WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams have announced new titles and roles for 12 members of their player personnel staff.
Here's more about those changes, and each of those staff members' history with the organization.
| Name | Position | Rams Exp. | NFL Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McKay | Assistant General Manager | 10th year | 11th year |
| Nicole Blake | Director, Scouting, Strategy & Analytics | 5th year | 7th year |
| Ray Farmer | Senior Advisor to General Manager | 6th year | 23rd year |
| Taylor Morton | Senior Personnel Executive & Deputy Chief of College Scouting Staff | 14th year | 26th year |
| Billy Johnson | Senior Scouting Executive | 12th year | 12th year |
| Matt Waugh | Director, Pro Personnel | 9th year | 11th year |
| Brian Hill | National Scout | 13th year | 17th year |
| Michael Pierce | National Scout | 11th year | 11th year |
| Vito Gonella | Regional Scout | 11th year | 13th year |
| Cedric Jones | Regional Scout | 9th year | 10th year |
| Micheal Young | Pro Scout | 6th year | 10th year |
| Kellen Clemens | Special Assistant to the General Manager/Analyst | 3rd year | 15th year |
John McKay has been promoted to assistant general manager. Joining the Rams as a scouting assistant in 2016, he held that role for five seasons (through 2020) before serving as director of pro scouting from 2021-24.
Nicole Blake has been elevated to director of scouting, strategy and analytics. She most recently served as a scouting strategist for the Rams from 2022-24, and one season as a scouting strategy consultant (2021).
Ray Farmer has been promoted to senior advisor to the general manager. He most recently held the title of senior personnel executive from 2021-24; prior to that, he served as a scouting consultant for the Rams in 2020.
Taylor Morton has been promoted to senior personnel executive and deputy chief of college scouting staff. He served as a senior personnel executive the previous eight seasons (2017-24). Prior to that, Morton was director of player personnel for four seasons (2013-16) and the director of college scouting (2012).
Five area scouts also received new titles:
- Billy Johnson has been promoted to senior scouting executive. Previously an Area Scout from 2016-24, he was responsible for the Southeast region as well as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky during that time.
- Brian Hill has been elevated to national scout. Previously an area scout from 2015-24, he was responsible for the Midwest region after he covered the west coast area for two years. He joined the Rams as a scouting assistant and held that role for two seasons (2013-15).
- Michael Pierce has been promoted to national scout. Previously an area scout from 2017-24, he was responsible the Southeast region including states such as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina during that time. Pierce assisted with free agent workouts and draft meetings in his first two seasons with the Rams.
- Vito Gonella has been elevated to regional scout. Previously an area scout from 2017-2024, he was responsible for the western region of the U.S. during that time. Prior to that, Gonella served as a scouting assistant/analyst for two seasons (2015-16).
- Cedric Jones has been promoted to regional scout. He was previously an area scout for the Southwest region from 2017-24 after spending three and a half years consulting for the team in a scouting capacity.
On the pro personnel side, Matt Waugh has been promoted to director of pro personnel. He previously served as a pro scout for the Rams over the last six seasons (2019-24), and before that a pro scouting assistant for the team from 2017-18.
Additionally, Micheal Young has been named pro scout. In Young's previous role as a scouting apprentice over the last five seasons, he assisted with U.S. regions including the north, northeast, midwest and west.
Kellen Clemens, who previously served as a scouting consultant, has been named special assistant to the general manager/analyst. Clemens had a 12-year NFL career as quarterback which included stints with the Jets (2006-10), Rams (2011-13) and Chargers (2014-17) after being drafted 49th overall by the Jets in the second round in 2006.
