Overview
- The Los Angeles Rams announced the free-agent signing of defensive end Daniel Rickert on August 7, 2026.
- Rickert arrives as a rookie after a six-year college career at Tennessee Tech and Virginia that included 57 games and 37 starts.
- He posted 6.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, 36 tackles and a forced fumble in 2025 while at Virginia.
- Virginia defensive coordinator John Rudzinski publicly called Rickert the team's best player in 2025 and scouts note his 6-foot-2 frame compares physically to Rams reserve Byron Young.
- Rickert faces a steep challenge to make the final 53-man roster and will need strong camp practices, preseason game play and special-teams value to stick and provide depth behind Myles Garrett and Byron Young.