Undrafted free agents don’t get the same recognition as players who are selected across the seven rounds of the draft, but each team typically has at least one undrafted rookie make its regular-season roster every year.
The Los Angeles Rams signed 17 undrafted free agents following the 2025 draft and while it’ll be a tough roster for rookies to crack, they shouldn’t be overlooked. Just last year, Jaylen McCollough and Omar Speights became key contributors on defense.
So who are the undrafted rookies to watch for this year? The amount of guaranteed money the Rams gave each player could be an indication of how badly the team wanted to sign them. Here’s how much of each UDFA’s contract was guaranteed, according to Over The Cap.
- OL Willie Lampkin, North Carolina: $30,000
- LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo: $25,000
- OL Trey Wedig, Indiana: $20,000
- TE Mark Redman, Louisville: $20,000
- S Nate Valcarcel, Northern Illinois: $15,000
- S Malik Dixon-Williams, UConn: $10,000
- TE Anthony Torres, Toledo: $10,000
- OLB Josh Pearcy, Rice: $10,000
- DL Da’Jon Terry, Oklahoma: $8,000
- WR Mario Williams, Tulane: $8,000
- RB Jordan Waters, NC State: $7,000
- OL Wyatt Bowles, Utah State: $6,000
- OL Ben Dooley, Boise State: $6,000
- WR Tru Edwards, Louisiana: $5,000
- OLB Jamil Muhammad, USC: $5,000
- WR Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State: $4,000
- DL Bill Norton, Texas: $3,000
Compared to other teams, these amounts are minimal. For example, the Panthers gave seven players are least $130,000 guaranteed, with Jared Harrison-Hunte getting $285,000 guaranteed from Carolina.
Justin Barron got $234,000 guaranteed from the Cowboys and C.J. Dippre of the Patriots got $264,000. Those figures are more than the Rams’ entire UDFA class combined.
This says two things: Undrafted rookies were probably willing to sign with the Rams for less than other teams offered, and Los Angeles didn’t want to sink too much capital into this year’s undrafted free agents.
Lampkin, Dolac and Wedig are viewed as the top undrafted rookies of the Rams’ 2025 class, so they’re the guys to watch – especially considering they got the most guaranteed money. That doesn’t mean the players at the bottom of the list can’t make the team, but they might have more of an uphill climb.
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