Cam Smith gets go-ahead 2-run single in 10th; Astros hold off Red Sox 3-1
Astros hold off Red Sox 3-1 thanks to Cam Smith's 10th-inning single
The Los Angeles Rams face uncertainty regarding their WR2 position if starter Davante Adams is unavailable. Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield, and rookie C.J. Daniels are potential candidates to step up.
Whittington actually had more production as a rookie in 2024 than he did in 2025:
Seventh round picks who turn into quality NFL receivers are predictably even more rare than sixth round picks. In fact, getting 92 yards out of Mumpfield as a rookie last year in itself is pretty remarkable. Not quite as much as Tez Johnson (322 yards, 5 TDs) of the Bucs but Mumpfield wasnât going to get many opportunities in L.A.. Mumpfield isnât the biggest (6â1, 188) and certainly not the fastest (4.59) so it was not by accident that the league passed on him over 240 times. Hanging onto a role at all this year will be a major win for Mumpfield. Heâs not likely to fill in for any starter if someone goes down, perhaps nothing more than mid-game or one start. The Rams probably expect that their rookie sixth rounder is already ahead of Mumpfield on the depth chart.
The increasing commonality of 24 and 25-year-old rookies because of NIL and transfer portal will be hailed by some as a win for both levels. I think itâs an omen. A bad sign, and some have argued that most day three picks this year should have gone undrafted if it were not for NIL payments that kept the usual day 3 picks from entering the draft this year. Only time will tell. Daniels spent six years on college football teams between Liberty (so far back that he spent TWO seasons with Malik Willis), LSU, and Miami. If he had played a decade earlier, Daniels would have gone to Liberty and then his eligibility would have run out in 2023 and maybe heâs in kind of the same boat if he had entered the draft after that season: 1,067 yards, 10 touchdowns. The biggest difference would be that then Daniels would be 22 instead of 24. He was the number three receiver in Miami last year, so could he really be the number three receiver on an NFL team? Arenât number three NFL receivers usually number one college receivers? The plan for Daniels, as it would be any sixth round pick, would be to throw him into a practice setting and just see what happens. It worked for Puka. (No, Daniels is *not* Puka.) Good news for Daniels is that with competition like Whittington and Mumpfield for now, he might have a legitimate shot of working his way into the **fringes** of the game day depth chart. However, if the Rams sign a veteran free agent, and there are plenty out there, then this whole depth chart shifts down a spot and we may not see much of any of these players in 2026. Which, if Sean McVay runs as much 12 and 13 personnel as heâs expected to, would be the case anyway. Thatâs only if Puka and Adams are available though, which is hard to believe for 17 games.
Nobody knows the answer to that question, but there are reasons to be wary of L.A.âs ability to stay on the field:
Jordan Whittington is currently positioned as the WR2 for the Rams, but his production has been limited.
Whittington recorded 22 catches for 293 yards in his rookie season and 18 catches for 171 yards in his second season.
Mumpfield, a seventh-round pick, had 92 yards in his rookie season and is not expected to fill in as a starter if needed.
C.J. Daniels is a rookie who played six years in college football at Liberty, LSU, and Miami, where he had 1,067 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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