The Los Angeles Rams may have yet another day two draft steal on their hands in second-year edge rusher Josaiah Stewart. As Sean McVay figures out the final roster over the next two weeks, it must be nice to have players he knows will make the team better as long as they stay healthy and from the sounds of it Stewart is building on what he learned in his rookie season.
He might be ready to thrive as a rotational piece, if not something more.
Don’t just take my word for it. This was the report out of
this week’s joint practice with the New Orleans Saints:
“(Stewart looks) like a future Pro Bowler.”
It’s the time of the season to get excited about everybody, nothing wrong with that. Showing out in practice is great, players can make a career in the NFL doing that. Showing out game day, likely better though.
We’ll see how Stewart does soon enough, and if he can have the type of breakout year that some (or many) are expecting.
Rams mailbag: Answering questions from Saints joint practice (ramswire)
“How has Josaiah Stewart been looking?
Like a future Pro Bowler. I wrote about Stewart in my review, but I’ll dive into what I saw on Thursday. Stewart was calm and focused throughout the whole practice, but when it was time to make a play, he was smoking offensive players. Fast, strong, balanced. It’s clear that having an offseason away from football, the draft, college summer workouts – all the things that were part of his schedule for the last few years – allowed him to make that transition from promising to dominant.
I asked Byron Young last year about Stewart, and he mentioned that he had a veteran mindset as a rookie. That was reinforced when Stewart recovered from an injury, catching up in his development within one season. He’s special, and if he’s used in the Michael Hoecht role, I think his floor is five sacks, with his ceiling being 12.“
This Chris Shula piece below is from a couple/weeks ago. Shula’s been seeming excited to see what Stewart can do this year.
Chris Shula confirmed everything Rams fans have heard about Josaiah Stewart (ramblinfan)
“Los Angeles Rams fans have heard only positives about edge rusher Josaiah Stewart entering his second season. That buzz has hummed louder throughout training camp, and speaking to reporters this week, defensive coordinator Chris Shula confirmed that Stewart has been, well, a monster:
“He’s been showing up. I said to him, ever since we put the pads on, he decides to make a bunch of plays. He’s physical on the edge. I think he’s an every-down player, where he can go in the run game and play on a tight end, and he’s obviously a great pass rusher, a guy that can drop in coverage. He’s a guy that really can do it all, and do it at a high level,” Shula beamed.
“He has a great feel for angles, for space, he’s physical, and he’s had, I think it’s been three or four days in a row, where he’s shown up a lot. So he’s had a great camp.”
5 players to watch: Rams vs Saints, 2026 Preseason Week 2 (Rams website)
Simpson shined in his three quarters of play last week against the Chiefs, going 21-for-25 passing with 190 yards and two touchdowns. He received 12 of the 25 second-team offense reps in the Rams’ joint practice with the Saints, and is continuing to grow as he looks to make an impact this week against the Saints in his SoFi Stadium preseason debut.
“I thought his huddle command was excellent, his ability to articulate the plays and the way that our operation was and then he made the decisions that good quarterbacks make. I thought he delivered the ball on time and in rhythm,” McVay said Tuesday of his performance throughout training camp in the reps he gets. “He’s done a good job the last couple days in practice and so biggest thing, like what you said, let’s maximize the reps that you do get.”
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The Way-Too-Early Rams 53-Man Roster: Offense (Sporting Tribune)
The Don of the offense, Stafford is coming off an MVP year in which he threw for 4,707 yards and 46 touchdowns with a 109.2 passer rating—both league-leading marks.
At 38, his arm remains a howitzer, his pocket presence is elite and his chemistry with Davante Adams and Puka Nacua has reached telepathic proportions. He knows how to manipulate a defense with his eyes, whether looking or not, and when they are out of position, Stafford will whack the defense. He is the franchise, the leader, and the reason the Rams are Super Bowl favorites.
Brenda Song to make debut as Rams color analyst
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Los Angeles Rams OC Nathan Scheelhaase refuses to look too far ahead (Andscape)
In the latest episode of Coaches Conversations, Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Nathan Scheelhaase joins Andscape senior NFL writer Jason Reid to discuss his promotion, a demanding NFL schedule, and the possibility of becoming a head coach. He explains why he refuses to look too far ahead, even after taking part in head coaching interviews.
Scheelhaase also shares what he has learned from Rams head coach Sean McVay about culture, communication and developing assistants. With Super Bowl LXI coming to Los Angeles, the Rams’ goal is enormous — but his focus stays on winning each day first.
Max Klare makes most of preseason debut (Rams)
“Yeah, it’s obviously always fun to contribute,” Klare told therams.com. “(Quarterback) Ty (Simpson) did a great job finding the open guy, which they fell off on me a couple times, which made it easy. But yeah, it’s just a continual process of stacking days and getting better.”
Klare brought in three of those receptions — all on the same drive toward the end of the first half — within a string of eight consecutive completions for Simpson.
Comment of the Day:
What do we think about Konata Mumpfield for 2026?
“I thought Mumpfield was in a similar situation as Ferguson last year. Open a lot, but not where Stafford thought he would be. And not strong at the catch point. But Davante’s opinion of him says a lot, let’s let him develop.” -delusionalramfanslosteve
Feedpost of the Day:
Are you looking forward to anything in today’s preseason game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints? And or are you looking for anything NFL related in any preseason game today?
