The Rams made a splash in the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting Ty Simpson as their quarterback of the future. What would their draft class look like based on the Wolf Sports board?

 

Actual selections

1.13: QB Ty Simpson

2.61: TE Max Klare

3.93: OT Keagen Trost

6.197: WR CJ Daniels

7.232: DL Tim Keenan III

 

Wolf Sports selections

1.13: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr.

2.61: CB Jermod McCoy

3.93: G DJ Campbell

6.197: LB Harold Perkins Jr.

7.232: WR Deion Burks

 

Thoughts

Sean McVay undoubtedly had a huge say in the Ty Simpson selection, and he’s the perfect fit for his system with pinpoint accuracy shown at the intermediate level and an ability to lead targets up the field for run-after-catch opportunities. Simpson was our top quarterback in the class, so he could have been the selection for us, too. However, there are other signal-callers (like Jalen Milroe if Seattle would be willing to trade him in the division) that could have been had without spending a first-round pick, and Rueben Bain Jr. was our No. 3 overall prospect—and he would’ve boosted the defense in a season with Super Bowl expectations.

 

In Round 2, the Rams took Max Klare as the likely long-term complement to Terrance Ferguson at tight end, and he seems like the “successor” to Colby Parkinson as a bigger target for the position. It’s probably safe to assume that Los Angeles wanted Alabama receiver Germie Bernard—who Ty Simpson loved throwing to last year—to be there for them, and we would have moved up to keep that connection together. Instead, Jermod McCoy was the selection to pair with newcomers Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson at cornerback.

 

In the third round, the Rams went with Keegan Trost as the swing tackle for 2026 before eventually taking over in 2027—so looking ahead to the future was somewhat surprisingly a theme for the organization last month. Our choice there would have been DJ Campbell, who would have similarly been a backup this season on the interior.

 

With just two selections late on Day 3, Los Angeles drafted CJ Daniels as a player who could easily emerge with limited depth behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. Then, one of the best values of the entire draft came when they took Tim Keenan III—our No. 87 overall prospect—in the seventh round.

 

For us, Harold Perkins Jr. would have been the target in the sixth round, and Deion Burks got the edge over John Michael Gyllenborg with speed at receiver being a bigger weakness than bodies at tight end.

 

The success of the real-life draft class for the Rams will be determined by Ty Simpson—and the critics won’t have much to say if McVay turns him into a star.