Three rounds into the 2026 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams still have not drafted a wide receiver. Leading up to the draft, the Rams were projected to draft USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with the No. 13 pick.
Instead, the Rams used its No. 13 pick to draft Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson then drafted Ohio State tight end Max Clare with the No. 61 pick and Missouri offensive tackle Keagan Trost with the No. 93 pick.
Rams coach Sean McVay said there were multiple wide receivers the franchise discussed drafting in the first three rounds.
“There were receivers that we had like four that were there today that were part of the discussions,” McVay said on Friday after the third round of the draft. “Sometimes the other teams end up making some of those decisions for you, but it is important.”
Lemon was still on the table when the Rams picked Simpson. The Philadelphia Eagles ultimately drafted the 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner with the No. 20 pick.
Rams general manager Les Snead said drafting a wide receiver is a possibility with every pick.
“Receiver is always in the mix here. You’ll definitely know that. Probably every pick we go through there’s a receiver we could pick,” Snead said on Friday. “…If the Rams are going to pick, there’s always a receiver that we’re going, ‘This guy or a receiver?’”
One reason the Rams may not have used the No. 13 pick to draft a receiver like Lemon is because the franchise already has young, developing receivers on the roster.
McVay named Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield and Xavier Smith as young receivers he expects to improve over the next few years. Whittington and Smith joined the Rams in 2024, while Mumpfield joined the team for his rookie season in 2025.
“We’ve also got some guys that are going to get better. I look at Jordan Whittington. He’s going to continue to get better. You look at Mumpfield. He’s going to continue to get better. Xavier Smith…the way they approach it. They’re going to continue to improve,” McVay said.
Los Angeles still has four more picks in the sixth and seventh rounds to decide if it wants to add another receiver to the squad.
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