The Los Angeles Rams are in the position to add whomever they want in the 2025 NFL Draft.
While the team currently sits at No. 26 in the first round, general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay aren’t afraid to move around the board to grab a player they want. In fact, many believed the Rams were trying to move from No. 19 into the top 10 of the 2024 draft to select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.
That’s the type of move former NFL running back and current NFL.com analyst Maurice Jones-Drew wants to see the Rams pull off this time around. Specifically, Jones-Drew wrote that he’d love to see the Rams trade up for a premier playmaker like Penn State tight end Tyler Warren.
“L.A. currently owns eight selections, including No. 26 overall, but without a second-round pick, the team might have to give up a future first-rounder in order to move up the board and land the Penn State tight end,” Jones-Drew wrote. “Les Snead has given up high draft picks in the past — remember the ‘[expletive] them picks’ philosophy? — so it doesn’t feel as if that would prevent the Rams from making a move that would add an exceptional player to an offense that’s looking to make the most of Matthew Stafford’s twilight years.”
While this would be a bold — and potentially costly — move, the addition of a skill position weapon like Warren would upgrade the Rams’ offense to a level Sean McVay hasn’t seen since he joined the team. While players like Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee have been quality players, L.A. has lacked a true game-changing tight end since McVay joined the team.
Warren could be that player. The 6-foot-6, 249-pound Nittany Lion led the Big Ten in catches as a tight end with 104 receptions. Warren finished the year with 1,233 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. He also rushed 26 times for 218 yards and four scores.
If the Rams really want to make a splash on draft night, trading up for Warren would certainly qualify. And it would make Jones-Drew smile.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: 2025 NFL Draft: Former RB wants to see Rams make this move
The Los Angeles Rams are in the position to add whomever they want in the 2025 NFL Draft.
While the team currently sits at No. 26 in the first round, general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay aren’t afraid to move around the board to grab a player they want. In fact, many believed the Rams were trying to move from No. 19 into the top 10 of the 2024 draft to select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.
That’s the type of move former NFL running back and current NFL.com analyst Maurice Jones-Drew wants to see the Rams pull off this time around. Specifically, Jones-Drew wrote that he’d love to see the Rams trade up for a premier playmaker like Penn State tight end Tyler Warren.
“L.A. currently owns eight selections, including No. 26 overall, but without a second-round pick, the team might have to give up a future first-rounder in order to move up the board and land the Penn State tight end,” Jones-Drew wrote. “Les Snead has given up high draft picks in the past — remember the ‘[expletive] them picks’ philosophy? — so it doesn’t feel as if that would prevent the Rams from making a move that would add an exceptional player to an offense that’s looking to make the most of Matthew Stafford’s twilight years.”
While this would be a bold — and potentially costly — move, the addition of a skill position weapon like Warren would upgrade the Rams’ offense to a level Sean McVay hasn’t seen since he joined the team. While players like Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee have been quality players, L.A. has lacked a true game-changing tight end since McVay joined the team.
Warren could be that player. The 6-foot-6, 249-pound Nittany Lion led the Big Ten in catches as a tight end with 104 receptions. Warren finished the year with 1,233 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. He also rushed 26 times for 218 yards and four scores.
If the Rams really want to make a splash on draft night, trading up for Warren would certainly qualify. And it would make Jones-Drew smile.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: 2025 NFL Draft: Former RB wants to see Rams make this move
