Los Angeles Rams running back Jarquez Hunter had a disappointing rookie season in 2025. Despite having solid draft capital as a fourth-round pick, he played exclusively on special teams last year and did not register an offensive snap. That doesn't bode well for his long-term outlook in dynasty fantasy football, especially since the Rams already have a dominant one-two punch of Kyren Williams and Blake Corum out of the backfield. Even if Hunter does secure the third-string role heading into the season -- and that's far from guaranteed -- he faces an uphill battle to earn meaningful snaps once again. If he goes two years without any sort of significant role on offense, his dynasty value will essentially be non-existent. It's already trending that way, as Hunter has fallen to RB84 in RotoBaller's dynasty rankings. He can be dropped in shallower leagues, and he belongs at the bottom of the bench in deeper leagues
As OTAs advance, reports from many football pundits have rated the Los Angeles Rams as having one the NFL’s best overall rosters for the 2026 season. L.A. did do a good job of plugging holes in free agency and while the draft didn’t go the route many felt it should, all five draftees have the upside to be contributors with seasoning. General Manager Les Snead may not yet be done, with $25.7mil spending cash in his pocket. Since the union of Snead and Head coach Sean McVay, the Rams have consistently put together top-tier rosters and coached them up to a nine-year, regular season record of 92-52. That’s a 64 percent win rate, solidified by seven trips to the post season and two Super Bowl berths. With 87 players currently under contract for OTAs, here’s a review of the 2026 roster’s lineage and their draft pedigree. First for context, how they all got to L.A.: 77% of Rams are home-grown 3.5% arrived via trade 11.5% signed in preseason free agency 5.5% picked up as in-season free agents 3.5% were waiver claims/poaches And their draft pedigree: 11.5% drafted early in Rounds 1 and 2 22% taken in the mid rounds, 3, 4, and 5 17% selected late, Rounds 6 and 7 49.5% signed as undrafted free agents Players with eight or more starts last season in bold. If the Rams did not draft a player, his original team is in parentheses. QB Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions ) , CB Trent McDuffie ( Kansas City Chiefs ) , CB Emmanuel Forbes ( Washington Commanders ) , E Jared Verse , QB Ty Simpson WR Davante Adams ( Green Bay Packers ) , G Steve Avila , DT Braden Fiske , TE Terrance Ferguson , TE Max Klare E Byron Young , DT Kobie Turner , RB Blake Corum , S Kamren Kinchens , E Josiah Stewart, T/G Keegan Trost TE Tyler Higbee , G Kevin Dotson ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) , TE Colby Parkinson ( Seattle Seahawks ) , QB Stetson Bennett , RB Jarquez Hunter, WR Tyler Scott ( Chicago Bears ) LS Joe Cardona ( New England Patriots ) , DT Larell Murchison ( Tennessee Titans ), RB Kyren Williams , T Warren McClendon, TE Davis Allen, WR Puka Nacua , DT Ty Hamilton T David Quessenberry ( Houston Texans ), S Quentin Lake , C Dylan McMahon ( Philadelphia Eagles ), DT Tyler Davis , WR Jordan Whittington , C/G Beaux Limmer , WR CJ Daniels S Kamren Curl (Washington Commanders) , Jaylen Watson (Kansas City Chiefs) , T AJ Arcuri , ILB Grant Stuard ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ), P Ethan Evans, E Desjuan Johnson, WR Konata Mumpfield , DT Tim Keenan T Alaric Jackson , E Keir Thomas, WR Xavier Smith , G Justin Dedich , S Tanner Ingle, CB Cam Lampkin , S Jaylen McCollough, ILB Elias Neal , ILB Omar Speights , S/CB Josh Wallace , G Wyatt Bowles, ILB Shaun Dolac , WR Tru Edwards , DT Bill Norton, WR Brennan Presley , TE Mark Redman, S Nate Valcarcel, RB Jordan Waters, WR Mario Williams S Nick Anderson, E Wesley Bailey, C/G Austin Blaaske. QB Matthew Caldwell, RB Dean Conners, CB Nyzier Fourqurean, CB Al’zillion Hamilton, T Bryce Henderson, ILB Nikhai Hill-Green, TE Rohan Jones, C Chad Lindberg, DT Jalen Logan-Redding, DT Jaxson Moi, CB Drey Norwood, E Darryl Peterson, TE Dan Villari, E Eddie Walls, Payton Zdroik C Coleman Shelton ( San Francisco 49ers ) ,` DT Poona Ford (Seattle Seahawk) , RB Ronnie Rivers ( Arizona Cardinals ), Nate Landman ( Atlanta Falcons ), Harrison Meevis ( Carolina Panthers ) , CB Alex Johnson ( New York Giants ) By trade CB Trent McDuffie from Kansas City 2026, G Kevin Dotson from Pittsburgh 2023, Matthew Stafford from Detroit 2021 Preseason free agents Jaylen Watson 2026, Grant Stuard 2026, Joe Cardona 2026, Poona Ford 2025, Coleman Shelton 2025 (2nd time), Davante Adams 2025, Nate Landman 2025, David Quessenberry 2025, Kamren Curl 2024, Colby Parkinson 2024 In season free agents Harrison Meevis 2025, Tyler Scott 2025, Alex Johnson 2025, Coleman Shelton 2019 (1st time), Ronnie Rivers 2022 Waiver claim or poach Dylan McMahon 2024, Emmanuel Forbes 2024, Larrell Muchison 2022 While there is no official reporting, the way the Rams navi
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Hunter (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against Seattle, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports. Hunter will take a seat for the second straight week after playing 13 snaps on special teams in the Rams' win over the Panthers in the wild-card round. Ronnie Rivers will serve as the team's No. 3 option at running back behind Kyren Williams and Blake Corum versus the Seahawks
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