One touch Los Angeles Rams Defensive Coordinator (DC) Raheem Morris has added to the L.A. defense is the STAR position. The role is not new, but over the years, has become an ubiquitous part of defending the proliferation of spread offensive formations and three wide receiver formations.
Since 2017, the Rams two previous DC’s, Wade Phillips and Brandon Staley, used the more-traditional slot corner. Morris took the all-around game of Jalen Ramsey and involved him closer to the line of scrimmage to not only defend passes but help out with run fits. With his size, length, and aggressive tackling, Ramsey fits the contemporary STAR mold.