The Los Angeles Rams brought back a mostly intact offense for the 2025 NFL season.
The trio of Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams remain the figureheads, while the offensive line is still sound except new starting center Coleman Shelton, who returned to the team after a few years away. The biggest difference will be the addition of Davante Adams for Cooper Kupp. It’s never easy to replace a veteran legend, but Adams is one of the best receivers in the business and can elevate so many levels of the offense.
Oh, and the team also drafted tight end Terrance Ferguson and running back Jarquez Hunter for even more depth.
Even with so much offensive juice, Pro Football Network’s Kyle Soppe ranked the Rams’ offense No. 11 heading into the season based on their combination of “yards per play, points per drive, turnover percentage, success rate against the run and pass, third-down conversion rate, red-zone efficiency, pressure percentage when not blitzing, and various expected points added (EPA) measures against both the run and pass..”
Here’s why:
“Matthew Stafford’s decision to return gives the Los Angeles Rams hope of a third straight top-12 finish after bottoming out in the first season sans Kevin O’Connell (2022 ranking: 25th). Cooper Kupp has been replaced by Davante Adams, and that’s probably an upgrade given what we saw from the former down the stretch last season, but this passing game revolves around Puka Nacua.
“The 24-year-old out of BYU has racked up 2,476 yards in his 28 NFL games and was last seen earning 14 targets in a playoff game against the eventual Super Bowl champions. If Nacua can etch his name into the top tier at the position (Adams has been there and should serve as a nice mentor), asking Stafford to pile up the yards for yet another season isn’t crazy.
“And with the balance provided by a deep RB room, a top-10 finish is certainly in play.”
Basically, it will all come down to if all the pieces fit together nicely for L.A. They have the group to finish as one of the better units in the NFL, but it’s no guarantee they will with an aging quarterback, young star and older veteran at receiver.
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