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John Johnson and Taylor Rapp could emerge as one of the best safety tandems in the NFL next season, continuing a trend of quality play at that position for the Rams. But if one of them were to get hurt, it’d be Nick Scott or Jake Gervase as the next man up.
That’s not ideal, which is why the Rams will add safety depth either in the draft or later via free agency. Kenny Robinson Jr. is one of the most interesting prospects in the draft because despite playing in the XFL last season, he still has draft eligibility after playing just two years at West Virginia.
The Rams are showing interest in Robinson, too, as he told Mike Kaye of NJ.com that the Rams were among the teams that have called him. With his unique path to the draft, it’s easy to understand why L.A. would be doing its due diligence on him.
Robinson is more than just a cool story, too. He’s a really good player and a prospect the Rams should have their eye on in the fourth and fifth rounds. At West Virginia, Robinson had seven interceptions in just two seasons. Last season in the XFL, he picked off another two passes and was a true ballhawk in the secondary.
Robinson plays a traditional free safety role, often lining up in the deep middle. He has the speed and range to get from the middle of the field to the sidelines, showing that off at West Virginia and with the Battlehawks.
If the Rams were to draft him, he’d become the No. 3 safety in no time and would receive snaps as a rookie with all of the three-safety sets Los Angeles deploys. With how little talent the Rams have at linebacker, too, they should be using three safeties often again in 2020.
Robinson would make a lot of sense for the rams on Day 3 of the draft.
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