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PlayerJosh Wallace · CB, Los Angeles Rams, Model Score 71.5Be the Rams GM

Josh Wallace

Los Angeles Rams
Pos CB
Updated October 9, 2026
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Model Score

71.5 MODEL
2025
71.5
2026
71.5

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

First STTM ranking at tier 6 (#42) in year two as a 2024 UDFA puts Wallace in the rare outlier-positive class for Day 3 CB late-bloomer prospects. The Michigan 2023 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the Rams' position-specific coaching gives him basic developmental foundation. The 2026 question is whether Wallace holds tier 6 or better with the Rams or whether the role compresses to swing depth.

Wallace came out of Michigan as a 2024 undrafted free agent signed by the Los Angeles Rams after winning the 2023 CFP National Championship with the Wolverines. He spent his rookie year as developmental depth before emerging into a rotational CB role in 2025. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 6 (#42), an unusual year-two breakout for a Day 3 UDFA.

Strengths

  • Michigan 2023 CFP National Championship pedigree plus year-two tier 6 (#42) STTM finish as a 2024 UDFA puts him in the outlier-positive class.
  • Michigan Big Ten UDFA origin plus year-two starter snaps for the Rams at age 23 gives him the developmental runway.

Concerns

  • Single tier 6 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
  • Los Angeles's broader defensive identity around the Aaron Donald-era transition compresses the structural support around Wallace.

What to watch: Whether Wallace holds tier 6 or better in 2026 with the Rams or whether the role compresses to swing depth.

Comps

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Tre'Davious White ’1879%Cameron Sutton ’1878%Ricky Manning ’0578%
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (second years)
Patrick Surtain ’9980%
Plays like
on-field production only
Keith Smith ’0792%Coty Sensabaugh ’1791%Trikweze Bridges ’2590%
Built like
measurables only, his size
Lorenzo Doss85%Justin Rogers83%Justin Tryon83%
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his
Cameron Mitchell ’2374%Christian Braswell ’2373%A.J. Parker ’2172%

Names you know nearby: Justin Coleman ’15 70%, Deandre Baker ’19 67%, J.C. Jackson ’18 67%.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 2 starters, 12 backups, 6 didn't stick.

Josh Wallace Injury StatusNot listed

Josh Wallace is not on the injury report as of Oct 8. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Josh Wallace Stats This Season · 4 games

1
INT
2
Pass Deflections
50.0%
Comp % Allowed
5.6
Yds / Target
0
TD Allowed
8
Solo Tackles

Draft & College

Undrafted free agent · 2024
Michigan (Big Ten)
In college · 2019-2023 · 53 games
3 INT, 28 pass breakups, 165 tackles, 9 TFL

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