Another double-digit win season has Sean McVay feeling more grateful than anything else . After Los Angeles smashed the Cardinals for victory No. 10, the Rams coach pointed back to the people around him, saying the consistency of players and staff is what keeps the standard so high year after year, even while he was battling an illness on the sideline.
That stability now pairs with a rare luxury: a possible top-10 draft pick coming from Atlanta. In ESPN’s latest 2026 mock draft, that Falcons pick turns into Ohio State star safety Caleb Downs for Los Angeles, with the piece calling him one of the most complete safety prospects to enter the league in years.
The mock notes that he has already been operating in an NFL-style system in Columbus, can patrol the deep middle or roll down into

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