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PlayerTrent McDuffie · CB, Los Angeles Rams, Model Score 80.5Be the Rams GM

Trent McDuffie

Los Angeles Rams
Pos CB
Updated October 9, 2026

Model Score

80.5 MODEL
2022
77.5
2023
76.2
2024
89.8
2025
74.3
2026
80.5

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

2024 Pro Bowl plus two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus the consistent tier 4-6 STTM range puts McDuffie in the structural mid-prime CB class with championship-pedigree value. The Washington Pac-12 21st overall draft pedigree plus four years of Chiefs system experience give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether McDuffie crosses into tier 2 territory or whether the structural tier 4 finish becomes the stable baseline.

McDuffie came out of Washington as the Kansas City Chiefs' 1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2022 after earning 2021 First-Team All-Pac-12 honors. He made the 2024 Pro Bowl and won two Super Bowls (LVII, LVIII) anchoring the Chiefs' CB rotation. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#29) rookie, tier 6 (#41) in 2023, tier 4 (#26) in 2024 Pro Bowl, and tier 4 (#25) in 2025.

Strengths

  • Two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus 2024 Pro Bowl plus the 21st overall draft pedigree establishes structural top-30 CB résumé.
  • Consistent tier 4-6 STTM range across four years confirms structural starter ceiling exists across multiple Chiefs coaching transitions.

Concerns

  • Career STTM range capped at tier 4 (#25) flags the realistic ceiling at top-30 CB rather than top-15 elite territory.
  • Kansas City's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around McDuffie.

What to watch: Whether McDuffie crosses into tier 2 (top 15) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the structural ceiling can climb above the stable tier 4 baseline.

Comps

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (around year 4)
Built like
measurables only, his size
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his

Names you know nearby: Jackrabbit Jenkins ’12 62%, Orlando Scandrick ’08 60%.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 5 starters, 9 backups, 6 didn't stick.

Trent McDuffie Injury StatusNot listed

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

Trent McDuffie Stats This Season · 4 games

1
INT
7
Pass Deflections
33.3%
Comp % Allowed
2.0
Yds / Target
0
TD Allowed
11
Solo Tackles

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 21 · Kansas City Chiefs · 2022
Washington (Pac-12)
Taken
#21
where he actually went
Our college model
#1214
among CB in our college data
In college · 2019-2021 · 28 games
2 INT, 8 pass breakups, 94 tackles, 6 TFL

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