How would you build your perfect Rams wide receiver?

For years, the Los Angeles Rams have featured wide receivers with completely different skill sets. Some won with precision. Some overwhelmed defenses after the catch. Others created explosive plays that changed entire games with a single touch.

But what if you could combine the best traits into one receiver?

This exercise isn't about ranking who was greatest overall. Instead, it's about building the perfect Rams wide receiver by selecting one player trait-by-trait. There's no wrong answer-only your answer.

*If you haven't had a chance, be sure to check out the same exercise for the following positions:

Build Your Perfect Rams Quarterback

Build Your Perfect Rams Running Back

1) Route Running / Separation

This category is all about creating space.

The best route runners make difficult coverage assignments look effortless. They understand leverage, timing, pacing, body control, and how to manipulate defensive backs before making their break.

Separation doesn't always mean blazing speed. Sometimes it's winning with footwork. Sometimes it's setting defenders up over multiple plays. Sometimes it's understanding exactly where the quarterback expects you to be.

When building your perfect Rams receiver, ask yourself:

• Who consistently got open?
• Who made contested catches unnecessary because they created so much separation?
• Who seemed impossible to cover on third down?

Do you lean with recency bias and give the nod to Puka Nacua or Cooper Kupp? Or what about Isaac Bruce during the Greatest Show on Turf era? 15,000 career yards doesn't happen on accident.

The last @RamsNFL quarterback to toss 5 TDs in a single game?@kurt13warner. Week 5, 1999.

(Oh, and Isaac Bruce had four of them...) pic.twitter.com/gRQk87aLZe

- NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) September 28, 2018

Jared Goff and Cooper Kupp came up with this fake return route in the 2020 offseason, Kupp ran it with Matthew Stafford in 2021, Kevin O'Connell brought it over to Minnesota in 2022, and Amon-Ra St. Brown added a step to it off motion pic.twitter.com/Vxey6K7469

- Shawn Syed (@SyedSchemes) November 4, 2024

Choose the Rams receiver whose route running you'd want in your build.

2) Hands

Every quarterback values one trait above almost everything else: trust.

Hands aren't simply about avoiding drops. This category includes catch radius, consistency, body control, concentration in traffic, sideline awareness, and reliability in critical moments.

Think about receivers who turned difficult throws into routine completions.

Questions to consider:

• Who caught everything thrown their way?
• Who made the impossible look ordinary?
• Who delivered in pressure situations?

Only the real remember Torry Holt
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- Footballism (@FootbaIIism) March 19, 2025

PUKA NACUA CATCH OF THE YEAR

(via @NFL)

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- Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 30, 2025

Select the Rams receiver whose hands you trust most.

3) YAC (Yards After Catch) & Breaking Tackles

Some receivers finish the play where they catch the ball.

Others treat the catch as the beginning.

YAC ability transforms short completions into explosive gains. Vision, balance, contact strength, creativity, and field awareness all matter here.

This category rewards players who could turn a five-yard gain into thirty.

Ask yourself:

• Who made defenders miss?
• Who seemed dangerous every time they touched the football?
• Who created offense after the quarterback's job was already done?

Feel like a lot of WRs would've just taken this out of bounds. Cooper Kupp is a YAC god pic.twitter.com/qG8TKCptGz

- HoldenCantor (@HoldenCantor) January 3, 2022

Pick the Rams receiver whose YAC ability belongs in your creation. Even though it has to be Cooper Kupp or Puka Nacua (spoiler alert)...

4) Release / Speed / Acceleration

This category is pure stress on a defense.

Release determines how quickly a receiver wins at the line of scrimmage. Speed stretches coverage vertically. Acceleration decides how quickly a player reaches threatening pace.

A great release can defeat press coverage before the route even starts.

Think about:

• Who exploded off the line?
• Who forced corners to play differently?
• Who changed defensive spacing simply by being on the field?

Could Tutu Atwell be considered in this conversation? Might I suggest these two guys...

Jimmie Everett to Flipper Anderson for 6 against the Bills in an epic 1989 contest. Precise throw and even better catch and run by the speedster! pic.twitter.com/LpqypS3x6p

- RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) September 23, 2020

It was a 4 touchdown effort from the speedy and elusive Az-Zahir Hakim against Cincinnati in 1999.

This performance was a true showcase of The Greatest Show on Turf". pic.twitter.com/Fi6JWGezKh

- RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) September 23, 2023

Choose the Rams receiver whose release, speed, and acceleration would anchor your build.

5) Big Play Ability

Statistics matter.

Fear matters more.

Big play ability is the trait that changes games instantly. It's the receiver defenses account for every snap because one mistake becomes six points.

This category combines explosiveness, timing, clutch production, and the ability to create unforgettable moments.

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- PFF (@PFF) December 10, 2023

Questions for your decision:

• Who felt one play away from changing the game?
• Who delivered signature moments?
• Who made every touch feel dangerous?

Pick the Rams receiver who brought the biggest-play energy.

Build Your Perfect Rams Wide Receiver

Now it's your turn.

Fill in your lineup card:

Route Running / Separation: ___________________

Hands: ___________________

YAC / Breaking Tackles: ___________________

Release / Speed / Acceleration: ___________________

Big Play Ability: ___________________

Once you've filled in all five categories, you'll have your version of the ultimate Rams wide receiver-a player built specifically around the most valuable traits for being an NFL wide receiver.