Konata Mumpfield didn’t arrive in Los Angeles with much hype, and his rookie numbers won’t change that. A seventh-round pick at No. 242 in the 2025 draft, he wasn’t billed as a burner or a big-bodied mismatch, and his first season looked the part: 10 catches on 23 targets for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Still, the Rams may have something brewing. Davante Adams recently called him “The TRUTH” in an Instagram post, and Mumpfield’s late-season usage gives that praise some weight. As the year wore on, he moved ahead of Jordan Whittington in the offense when Adams was out with a hamstring strain, and the gap only widened.
Starting with Week 16 against the Seahawks - yes, that game - Mumpfield saw a clear bump in opportunity. Over his last six games, including the playoffs, he was targeted 20 times, while Whittington had just three targets in five healthy games during that stretch. The production still wasn’t eye-popping, since Mumpfield caught eight of those passes for 72 yards, but the role was real.
He also began playing with more confidence. Mumpfield logged at least 20 offensive snaps in 10 of the Rams’ final 11 regular-season games after reaching double digits only once in the first six.
In the playoffs, he was most involved against the Bears, and across those three games he averaged 20 snaps. That kind of steady increase matters, even if the stat line doesn’t jump off the page.
Xavier Smith handled Adams’ regular-season absence more prominently before disappearing in the postseason, but Mumpfield’s climb was the more interesting development. Matthew Stafford grew more willing to look his way, and the rookie started to look like he belonged.
Adams has seen enough to keep backing him, even comparing Mumpfield to his younger self last season. Mumpfield may never be the next Davante Adams, but there’s clearly room for more. He finished his college career on a high note at Pittsburgh with 52 catches for 813 yards and five touchdowns as a senior, and now the Rams have a young receiver who looks poised to build on that foundation.
His rookie year didn’t produce much, but the direction was unmistakable. If the trend holds, Mumpfield could be one of those Year 2 names the rest of the league doesn’t see coming.
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