Taylor Rapp’s name is back in the mix, but not for the Rams.
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton recently pointed to the former Los Angeles safety as a possible cheap answer for teams looking to shore up the back end of their defense, naming the Las Vegas Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles as fits. Rapp, now an eight-year pro, last played for the Rams in 2022 before moving on to the Buffalo Bills.
For Los Angeles, Rapp was part of the 2021 Super Bowl roster and lined up in the secondary next to Jordan Fuller. That season, he tied for the team lead with four interceptions, but the full picture was messier.
He could be a problem in coverage, and his aggressive style occasionally put teammates in harm’s way. Rams fans also remember the incident with Jalen Ramsey in a late-regular-season game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Rapp has never been a total liability, but the numbers show why his fit in Los Angeles was imperfect. Across four seasons with the Rams, he picked off nine passes, but he also allowed 10 touchdowns and was targeted for a 70 percent completion rate.
He spent the last three seasons with Buffalo, and his 2025 season ended because of injury after he had already started to slide. Through six games, his 21.2 missed-tackle rate pointed to the same old issue: the discipline has never quite matched the physicality.
That’s why the Rams aren’t expected to bring him back. Their safety room is already set with Quentin Lake, Kam Curl, Kam Kinchens, and Jaylen McCollough, and they have built a group that can handle both run support and pass coverage. Rapp, by contrast, has tended to be more effective when asked to do one job at a time.
Moton sees him as a candidate for a one-year prove-it deal, and that may be the right lane for him. But in Los Angeles, the door looks closed.
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