Rams poach safety Maximus Pulley from Eagles

The LA Rams have signed UDFA safety Maximus Pulley to the 53-man roster from the Eagles’ practice squad. To make room, the Rams placed Ronnie Rivers on IR after he was injured in Monday night’s game against the Giants.

Pulley played for Wofford College in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In 34 career games, his statistics include: 185 total tackles, 100 solo, 7 TFLs, 7 INTs, 3 defensive TDs, 16 PBUs, 1 forced fumble, 5 fumble recoveries, and 1 blocked kick.

According to SI’s Scouting Report:

• Maximus Pulley is a safety prospect who profiles best as a nickel defender, with good size and below-average length. He shows a quick trigger, high-end burst, and strong downhill closing ability.

• He excels as an underneath zone defender when roaming the intermediate areas of the field. He has a good feel for spacing, working to his depth, and shows quality range in the shallow areas.

• His most effective near the line of scrimmage, thriving in shallow zones and when playing the robber role. He has shown the ability to trigger on intermediate routes, take the ball away, and generate turnovers.

• He offers strong special teams value and projects as a nickel defender in a zone-heavy scheme and a fringe NFL rotational prospect.

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The same scouting report includes shallow zone awareness, instincts, and special teams value as some of Pulley’s strengths.

Pulley can make an immediate impact on special teams and pass coverage in underneath zones. The fact that the Rams must now keep Pulley on the roster indicates they like what they see in the young man.

The only remaining question is whether the Rams move someone off the roster to make room for a third running back.