The Los Angeles Rams doubled up on the edge rusher position early on in the 2023 NFL Draft. Leonard Floyd was cut in the offseason, leaving a big hole on the edge and the Rams needing a pass rusher to pair with Aaron Donald. In the third round, general manager Les Snead selected Byron Young out of Tennessee. Three selections later and with their first pick in the fifth-round, the Rams took Appalachian State edge rusher Nick Hampton.
Coming into the draft, the Rams needed bodies on the edge. Michael Hoecht was the only player on the roster who had recorded a sack at the position and he converted to edge rusher last season.