NFL Draft Prospect Quinton Coples Visits With The Rams

The Rams have been looking for pieces to add to their defense at both defensive end and defensive tackle. Coples would seem like a fit because he has the ability to play defensive tackle and both defensive end positions in the NFL, and is a similar player to a player the Rams flirted with in free agency in Jason Jones, a player that new head coach Jeff Fisher is very familiar with.

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Coples has so far done nothing to hurt his stock during the NFL Combine and workouts. He ran a 4.78-second 40 and bench-pressed 225 pounds 25 times. He’s coming off a season at North Carolina in which he had 15.5 tackles for a loss and seven sacks. He finished his collegiate career with 144 tackles and 24 sacks.

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Coples also put down a 31.5” vertical jump, which is about average. Adding that do his 6’6” frame means he can block a lot of passing lanes like he did in the Senior Bowl. Coples recorded an 8’9” jump in the broad jump.

SB Nation’s Mocking The Draft thought Coples looked like more of a 4-3 end than a 3-4 end in his drills.