The Los Angeles Rams have a lot of flexibility in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, but FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer reported that the team won’t be trading their No. 13 pick — at least not to move up in the draft.
He told VSiN this week that while he knows what the Rams plan to do, he would only say that the Rams won’t be trading the No. 13 pick to move up or trading it for a player.
“They’re not going to trade the pick,” Glazer said. “There’s been talks about them trading up — I don’t see that, per se, happening. I don’t see them trading the pick for a player at this point or something those lines.”
Reading between the lines, what this likely means is that the Rams feel comfortable that the player (or players) they want will fall to them at No. 13 and they won’t need to use extra draft capital to move up and secure them. Glazer’s framing, though, leaves the door open for a possible trade back.
This aligns closely with what other reports have started to indicate around the Rams’ draft plans. General manager Les Snead recently said that a trade-up is unlikely, and ESPN insider Peter Schrager had the Rams trading back in his final mock draft.
Now, all of this might be subterfuge that proves to be moot depending on how the first few picks go in the first round. But, at the very least, this recent reporting indicates the Rams are zeroing in on their targets and don’t feel the need to make any major moves.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL insider says Rams are ‘not going to trade’ No. 13
Reporting by Oliver G., Rams Wire / Rams Wire
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