Sean McVay gets his version of Dalton Kincaid years later

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 26: Max Klare of the Ohio State Buckeyes poses on the NFL Network set during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) | Getty Images Sean McVay has hunted an offensive play maker early in the draft for years. In 2023 the Los Angeles Rams contemplated moving up for pass catching tight end Dalton Kincaid before he was ultimately taken by the Buffalo Bills.

A year later McVay pressed for a trade up for Brock Bowers, one of the best TE prospects in recent history. And again in 2025 history repeated itself when the Rams targeted either Tetairoa McMillan or Colston Loveland before trading backwards and later taking Terrance Ferguson. McVay finally got his guy in 2026.

The Rams drafted Ohio State tight end Max Klare towards the back of the second round. Klare earned a direct comparison to Kincaid in “The Beast” draft guide by Dane Brugler: Klare has a low ceiling as a blocker and needs to continue adding refinement as a route runner, but his combination of athleticism, toughness and ball skills gives him a modern-day skill set. He projects as an F tight end, similar in ways to Dalton Kincaid.

You can line up Klare pretty much anywhere on the field and he can put defenses in a bind. He has experience playing in-line, in the slot, outside, and in the backfield. At 6-4, 247 lbs.