Les Snead’s latest draft move looked strange on the surface, especially for a Rams team that already seemed loaded at tight end. Then again, Snead has never been the type to make decisions that reveal themselves immediately.
Los Angeles used a highly valuable second-round pick, No. 62 overall, on Max Klare, a choice that left plenty of people asking the same question: how does he fit? The Rams already have four returning tight ends - Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee, Terrance Ferguson, and Davis Allen - and each of them scored at least three touchdowns last season. On paper, that group made tight end look like the one spot that didn’t need another addition.
But Klare adds another layer to an offense that has leaned into its newfound tight-end strength. Even in 13-personnel looks, with three tight ends and one running back, the math is simple: if all five tight ends stay on the roster, two of them are sitting on every snap.
That’s where Snead’s thinking starts to make more sense. He isn’t just trying to maximize what the Rams can do right now.
He’s also building for what comes next. Klare might not be a major piece in 2026, but he looks like another young player who could grow into a bigger role in an offense that’s being assembled with the future in mind.
And the future matters here because Los Angeles has already lived through the danger of getting old too fast. After winning Super Bowl LVI, the Rams stumbled to 5-12 the next season, a collapse that nearly pushed Sean McVay out of football altogether.
This time, Snead is trying to keep that from happening again. He’s stacking young talent now so the roster doesn’t wear down and fall apart in 2027 and beyond. Klare is part of that plan, and the Rams seem to believe that future is arriving sooner than most people think.
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