INGLEWOOD — The Rams continued to load up on tight ends Friday, drafting Ohio State’s Max Klare with the 61st pick in the second round of the NFL draft.
Klare caught 43 passes for 448 yards and two touchdowns in 2025 while also making a name for himself as a run blocker at Purdue and Ohio State.
The 6-foot-5 Klare will be the fifth tight end projected to make the Rams’ 53-man roster in the fall, joining Colby Parkinson, Terrance Ferguson, Tyler Higbee and Davis Allen. The Rams have taken tight ends in the second round of back-to-back drafts after selecting Ferguson at No. 46 a year ago.
The Rams last year kept six receivers and four tight ends on their roster. But with Ferguson’s ability to line up at receiver spots on the field, the Rams could change that composition with five receivers and five tight ends in 2026, especially with Parkinson and Allen playing on the last years of their contracts this coming season.
More to come on this story.
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