5 positions that the LA Rams will ultimately address via 2021 UDFA

Defensive secondary depth

The LA Rams promoted two undrafted players in 2020 to the 53-man roster and depending on how this year’s training camp plays out, the team could be promoting twice as many this year. The only two ‘locks’ on the cornerback position this year so far are the two starting positions: Jalen Ramsey and Darious Williams. Even the slot cornerback, likely to fall to David Long Jr., is by no means a certainty.

With the arrival of new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, the Rams will be playing heaving doses of Cover-Three, Cover-one, Tampa-Two, and a host of other coverage schemes to thwart what the offense throws at them. If early meetings are any indication of the type of cornerbacks that may draw interest from the Rams after the 2021 NFL Draft, the pattern seems to indicate tall and versatile as the two main features.

Rams need secondary help too

Like wide receivers, the depth at cornerback is such that the Rams should be able to sign multiple players with enough talent to compete for a practice squad roster spot, at the minimum.  For all intents and purposes, the Rams will likely need a minimum of three cornerbacks either during or after the draft to fill this year’s training camp needs, and perhaps a fourth to provide enough of a talent pool to ensure full depth at the position for the 2022 NFL season.

Some players who could be signed quickly by the Rams include Virginia Tech CB Devin Taylor, UCF’s CB Tay Gowan, BYU CB Chris Wilcox, Oregon State CB Nahshon Wright, and Texas A&M CB Elijah Blades. They are all bigger cornerbacks who not only have the talent to play defense but are large enough to compete for a role on special teams as well.