The Los Angeles Rams had a relatively big 2025 NFL Draft class, but haven’t necessarily seen a big return on their investments yet.
The Rams rank dead last in rookie snap shares so far this season, per CBS Sports. Rams rookies have only played in 3.3% of the team’s snaps after six weeks, 16.6% less than the No. 1 team, the Cleveland Browns. they’re also the only team with fewer than 5% snaps played by rookies on offense and defense.
This isn’t a knock on the team’s draft class. For one, the Rams didn’t have a first-round pick after trading back to pick up a second 2026 first-rounder. L.A. also had fewer starting roles that they didn’t fill in free agency and therefore didn’t need to fill via the draft. This was also a result of the other successful draft classes by general manager Les Snead in recent years, including the 2024 class with Jared Varse and Braden Fiske as well as the 2023 class with Puka Nacua, Byron Young and Kobie Turner.
Because of all this, the Rams’ rookies have seen more action on special teams.
Here are the current snap shares from all the Rams’ 2025 rookies, including UDFAs:
It’ll be interesting to see how Sean McVay navigates his rookies with injuries on both sides of the ball.
Dolac has seen more work on defense recently after the injury to Omar Speights, although the starter is back. Mumpfield was name-dropped by McVay as a potential replacement while Puka Nacua is out at least a week, and Ferguson could see more work if the Rams want to try more 12 personnel.
Stewart was already seeing meaningful snaps on defense, but it’ll be harder for Hamilton and Hunter to get in unless the team endures more injuries at defensive line and running back.
Not using rookies isn’t a bad thing for L.A. If anything, this is a sign of a healthy roster that will give the young players more time to develop.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams have used their 2025 rookies the least so far this season
Reporting by Tyler Greenawalt, Rams Wire / Rams Wire
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