No team had a bigger 2023 rookie class than the Los Angeles Rams, who selected 14 players in the draft this year. All of them made the 53-man roster and a handful have already made a significant impact through two weeks.
According to Pro Football Focus, the Rams had two of the seven highest-graded rookies in the NFL in Week 2. Puka Nacua received a grade of 81.0, which ranked sixth among all rookies, and Kobie Turner was seventh with a grade of 79.5.
It’s been a promising start for the Rams’ rookie class this season and they desperately needed it. Los Angeles’ roster is made up of so many young players that in order for the Rams to contend, they needed many of their first- and second-year guys to step up.
Highest graded rookies from NFL Week 2🔥 pic.twitter.com/b9q6X50k4T
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 19, 2023
In addition to Nacua and Turner, the Rams have gotten great play out of Steve Avila and Byron Young. Avila looks like a future Pro Bowler at left guard and Young’s athleticism is on full display as an edge rusher with eight pressures and two sacks through two games.
The star of the show has been Nacua, of course, with his league-leading 25 receptions and 266 yards, which ranks second behind only Justin Jefferson. The Rams have to be thrilled about what they’ve seen from their rookies thus far.
[lawrence-auto-related count=3]