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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Jared Verse has been 'very impressed' by Rams' rookies: 'They've been dominating'
Los Angeles Rams edge rusher Jared Verse knows a thing or two about impressive rookies, being one himself last season. He knows how difficult it can be to come in and stand out right away, but he did that and more in 2024 when he was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Now in his second season, he's getting to watch a new crop of young players come into the league. The Rams had a draft class of six players this year, led by second-rounder Terrance Ferguson, and they'll all have a chance to contribute in 2025. So far, Verse has been 'very impressed' by Los Angeles' first-year players, mentioning in a recent interview that Ferguson has really caught his attention. 'He got me very impressed watching him in some of those 7-on-7, sometimes in the team reps, he's been really dominating,' Verse told J.B. Long. 'The rookies as a whole, Jarquez Hunter, they've been dominating all across the field. Pooh, when he gets his opportunities, he's been out there. But we have a good rookie class, I'm very impressed by them. Verse made sure to circle back to fellow pass rusher Josaiah Stewart, bringing him up unprompted as someone who's getting better each day. Verse said Thursday was Stewart's best day of practice all offseason: 'He was dominating.' 'Josaiah, I think he took his biggest step today,' Verse said. 'He was dominating, he was finishing up the sacks that he had, he was working a lot of speed, he was getting off the ball. I think today was by far his best practice – OTAs, training camp, all included.' It's always good to get a player's perspective on their teammates, especially when Verse is in the same position group as Stewart and trying to tackle Hunter in practice. By all accounts, the rookies are off to a strong start but it's still incredibly early in the process. They'll really get a chance to shine in the preseason when players are hitting and playing full speed. This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams training camp: Jared Verse says rookies have 'been dominating'
USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
Jared Verse has been 'very impressed' by Rams' rookies: 'They've been dominating'
Verse says Josaiah Stewart had his best day of practice all offseason on Thursday Los Angeles Rams edge rusher Jared Verse knows a thing or two about impressive rookies, being one himself last season. He knows how difficult it can be to come in and stand out right away, but he did that and more in 2024 when he was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Now in his second season, he's getting to watch a new crop of young players come into the league. The Rams had a draft class of six players this year, led by second-rounder Terrance Ferguson, and they'll all have a chance to contribute in 2025. So far, Verse has been 'very impressed' by Los Angeles' first-year players, mentioning in a recent interview that Ferguson has really caught his attention. 'He got me very impressed watching him in some of those 7-on-7, sometimes in the team reps, he's been really dominating,' Verse told J.B. Long. 'The rookies as a whole, Jarquez Hunter, they've been dominating all across the field. Pooh, when he gets his opportunities, he's been out there. But we have a good rookie class, I'm very impressed by them. Verse made sure to circle back to fellow pass rusher Josaiah Stewart, bringing him up unprompted as someone who's getting better each day. Verse said Thursday was Stewart's best day of practice all offseason: 'He was dominating.' 'Josaiah, I think he took his biggest step today,' Verse said. 'He was dominating, he was finishing up the sacks that he had, he was working a lot of speed, he was getting off the ball. I think today was by far his best practice – OTAs, training camp, all included.' It's always good to get a player's perspective on their teammates, especially when Verse is in the same position group as Stewart and trying to tackle Hunter in practice. By all accounts, the rookies are off to a strong start but it's still incredibly early in the process. They'll really get a chance to shine in the preseason when players are hitting and playing full speed.
Fox Sports
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 Los Angeles Rams Training Camp: Schedule, dates plus offseason moves analysis
The NFL has officially announced the training camp dates for all 32 NFL teams. Check out everything you need to know about the Los Angeles Rams training camp below: Los Angeles Rams Training Camp Site: Loyola Marymount University Location: Los Angeles, California Reporting date: July 22 (rookies and veterans) Training Camp Open Practices Thursday, July 24 : 4:40 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. PT Friday, July 25 : 11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. PT Saturday, July 26 : 12:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. PT Monday, July 28 : 4:40 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. PT Tuesday, July 29 : 4:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. PT Wednesday, July 30 : 11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. PT Saturday, August 2 : 4:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. PT Sunday, August 3: 4:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. PT Los Angeles Rams 2025 Preseason Schedule Check out the team's preseason schedule below: August 9: Rams vs. Cowboys – 7:00 p.m. ET August 16: Rams vs. Chargers – 7:00 p.m. ET August 23: Rams at Browns – 1:00 p.m. ET (NFL Network) Los Angeles Rams 2025 NFL Draft Picks Check out the complete list of 2025 NFL draft picks for the Los Angeles Rams: Round 2: Terrance Ferguson (TE, Oregon) Round 3: Josaiah Stewart (DE, Michigan) Round 4: Jarquez Hunter (RB, Auburn) Round 5: Ty Hamilton (DT, Ohio State) Round 5: Chris Paul (LB, Ole Miss) Round 7: Konata Mumpfield (WR, Pittsburgh) Los Angeles Rams Offseason Moves Analysis Following a busy NFL offseason filled with trades, free-agent moves and the draft, Ben Arthur distilled each team's offseason into a word. Check out what Arthur had to say about the Rams: Curiosity "How much more elite-level football does 37-year-old QB Matthew Stafford have in him? Can new Rams receiver DaVante Adams stave off the inevitable steep decline for another year, forming a top tandem with Puka Nacua? The Rams can be at the top of the NFC if they get what they need from Stafford and Adams, considering how great their young defense is becoming." recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
A look at the NFC West rival LA Rams draft class and UDFA signings
A look at the NFC West rival LA Rams draft class and UDFA signings A look at the NFC West rival Rams rookie class of draft picks and rookie free agents On another Sunday in the NFL offseason, it is time to draw our attention to the rest of the NFC West to see what is going on with the Arizona Cardinals' division rivals. But a little more than a week after the NFL draft, let's check in with each team in the division to see what players they drafted and what rookie free agents they signed. Let's look at the Los Angeles Rams. LA Rams 2025 NFL draft class The Rams selected six players in the 2025 draft. Round 2: Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson Round 3: Michigan EDGE Josaiah Stewart Round 4: Auburn RB Jarquez Hunter Round 5: Ohio State DT Ty Hamilton Round 5: Ole Miss LB Chris Paul Jr. Round 7: Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield LA Rams UDFA signings They signed 17 rookie free agents after the draft. Utah State OL Wyatt Bowles Connecticut S Malik Dixon-Williams Buffalo ILB Shaun Dolac Boise State OL Ben Dooley Louisiana Tech WR Tru Edwards North Carolina OL Willie Lampkin USC OLB Jamil Muhammad University of Texas DL Bill Norton Rice OLB Josh Pearcy Oklahoma State WR Brennan Presley Louisville TE Mark Redman Oklahoma DL Da'Jon Terry Toledo TE Anthony Torres Northern Illinois S Nate Valcarcel NC State RB Jordan Waters Indiana OL Trey Wedig Tulane WR Mario Williams Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rams have a pattern of drafting defensive linemen with same background
Rams have a pattern of drafting defensive linemen with same background Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams certainly has a type for defensive prospects. Five of the Rams' most recent defensive draft picks transferred from smaller schools to bigger schools before being picked by L.A. Josaiah Stewart was the most recent one, as he started at Coastal Carolina before going to Michigan for the past two seasons. The others include Jared Verse (Albany to Florida State), Braden Fiske (Western Michigan to Florida State), Kobie Turner (Richmond to Wake Forest) and Byron Young (Georgia Military College to Tennessee). This pattern wasn't lost on Snead, who explained on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show that the Rams target men who "want" to play football more than just going to a big program. So for the Rams, it meant more when they found players who begin their careers at smaller schools before transferring (and succeeding) at bigger schools. "Every one of those defensive linemen, even the young man we drafted from Michigan the other night, Josaiah Stewart, they all started at, let's call it a 'less level of football,'" Snead said. "They all loved [football] enough that they didn't go to the Power 5s." Sūmner Sports' Sam Bruchhaus' noticed this trend as well and added that he thinks part of the Rams' draft strategy is identifying players that have an upward track based on their ability to play at any level of competition. "They love transfer-up defensive linemen that have excellent production and excellent analytical traits," he said. "They seem to believe if a defensive lineman who exhibits good to great athletic traits can go from a lower level and go to a Power 5 level and have success at the same exact degree, they seem to think that will track at an NFL level." That idea has worked out well for the Rams in recent years. Verse won Rookie of the Year in 2024, Fiske tallied 8.5 sacks as a rookie, Young has 15.5 in two season and Turner has 17 in two seasons. That's elite production so early in four players' careers. Now, the Rams have drafted defensive players who didn't fall into this category in recent years. Ty Hamilton, the Rams' fifth-round pick in 2025, played his entire career at Ohio State. Tyler Davis, who was drafted in 2024, played five years at Clemson. But, for the players drafted within the first three rounds, this mentality has applied in each of the past three drafts. The hope is that Stewart can follow in those footsteps.
