The Rams have a history finding Day 3 gems at wide receiver and Konata Mumpfield could be next.
Throughout the Sean McVay era, the Los Angeles Rams have made it a habit of finding late-round gems, especially at the wide receiver position. Puka Nacua was a fifth-round pick and is currently the team’s top wide receiver. Jordan Whittington has shown promise as a sixth-round pick. That’s not to mention Ben Skowronek and Josh Reynolds, who were also Day 3 selections.
What’s even more unusual is that the Rams have selected two wide receivers in the second round, but it’s the players that they’ve found later that have had the most success. The Rams may have found another late-round gem at wide receiver in this year’s draft. In the seventh round with their final selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Rams selected Pitt wide receiver Konata Mumpfield.
Think about a pairing of WR @konata_b with Puka, Davante, and Stafford in LA if the #Rams were to draft him….Come on man…this is the kind of thing I’m talking about when I say that this WR draft has ballers. Mumpfield can play inside or out, runs GREAT routes, is tough as F,…
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) April 22, 2025
Mumpfield will have more competition up the depth chart than Nacua or even Whittington had last year. Nacua jumped right in as a rookie and showed his value early with an injury to Cooper Kupp. Whittington stepped up last year early in the season with injuries to both Nacua and Kupp.
As it stands, Mumpfield is the fifth wide receiver on the Rams depth chart at best, but that’s also not a bad thing. It will allow him to sit back and develop while learning behind some of the best players in the NFL at the position in Nacua and Davante Adams.
Heading into the draft, it was thought that the Rams may take a wide receiver within the first three rounds. However, they waited all the way until the seventh to take Mumpfield. Any wide receiver the Rams take is bound to draw excitement given the success that they’ve had developing players at the position. Combine that with Mumpfield’s overall fit and it’s easy to see why the Rams were drawn to him. As Dane Brugler from The Athletic wrote,
“He has well-developed tracking/ball skills to make challenging catches…Mumpfield doesn’t wow with size or vertical speed, but he is a route-running craftsman and finds open windows for his quarterback. His toughness and attention to detail should help separate him in training camp.”
That sounds exactly like a Rams wide receiver. Mumpfield was overlooked by many due to his size, .but his crafty route running and understanding of defensive leverages make him an attractive fit. That doesn’t mention that in 2022 and 2023 at Pitt, he had a drop rate of just 2.2 and 1.9 percent. In the Rams’ Inside the Draft episode of Behind the Grind, McVay was quoted saying in the draft room,
“I mean, he makes some impressive adjustments, can change his route tempo, this is impressive. I like the way he’s wired for sure. He’s wired different. Mumpfield seems like a good pick in the seventh.”
#Rams seventh-round pick WR Konata Mumpfield is an intriguing developmental player. Great route runner on all three levels of the field allow him to be an effective target. Understands leverage and how to attack. pic.twitter.com/eMeTIGIKEu
— Jared Feinberg (@JRodNFLDraft) May 19, 2025
Mumpfield unfortunately doesn’t have a lot of experience as a returner or on special teams. However, as a rookie he should be able to provide good depth behind Nacua, Adams, Tutu Atwell, and Whittington. It’s unrealistic to expect a Nacua-like impact from any rookie wide receiver. It’s hard to see him even matching Jordan Whittington’s 293 yards given the depth in the Rams wide receiver room. With that said, as a fifth wide receiver who fits the Rams’ archetype that’s not a bad player to have on the depth chart.
