LA Rams News: 22 UDFA complete analysis post-2020 NFL Draft

Defense

While the LA Rams did not aim toward the defensive line in the NFL Draft per se, the Rams most certainly blanketed the group with signing five undrafted free agents. This is on top of the Rams re-signing defensive ends Michael Brockers and Morgan Fox, and adding nose tackle A’Shawn Robinson to the unit. So why so much attention with undrafted free agents?

The Rams aimed almost blindly into the NFL Draft to select players who would most likely fit the new way of doing things on the Rams defense. But the one squad on defense not addressed was that of the defensive line.  So the Rams signed five players to help out.

But the entire defense is in need of depth. Since the team has brought on new defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, there is an underlying theme for players to wield the ability to effectively play multiple roles on the defense.  That characteristic became quite apparent as the Rams selected two versatile defensive backs and a versatile linebacker in the latter stages of the draft.

However, in the Rams’ world of too few dollars and picks, there are opportunities for the team to discover a diamond in the rough to help their defense, whether by rotating defensive snaps or by contributing to the revitalized special teams.