Sean McVay enters his 10th season as head coach of the Rams, looking to build on a successful 2025 campaign in which they were outshone by division rival Seahawks, who eventually went on to win the Super Bowl. Nathan Scheelhaase takes over as offensive coordinator, and Matthew Stafford is back with a loaded offense. The Rams return top running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum, and more impressively, every single player who caught a pass last year returns. Davante Adams, Puka Nacua, Jordan Whittington, Tyler Higbee and Colby Parkinson lead a dangerous receiving room. The offensive line returns all five starters: Alaric Jackson, Steve Avila, Coleman Shelton, Kevin Dotson, and Warren McClendon.

Chris Shula returns for his third season as defensive coordinator. The Rams return ten of their top eleven tacklers from a year ago, with Jared Verse the most notable departure after he was sent to Cleveland as part of the blockbuster trade for Myles Garrett. So what did the Rams do? Nothing much except acquire Garrett and bring Aaron Donald back out of retirement. Donald and Garrett join Poona Ford, Kobie Turner, Byron Young, Nate Landman, and Omar Speights on the front seven. The secondary returns Kamren Curl, Kamren Kinchens, Quentin Lake, Jaylen McCollough, and Emmanuel Forbes, and welcomes Jaylen Watson and Trent McDuffie, who come over from the Chiefs.

Bubba Ventrone is the new special teams coordinator. The Rams welcome back Harrison Mevis, who hit 12 of his 13 field goals a year ago. Punter Ethan Evans returns. Xavier Smith will handle punt returns, while Jordan Whittington is slated to handle kick returns. Is it any wonder the Rams enter the season as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl? They still have to go out, win games, and hope the injury bug treats them kindly, but there aren’t many glaring weaknesses on this football team. SoFi Stadium will host this year’s Super Bowl. Will the home team, the Rams, be on the field?