Rams defensive guru Brandon Staley took fast track to NFL

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley watches football practice at the team's training complex in Thousand Oaks, California, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Staley is in his first season as an NFL coordinator after a meteoric rise in his profession since 2016, when he was the defensive coordinator at Division III John Carroll University. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, second from right, instructs safety Taylor Rapp (24), cornerback Jalen Ramsey (kneeling) and cornerback Troy Hill (22) during football practice at the team's training complex in Thousand Oaks, California, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Staley is in his first season as an NFL coordinator after a meteoric rise in his profession since 2016, when he was the defensive coordinator at Division III John Carroll University. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)

FILE - This is a 2017 file photo of Brandon Staley, who will make his debut as the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in the new SoFi Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys. Staley has made a meteoric rise in coaching since 2016, when he was the defensive coordinator at Division III John Carroll University.(AP Photo)