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Cameron DaSilva

Rams among NFL’s youngest teams for 2nd straight year

The Los Angeles Rams’ roster has undergone a complete makeover in the last two offseasons. This was a team that fielded superstars such as Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Donald and even Bobby Wagner in 2022, but all three are now gone, as are the likes of Cam Akers, Van Jefferson and Jordan Fuller.

With an injection of talent through the draft, the Rams have become one of the top young teams in the league. And from purely an age perspective, they’re among the youngest groups in football.

According to Spotrac, the Rams are the third-youngest team in the NFL based on the average age of players on their 53-man roster (25.7). The Rams were the second-youngest team in the league at this time last year, with the Packers once again being the youngest.

It helps when there are only four players over the age of 29 on the 53-man roster, with Matthew Stafford being the oldest at 36. Rob Havenstein is 32, and both Darious Williams and Cooper Kupp are 31. Everyone else on the active roster is 29 or younger.

What’s also driving the average age of the Rams’ roster down is the fact that they have 15 rookies on the 53-man squad, nine of whom were drafted, five signed as undrafted rookies and one claimed off waivers (Cody Schrader). That was after all 14 drafted rookies made the team last year.

This is a team built to win now, but also in the coming years.

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