Rams WR Depth

[Allen2McVay]

I'm pretty sure Mumpfield is only 5'10"

Multiple sites list him at 6'1", including the Rams' team site ... but that site listed Alaric Jackson at 285 pounds for more than three years when Jackson himself said he was 330.

I tend to go with the height measured at the Combine because I think that tends to be most accurate; and fourteen months ago, it listed Mumpfield at 5' 11 and 3/8 inches.

... I will swing-by OTAs tomorrow, with my trusted ...

 

[So Ram]

Multiple sites list him at 6'1", including the Rams' team site ... but that site listed Alaric Jackson at 285 pounds for more than three years when Jackson himself said he was 330.

I tend to go with the height measured at the Combine because I think that tends to be most accurate; and fourteen months ago, it listed Mumpfield at 5' 11 and 3/8 inches.

View attachment 75720 ... I will swing-by OTAs tomorrow, with my trusted ...
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The SITE is Garbage!! You’d think a world class franchise would have(not saying it) someone who knows football running the roster & depth chart.At least to some degree.

Frustrating when they still have certain players on the roster from last season.

 

[Allen2McVay]

The SITE is Garbage!! You’d think a world class franchise would have(not saying it) someone who knows football running the roster & depth chart.At least to some degree.

Frustrating when they still have certain players on the roster from last season.

Agree ... when it comes to accurate current weight ... that site is unreliable.

By-the-Way ... BIG FAN!

 

[So Ram]

Agree ... when it comes to accurate current weight ... that site is unreliable.

By-the-Way ... BIG FAN!

Yes was frustrating when it comes to say Alaric Jackson who was HUGE(say 330) .

You want to say a Big Fan !!

This guy & Memphis will tell you what a Talent he was.I’ll say playing at IOWA back in his era meant a lot.To start at LT ? I was a Draftnk who might have known who Dan Valari was(is) if I spent the time I use to.The Rams & MCSNEAD are ultra FOCUSED,& have an AWESOME system (scouting department) that WE as Fans might have trouble comprehending.Actually not,but the INFO(overload). Plus COVID & The Protal. This gives THE RAMS such an advantage.

You don’t hear that around here.SO I don’t think I’m dumb & don’t have a vision for what The Rams do or should do.At least I do have solid opinions. Like I’ll say I got Kevin Demoff pissed off one day at training camp.Yes - I liked George Kittle & thought he was a STUD way back & ran the fastest 50 yard dash I ever saw at the combine.Which I never missed.

My point then was The Rams needed more than 3 TE’s & because they didn’t bring any extra TE’s to camp it made it hard to practice with ONE.Higbee had 5 thumbs in training camp(great ball position) ,Johnny munch was injured & maybe Everett. Who else was there ? A 6”6 QB from Utah who was transitioning (LMAO,Hair). Who was a great kid.Zak Kromer tried to coach him up.He had a hard time blocking & everything else.His effort (coach) was there.

To each his OWN my whole point of The Tell is in here.Just not going to flat out say it.I think your smart enough to figure it out.It’s Kool to see what’s happening.I’m excited for it.The DRAFT(before) is a TELL sometimes as well.
—We KNOW what THE RAMS needed after the 2025 season.It was addressed early which lead to there #13 pick,which lead to the discussion to how long Matthew Stafford wants to play & he can see the direction The Rams want to go.
He knows it could be something special he will be a part of & have that influence into The NEXT GEN of THE NFL !!

The beauty is he won’t take as many hits.With say Dan Valari they could run Wild Cat on 3rd & 4th down.We saw it in Pittsburgh.Load the boxes.These TE’s will be working together a lot on all different packages (blocking),and movement.

Anyways to much in one post.

 

[So Ram]

BTW - yes to be Harsh on Hopkins.He was an interesting player.His head was somewhere else.Glad he came to life in the Superbowl of all things.

 

[RamFan503]

Yes was frustrating when it comes to say Alaric Jackson who was HUGE(say 330) .

You want to say a Big Fan !!

This guy & Memphis will tell you what a Talent he was.I’ll say playing at IOWA back in his era meant a lot.To start at LT ? I was a Draftnk who might have known who Dan Valari was(is) if I spent the time I use to.The Rams & MCSNEAD are ultra FOCUSED,& have an AWESOME system (scouting department) that WE as Fans might have trouble comprehending.Actually not,but the INFO(overload). Plus COVID & The Protal. This gives THE RAMS such an advantage.

You don’t hear that around here.SO I don’t think I’m dumb & don’t have a vision for what The Rams do or should do.At least I do have solid opinions. Like I’ll say I got Kevin Demoff pissed off one day at training camp.Yes - I liked George Kittle & thought he was a STUD way back & ran the fastest 50 yard dash I ever saw at the combine.Which I never missed.

My point then was The Rams needed more than 3 TE’s & because they didn’t bring any extra TE’s to camp it made it hard to practice with ONE.Higbee had 5 thumbs in training camp(great ball position) ,Johnny munch was injured & maybe Everett. Who else was there ? A 6”6 QB from Utah who was transitioning (LMAO,Hair). Who was a great kid.Zak Kromer tried to coach him up.He had a hard time blocking & everything else.His effort (coach) was there.

To each his OWN my whole point of The Tell is in here.Just not going to flat out say it.I think your smart enough to figure it out.It’s Kool to see what’s happening.I’m excited for it.The DRAFT(before) is a TELL sometimes as well.
—We KNOW what THE RAMS needed after the 2025 season.It was addressed early which lead to there #13 pick,which lead to the discussion to how long Matthew Stafford wants to play & he can see the direction The Rams want to go.
He knows it could be something special he will be a part of & have that influence into The NEXT GEN of THE NFL !!

The beauty is he won’t take as many hits.With say Dan Valari they could run Wild Cat on 3rd & 4th down.We saw it in Pittsburgh.Load the boxes.These TE’s will be working together a lot on all different packages (blocking),and movement.

Anyways to much in one post.

View: https://youtu.be/RqJVa0fl01w?si=h0SwVF8NTRfWVOX5

 

[So Ram]

View: https://youtu.be/RqJVa0fl01w?s

Brycen Hopkins use to play at Purdue. Didn’t pan out all that well.Never played outside of his rookie deal.

IMO - was a head case. Could see it during training camp.Wasn’t always engaged on the field (grass)

Valari & Klare are more WR types.Hopkins was a tweener in away.Wasn’t a good blocker either,no heart.

 

[PhillyRam]

BTW - yes to be Harsh on Hopkins.He was an interesting player.His head was somewhere else.Glad he came to life in the Superbowl of all things.

The kid grew up in luxury. His father was an All Pro LT, was a multi millionaire. I don’t think football was important to him. Making it and making money playing football was obviously not important to him. He was soft and not competitive as a result.

 

[Memphis Ram]

The kid grew up in luxury. His fleas was an All Pro LT, was a multi millionaire. I don’t think football was important to him. Making it and making money playing football was obviously not important to him. He was soft and not competitive as a result.

He also suffered from bad timing. I think the Rams were like 85-90+% 11 personnel when he was around.

 

[PARAM]

WR depth?

Nacua - Whittington - Xavier - Edwards - Williams
Adams - Mumpfield - Daniels - Presley - Scott

Seems decent to me. Especially if we see an increase in the 12P/13P percentages (40% last year) in 2026. Hell, even if there's no increase.

 

[Memento]

The kid grew up in luxury. His father was an All Pro LT, was a multi millionaire. I don’t think football was important to him. Making it and making money playing football was obviously not important to him. He was soft and not competitive as a result.

Let's not insult the various sons of football player kids who also grew up with millions from their fathers and actually succeeded (Patrick Surtain II, Jake Matthews, Clay Matthews III, Asante Samuel Jr., Antoine Winfield Jr., Chris and Kyle Long, Cameron Heyward, Geno Atkins, etc., etc. and so forth.

Hopkins was softer than a baby sea otter's ass on the field because that's who he was, not because of who his father was (and it's even more galling because his father was an All-Pro left tackle, so the kid should've been a more competitive blocker...but that's who he was: not his father, not even close to being like his dad.).

I agree with you somewhat; everyone's different, after all, but saying that he grew up in luxury and that he wasn't competitive as a result, I feel, is demeaning to the many football players who had dads who played in the NFL for a long time - some of whom were HOFers - and succeeded because they technically grew up in luxury as well. Hopkins failed because of his lacking traits, not because of whom his dad was.

 

[gogoat1]

CJ is starting to get noticed.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ4q-n6Q6E

 

[den-the-coach]

I agree with you somewhat; everyone's different, after all, but saying that he grew up in luxury and that he wasn't competitive as a result, I feel, is demeaning to the many football players who had dads who played in the NFL for a long time - some of whom were HOFers - and succeeded because they technically grew up in luxury as well. Hopkins failed because of his lacking traits, not because of whom his dad was.

And if Mr. Ouimet wins tomorrow, it's because he's the best, because of who he is. Not who his father was, not how much money he's got, because of who he bloody is! And I'll thank you to remember that.

Sorry, always loved that quote from the movie, The Greatest Game Ever Played. It flows in both directions. Seems people forget that today as the younger generation likes to point to privilege and an unfair advantage. IMO, you play the hand you are dealt and make the best of the situation.

 

[PhillyRam]

Let's not insult the various sons of football player kids who also grew up with millions from their fathers and actually succeeded (Patrick Surtain II, Jake Matthews, Clay Matthews III, Asante Samuel Jr., Antoine Winfield Jr., Chris and Kyle Long, Cameron Heyward, Geno Atkins, etc., etc. and so forth.

Hopkins was softer than a baby sea otter's ass on the field because that's who he was, not because of who his father was (and it's even more galling because his father was an All-Pro left tackle, so the kid should've been a more competitive blocker...but that's who he was: not his father, not even close to being like his dad.).

I agree with you somewhat; everyone's different, after all, but saying that he grew up in luxury and that he wasn't competitive as a result, I feel, is demeaning to the many football players who had dads who played in the NFL for a long time - some of whom were HOFers - and succeeded because they technically grew up in luxury as well. Hopkins failed because of his lacking traits, not because of whom his dad was.

I didn't do that. I just said that this kid was likley spoiled by being a rich kid. He was a very talented kid that certainly seemed to lack that drive to succeed.

Please show me where I said all kids of professional athletes, or rich parents, are spoiled or can't succeed in their sport?

 

[Memento]

I didn't do that. I just said that this kid was likley spoiled by being a rich kid. He was a very talented kid that certainly seemed to lack that drive to succeed.

Please show me where I said all kids of professional athletes, or rich parents, are spoiled or can't succeed in their sport?

We don't know that for sure, and I don't feel it's fair to other players in similar situations to say that Brycen was spoiled or didn't love football. Unless it comes from Brycen's mouth or the mouth of his father, I won't say he was spoiled by being a rich kid - lest we say that other players in similar situations (All-Pro dads and rich from them) were as well without proof.

Was he soft? Yes, he was; that much, we can confirm by how he played at Purdue and in the NFL. Saying that he was spoiled and didn't love football enough as a result isn't something we can confirm, and I feel that it demeans other players in similar situations.

 

[PARAM]

We don't know that for sure to say that Brycen was spoiled or didn't love football.

I agree. Sometimes fans will state something they couldn't possibly know and claim it is fact. "Lack of..".....Guts. Leadership. Desire. Heart.

What was stated about Hopkins was "he was spoiled and wasn't competitive. Making it (and making money) playing football was obviously not important to him."

Was he soft? Sure, he could have been. He came through, when he was asked to, in the biggest game of his (and many other's) career. So I feel confident he cared about something.

He didn't make it. Sucks for him. My thanks for the 3 receptions (31 yards; 2 FD) on the two drives with the Rams trailing by 7 and then 4 points that netted 3 and 7 points and won the SB. He picked a fine time to impersonate a football player!!!

Perhaps the most obvious question is.....WTF does Brycen Hopkins have to do with WR depth?

 

[Coliseum Ram]

I agree. Sometimes fans will state something they couldn't possibly know and claim it is fact. "Lack of..".....Guts. Leadership. Desire. Heart.

What was stated about Hopkins was "he was spoiled and wasn't competitive. Making it (and making money) playing football was obviously not important to him."

Was he soft? Sure, he could have been. He came through, when he was asked to, in the biggest game of his (and many other's) career. So I feel confident he cared about something.

He didn't make it. Sucks for him. My thanks for the 3 receptions (31 yards; 2 FD) on the two drives with the Rams trailing by 7 and then 4 points that netted 3 and 7 points and won the SB. He picked a fine time to impersonate a football player!!!

Perhaps the most obvious question is.....WTF does Brycen Hopkins have to do with WR depth?

Dont forget his key block on 4th and 1 from our own 35.

 

[WestCoastRam]

CJ is starting to get noticed.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ4q-n6Q6E

Feels like they just repackaged old news and are overselling McVay answering a question about CJ and giving a very generic answer (and sneakily omitting that McVay said you can't tell anything in OTAs).

Shame cause I like some of their other stuff.

 

[Merlin]

I agree. Sometimes fans will state something they couldn't possibly know and claim it is fact. "Lack of..".....Guts. Leadership. Desire. Heart.

And sometimes fans are right. If one were to succeed in boiling conversations down to only proven facts, football boards would be lesser for it.

Someday there will probably be AI driven analysis that is always exact and perfect. But even then things like guts, leadership, desire, heart will remain unmeasured qualities due to their difficulty of perceiving them by observation alone. And some fans will still weigh in on this or that player and end up correct at times.

 

[DzRams]

Feels like they just repackaged old news and are overselling McVay answering a question about CJ and giving a very generic answer (and sneakily omitting that McVay said you can't tell anything in OTAs).

Shame cause I like some of their other stuff.

I feel their stuff is usually too hyped and long-winded. I should start using AI to summarize for me.