Emmanuel Forbes

Los Angeles Rams

Pos CB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

74.8 MODEL

2023

69.3

2025

77.5

2026

74.8

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 8 (#106) rookie to tier 8 (#85) in year three for a 16th overall pick puts Forbes in the worst negative draft-slot-vs-outcome class at the CB position in recent memory. The Mississippi State SEC 16th overall draft pedigree established expectations that the NFL chapter has not matched. The 2026 question is whether Forbes crosses into tier 6-7 territory with the Rams or whether the structural bust trajectory closes the chapter.

Forbes came out of Mississippi State as the Washington Commanders' 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2023 after earning 2022 Jim Thorpe Award finalist nod. He was widely considered a draft bust through two seasons in Washington before being acquired by the Los Angeles Rams in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#106) rookie to tier 8 (#85) in 2025.

Strengths

Mississippi State SEC 16th overall draft pedigree plus 2022 Jim Thorpe Award finalist nod gives him real college foundation.
Year-three change of scenery to the Rams gives him the structural environment to re-establish development.

Concerns

Tier 8 (#106) rookie to tier 8 (#85) sophomore for a 16th overall pick puts him in the worst negative draft-slot-vs-outcome class.
Los Angeles's broader defensive identity around the Aaron Donald-era transition compresses the structural support around Forbes.

What to watch: Whether Forbes crosses into tier 7 (top 55) in 2026 with the Rams or whether the structural bust trajectory closes the chapter.