reed fills the void (in part, anyway) that is concerning nearly everyone. Edge rusher walked away when OLB Dante Fowler Jr. signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Reed was an undrafted late bloomer for the Buffalo Bills in 2015, and the Miami Dolphins in 2016. He has stayed in shape so far and has become a fast-rising star player in the XFL.  Standing 6-foot-5 and dropping from 269 (draft weight) to 259-pounds (XFL weight), he has recorded three sacks in just 5 games so far.  While that’s on pace for just 10 sacks over a 16 game NFL season, that remains impressive for a rookie. He is another hometown XFL hero and would be an ideal signing for the Rams 90 man roster.