2026 Los Angeles Rams season

2026 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerStan Kroenke
General managerLes Snead
Head coachSean McVay
Home stadiumSoFi Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Uniform

The 2026 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' 89th in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th overall, 60th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, seventh playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their 10th under head coach Sean McVay. The Rams will seek to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season. This will be the first season since 2022 without Mike LaFleur as offensive coordinator, as he departed to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.

Offseason

Coaching changes

  • Ray "Bubba" Ventrone, who had previously served as special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts, was hired to serve in the same capacity for the Rams on January 29, 2026.[1]
  • Mike LaFleur, the Rams' offensive coordinator for the previous three seasons, was hired as the new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals on February 1, 2026.[2]
  • Kyle Hoke, who was Ventrone's assistant with Cleveland in 2025, also came over to the Rams as assistant special teams coach, it was announced on February 2, 2026.[3]
  • Kliff Kingsbury, the former Arizona Cardinals head coach who had most recently served as offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders, was hired by the Rams to join the coaching staff in an as-yet unspecified role on February 6, 2026.[4]

Draft

2026 Los Angeles Rams draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 13 from Atlanta
29
2 TBD
3 TBD
4 TBD
5 TBD
6 TBD
7 TBD

Notes

  • Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Stan Kroenke
  • President – Kevin Demoff
  • General manager – Les Snead
  • Assistant general manager – John McKay
  • COO – Tony Pastoors
  • Senior advisor to general manager – Ray Farmer
  • Senior director of football operations – Sophie Harlan
  • Senior personnel executive & deputy chief of college scouting staff – Taylor Morton
  • Senior personnel executives – Marty Barrett, Ted Monago, Chris Driggers
  • Senior scouting executive – Billy Johnson
  • Director of pro personnel – Matt Waugh
  • Director, scouting, strategy & analytics – Nicole Blake
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Ray Ventrone
  • Assistant special teams coach – Kyle Hoke
  • Game management coordinator/assistant tight ends – Dan Shamash
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of strength training and performance – Justin Lovett
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Dustin Woods

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA)

Preseason

The Rams' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Rams' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[5]
On February 5, the NFL announced that the Rams will host the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, as part of the NFL International Series.[6]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC West)
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents
(NFC East)
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)
Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Interconference opponents
(AFC West)
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)
Buffalo Bills N/a

References

  1. ^ Williams, Charean (January 29, 2026). "Rams hire Bubba Ventrone as their special teams coach". Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  2. ^ Weinfuss, Josh (February 1, 2026). "Cardinals hire Rams OC Mike LaFleur as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  3. ^ Miller, Wyatt (February 2, 2026). "Sean McVay confirms Bubba Ventrone will be Rams' new special teams coordinator, Kyle Hoke to assist him". TheRams.com. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  4. ^ Barshop, Sarah (February 6, 2026). "Kliff Kingsbury joining Rams' coaching staff, sources say". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  5. ^ "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  6. ^ "Melbourne to host first-ever NFL regular season game in Australia in 2026; Rams designated team". NFL.com. February 5, 2025.

Notes