Los Angeles Rams get a steal with underrated Miami Hurricanes receiver in Round 6

The Rams waited until the sixth round to take a wide receiver, then used pick No. 197 on Miami's CJ Daniels.

Daniels is the Rams fourth selection of the weekend, following quarterback Ty Simpson at No. 13, tight end Max Klare at No. 61 and tackle Keagen Trost at No. 93.

CJ Daniels gives Los Angeles another option at WR

Daniels played four seasons at Liberty before spending 2024 at LSU and 2025 at Miami. As a true freshman in 2020, he had 11 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games. In 2021, he broke out with 37 receptions for 629 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games. Injuries limited him in 2022, when he managed three catches for 38 yards and one touchdown in four games. He then put together his best Liberty season in 2023 with 55 catches for 1,067 yards and 10 touchdowns in 14 games.

At LSU in 2024, Daniels finished with 42 receptions for 480 yards in 11 games. In his lone season at Miami in 2025, he posted 50 catches for 557 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games. Put together, Daniels closed his college career with 198 receptions, 2,991 receiving yards and 28 touchdown catches.

Miami Hurricanes players selected in the 2026 NFL Draft (so far)

• Francis Mauigoa, OL:  Round 1, No. 10 overall, New York Giants
• Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE: Round 1, No. 15 overall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Akheem Mesidor, DL: Round 1, No. 22 overall, Los Angeles Chargers
• Carson Beck, QB: Round 3, No. 65 overall, Arizona Cardinals
• Markel Bell, OL: Round 3, No. 68 overall, Philadelphia Eagles
• Jakobe Thomas, DB: Round 3, No. 98 overall, Minnesota Vikings
• Keionte Scott, DB: Round 4, No. 116 overall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Anez Cooper, G: Round 6, No. 188 overall, New York Jets
• CJ Daniels, WR: Round 6, No. 197 overall, Los Angeles Rams

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