Every team around the NFL has assembled its 53-man roster and practice squad ahead of the 2025 season. Football is back.
One of the divisions that could end up being the most competitive from top to bottom in the 2025 season is the NFC West. The Los Angeles Rams have rebuilt into a new version of a contender after their Super Bowl win back in the 2021 season, while other teams in the division are at varying levels of rebuilding stages at this point.
There were a ton of major changes made to nearly all four of the teams in the NFC West this past offseason, so how does each roster stack up as we head into the 2025 regular season?
NFL Power Rankings: Ranking every NFC West roster in 2025
4. Arizona Cardinals
The fact that the Arizona Cardinals came in at 4th on this list is telling of just how strong the NFC West is going to be for the 2025 season.
The Cardinals have a lot of the key pieces in place for their roster with Kyler Murray fully healthy, Marvin Harrison Jr. expected to breakout in year two, and other weapons emerging offensively like tight end Trey McBride and running back James Conner.
The Cardinals have a solid offensive line but their defensive front is where you're going to get a number of question marks this coming season. They obviously invested in that group, signing free agent Josh Sweat to reunite with Jonathan Gannon and using a top pick on Walter Nolen. There's a lot of projecting with the Arizona defense right now, but Gannon has done a great job getting the best out of his guys in his first two years on the job.
This roster has a great chance of playing above its means in 2025, setting up for contention in 2026.
3. Seattle Seahawks
I struggled with where to put the Seahawks on this list, and debated having them last, there's no question about it. Let's get the bad news out of the way, or at least the negative preferences.
I don't like the moves to get rid of Geno Smith and DK Metcalf, but new offensive coordinator usually means new quarterback. Sam Darnold played well for the Vikings last year but will once again be changing offenses and teams and supporting casts. The Seahawks also need a major turnaround from their offensive line this season, because that unit was atrocious last year.
This ranking is heavily leaning toward the defense Seattle has put together, which looks pretty impressive on paper. They have a lot of guys returning from last season, and they picked up the next Derwin James-type of safety in this year's draft with the selection of Nick Emmanwori. They also added DeMarcus Lawrence to the pass rush, and should be dangerous there.
2. San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a unique roster to try and evaluate. You can't necessarily just say, "Well, these guys are always hurt, and therefore they are automatically worse." We've seen what this team is capable of when its core players are healthy, which is to say they can probably win a Super Bowl.
The 49ers simply have so many new players on both sides of the ball this season, it's difficult to know exactly what to expect from them this year.
We expect a certain level out of guys like Brock Purdy, Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, etc. What we don't know we're going to get is from guys like Ricky Pearsall, Mykel Williams, Renardo Green, etc. The 49ers are replacing a lot this year, and they've already got injury issues piling up. But the top end talent on this roster can carry the team far.
1. Los Angeles Rams
Top to bottom, the Los Angeles Rams seem to have the most well-rounded roster in the entire NFC West. And general manager Les Snead went from the "F*** Them Picks" mentality to being extremely good in the NFL Draft and hitting on picks in every single round.
The Rams are well built, and they are equipped for a deep run. They made the tough decision this offseason to move on from longtime star receiver Cooper Kupp, but they replaced him with Davante Adams. The connection between Adams and Matthew Stafford should be deadly for opposing defenses.
Defensively is where this team is really interesting. The Rams have so much young talent on their defensive front already, but they brought in Poona Ford this offseason in a move that could really help everyone on that line be that much better. The secondary is a work in progress on paper, but there are young guys back there this team is comfortable with.