Rams land another solid defensive weapon with the 99th pick in the 3rd round of the 2024 NFL draft when they selected Kameren Kinchens Safety University of Miami Fla. Standing at 6‘0“ 205 pounds. He possesses the size to compete on the backend in the NFL & routinely plays faster than his 4.62 40 time may indicate. On film he often times flashes across the screen when the ball is in the air this is where he excels.
Kamren possesses elite level ball tracking skills in particular on deep routes, often leading to interceptions. He is the only Hurricane with double digit interceptions since the late great Sean Taylor in a three-year career with the Hurricanes. Kinchens is a solid defender, of the run and is a sensational tackler at the point of attack versus receivers Tight-ends and running backs alike. He possesses the ability to consistently lay jarring tackles, which may dislodge the football & also has great instinct when the football is loose.
He’s also extremely adapted at knocking back ball carriers when he makes contact initially often times preserving crucial yardage for his defensive unit. Kinchens is also extremely instinctive and can cause problems for opposing offenses when lined up on or near the line of scrimmage with his ability to blitz the quarterback.
It’s important to note that Kinchens ins’t a big hitter that gets a lot of flags he’s a between the numbers type of hitter that has grown accustomed to that sweet spot that doesn’t draw scrutiny from the officials. Kinchens is expected to make an impact early and is already in as the starter on the depth, chart ahead of Russ yeast who played in 17 games last season amassing 61 tackles drafted himself in the seventh round of the 2022 draft by the Rams out of Kansas state.
