Signing Poona Ford in free agency as a replacement for Bobby Brown is among the best one-for-one upgrades in the NFL this season. Ford has elevated the Los Angeles Rams defense and is playing a major role in the team’s success in 2025.

Ford and Brown are diverging in 2025

These are the Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades and metrics for Ford and Brown through Week 6. The Rams must feel positively about their decision to let Brown walk in free agency and sign with the Carolina Panthers.

Poona Ford • Ranks 6th among DT’s in overall grade (85.3) • 4th in run defense (83.0) • 69.1 pass rushing grade (11 pressures) • Exact same overall grade as he posted last season with LA Chargers

Bobby Brown • Ranks 97th in overall grade (55.4) • 64th in run defense (58.8) • 49.6 pass rushing g

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