Rams Roster: Fast 40+ LA Rams roster roundup DL Kobie Turner (#3)

A quick summary

The LA Rams need help along the defensive front, and with the 89th pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, they got it in the form of DL Kobie Turner out of Wake Forest. Standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 288 pounds, he has a similar style of play to that of Aaron Donald. But his smile, his snappy banter, and his zest for all things football are definitely cut from the same cord of wood as former LA Rams nose tackle Sebastian Joseph Day.

Like many players who compete to play along the defensive front but stand under 6-foot-4, Turner faced the same 'too small,' And that is a tough narrative to fend off because, well, it's based on height. The Rams have some experience with adding players deemed to be too small to the defensive line. The question is: Does this team have more of that magic to share with Kobie Turner?

What I don't like about this signing

If you were looking for a defensive lineman to step into the nose tackle role in the wake of Greg Gaines, you will be very disappointed. While he did compete at the 0 technique at Wake Forest, Turner is not going to earn his keep trying to fend of an offensive center and an offensive guard at the point of attack.

But the bigger question is whether the LA Rams will play solid run defense with him on the line of scrimmage. Can he leverage his energy and agility to compensate for a lack of body mass?