Kamren Kinchens

99th pick, top-50 output — Kinchens outpaced 8 of 13 higher 2024 DB picks in career tackles.

Taken 99th overall in 2024, Kinchens has produced 136 career combined tackles in his first two regular seasons — more than 8 of the 13 first- and second-round defensive backs from the same draft class.

Cooper DeJean (40th overall), Kamari Lassiter (42nd), Cole Bishop (60th), and Renardo Green (64th) — all taken at least 37 picks earlier — finished behind Kinchens in career tackle volume. For a third-round pick, that is top-50 caliber production on a rookie-deal budget.

Why it matters. Tackle volume at safety is a direct proxy for defensive-snap load and scheme trust; outpacing higher picks shows the Rams got elite value from a third-round selection.

82 combined tackles in 2025 — top-11% among all NFL defensive backs.

Kinchens's 82 combined tackles in 2025 rank him 42nd out of 409 defensive backs who recorded at least one tackle during the regular season — the top 10th percentile of all DB production.

Among the 15 second-year DBs from the 2024 rookie class, his 82 combined puts him 7th, ahead of Nate Wiggins (76), Kool-Aid McKinstry (75), and several other higher-drafted peers.

The +28 combined-tackle jump from 2024 to 2025 (54 → 82) is the clearest sign his role expanded: more snaps, more responsibility, more production.

Why it matters. Top-10% tackle production signals the Rams are trusting Kinchens with every-down starter duties, not just spot roles.

6+ PDs in each of his first two seasons — only 14 of 36 2024 rookie DBs did it.

Kinchens recorded 6 pass deflections in 2024 and 6 in 2025 — identical outputs in back-to-back regular seasons. Of the 36 defensive backs from the 2024 draft class who saw action in both years, only 14 (39%) cleared the 6-PD bar in each season.

Kinchens is the only player in that 14-man group who did it on just 6 PDs each year — most of the others posted 7-17 in at least one season. Combined with 3 career fumble recoveries, his splash-play profile has been quietly consistent since day one.

Why it matters. Back-to-back seasons of 6+ PDs at safety indicate sustained coverage responsibility, not a fluke ball-hawk year.

24 postseason tackles in 5 playoff games — 2nd in the 2024 rookie class.

Both of Kinchens's NFL seasons have ended in the playoffs. Across 5 career postseason games, he has logged 24 combined tackles, 1 TFL, and 1 sack — the second-highest postseason tackle total among all 2024 draft-class defensive backs, behind only Cole Bishop (27).

His 2025 playoff sack and TFL point to expanded usage near the line of scrimmage, a role expansion that aligns with his jump in regular-season production.

Why it matters. Maintaining production in the playoffs — where game plans target opponents' weaknesses — shows Kinchens is a real starter, not a scheme beneficiary.

Kinchens vs Quentin Lake — the Rams' two-safety accounting.

Paired with veteran Quentin Lake, Kinchens has given the Rams two distinct safety profiles. Lake brings career depth — 213 combined tackles and 22 PDs in 41 regular-season games dating back to his 2022 rookie year. Kinchens provides the same tackle floor in a fraction of the time: 136 combined and 12 PDs in just 32 games.

Both on a third-round cost, Kinchens's per-game tackle rate (4.3/game) matches Lake's (5.2/game) closely enough that the Rams can deploy either player freely — a genuine positional tandem rather than a starter-backup split.

Why it matters. Comparable per-game output between a year-2 player and a veteran signals scheme fit and role security, de-risking the Rams' secondary going into Kinchens's third season.