These three Los Angeles Rams should make the team's roster as the front office initiates final cuts.
Three Los Angeles Rams who shouldn’t be released before final roster cuts originally appeared on The Sporting News
With cutdowns looming, a few fringe names have moved past “interesting” and into “you can’t cut that guy” territory.
Based on what they’ve put on tape and the way the staff has talked about them, these three should be on the Rams’ final 53.
S Tanner Ingle
Ingle has been the defense’s tone-setter in the secondary. Against Cleveland, he attacked downhill, finished through contact, and stacked clean, violent tackles that changed drives.
On the sideline, Sean McVay called him a “human missile,” and later Les Snead told people to “go YouTube Tanner Ingle’s NC State highlights” – a strong hint about internal belief.
Beyond being a human missile, he profiles as a third safety/big nickel who can be a core special-teams player on Day 1. That in combination with his role clarity and the team’s value usually gets rewarded.
LB Chris “Pooh” Paul Jr.
Next up, Paul already looked roster-worthy, but then Shaun Dolac appeared, and that affects the numbers. If the Rams keep four true off-ball linebackers, Paul’s steady play and clean snaps, with a high special-teams floor, make him the sensible glue piece.
He’s reliable alignment insurance behind the green-dot and playable on all four core units, which matters on Sundays as much as it does on cutdown day.
CB Cam Lampkin
And finally, we round it off with Cam Lampkin. Lampkin made himself hard to take off the field after he came in for Charles Woods. He gave up one catch to Browns WR Jamari Thrash, then answered with a clean one-on-one breakup against him, and later undercut a throw for an interception that was erased by a flag. That’s sticky coverage with ball skills.
If Charles Woods remains in concussion evaluation, the lane widens, but even without that context, Lampkin has outplayed Derion Kendrick and Woods in recent form. He brings inside/outside utility and gunner/jammer traits that coaches lean on.
The only person who would knock Cam out is AJ Green, who didn’t play because of a swollen knee.
There’s a realistic path to 10 defensive backs, six corners, four safeties, and four off-ball linebackers because of special-teams demand.
In that build, Ingle is your fourth safety with big play capability, Lampkin is a playable depth corner who helps on the outside and the kicking game, and Paul rounds out the linebackers with trustworthy play and good teamwork.
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