Rams Name 11 Players Team Captains for 2026

Training camp is over. Preseason is done. The 53-man roster is set.

Two weeks before the regular-season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, the Los Angeles Rams had one more order of business: naming their team captains.

The group isn’t just the veterans on the roster or the younger players, but a mix of both. The 11 captains are quarterback Matthew Stafford, running back Kyren Williams, tight end Tyler Higbee, wide receiver Davante Adams, center Coleman Shelton, defensive tackle Kobie Turner, edge rusher Myles Garrett, linebacker Nate Landman, cornerback Trent McDuffie, safety Quentin Lake and long snapper Joe Cardona.

The Rams’ 11 team captains are believed to be the most for any team in modern NFL history, surpassing the 2023 New York Giants, who had 10. The team announced the news on social media, posting a graphic of the players in their blue-and-gold uniforms.

Leading that list is Stafford, the reigning MVP quarterback, expected to power a Rams offense ranked first in several categories last season. It’s his sixth consecutive year as a Rams captain. Joining him on offense are Adams, who brings a veteran presence to a leadership role that’s grown this year in his first season as a Rams captain; Williams, who anchors the rushing attack; and Higbee, the steady veteran in a crowded tight end room.

The defense is just as well represented. Garrett and McDuffie, both newcomers to the roster, headline the pass-rush and secondary groups as two of the biggest additions to a Rams team entering the season with more pressure than any other franchise in the league.

Being named a team captain is such an honor. It reflects the trust coaches and teammates place in a player to lead by example, whether on the practice field, in film sessions or in the locker room throughout the week.

It’s also why the size of the group, despite drawing plenty of reaction on social media, doesn’t come as a surprise to those inside the building. For coach Sean McVay and his staff, it signals a belief that nearly a dozen players on the roster have earned that kind of trust.

McVay touched on that point during training camp, and his comments help explain the number of team captains heading into 2026.

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