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The Los Angeles Rams are holding a 5-2 record after their Week 8 bye, before hosting the New Orleans Saints on November 2nd. The offense and defense are clicking for the Rams this season. The offense ranks in the top half of the league, while the defense is allowing only 16.7 points per game this season, the third-fewest in the NFL. The Rams have some injuries on offense that are preventing them from playing their best football. Even with the few knocks on both sides of the ball, Sports Illustrated’s Mett Verderame believes three LA Rams players will make the All-Pro teams this season. Matthew Stafford Matt Verderame predicts that Matthew Stafford will be the second-team All-Pro at the quarterback position — he predicts Patrick Mahomes will be the first-team QB. “Stafford entered his Week 8 bye with 1,866 passing yards and 17 touchdowns. The Rams have one of the league’s most explosive pass-catching duos, with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, and Stafford has taken full advantage.” Verderame wrote. If Stafford were to make the All-Pro team, it would be the first time in his career. The player has been a Pro Bowler twice in his career, in the 2014 and 2023 seasons, but has never been an All-Pro. Through seven games this season, Stafford has been averaging 266.6 passing yards per game, while having 17 pass touchdowns, tied for the most in the league. Puka Nacua Puka Nacua has been dealing with an ankle injury for the last few weeks, but he could be the best receiver in the league before that. The former BYU wide receiver logged 500 receiving yards in the first four games of the season, before cooling down the last couple of weeks. Verderame believes Nacua will make the 2025 All-Pro team on the first team. This will be Puka’s first time in his career. “Nacua is also an obvious call with 616 yards and two scores despite missing two weeks,” Verdame said of the wide receiver. Puka is currently on track to play in Week 9 against the Saints, which will bring much-needed value to the team as Tutu Atwell was placed on the injured reserve. Byron Young After the first seven weeks of the 2025 NFL season, EDGE rusher Byron Young led the league with nine sacks. The Rams had their bye in Week 8, which allowed other defenders to catch up, but it doesn’t take away how great Young has been playing this season. “Finally, Young has nine sacks in seven games, creating havoc on a Rams front headlined by Jared Verse, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year,” Verderame said about the pass rusher, while he predicts that Young will make the second-team All-Pro. While the NFL writer didn’t say much about Young, the Rams defender does all the talking on the field. The third-year defender has nine sacks before the team’s bye week and will easily get double-digit sacks, the first time since the 2021 season when Aaron Donald was still playing. Young also has 39 tackles this season for the Rams, which is the fourth most on the team. He also has one forced fumble. If the Rams defender continues to take down opposing quarterbacks, he could put himself in a position to win the Defensive Player of the Year award.
