Cricket'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cricket'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

LAR 4.1

  • Cricket DRAFTING FOR THE
    Rams
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAR)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LAR)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LAR)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (WSH)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Players traded away
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Davis Allen
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Draft Grade — Rams
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureF
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Rams: C+.

The rest of the league had time to spare on VJ Payne; the Rams did not wait, grabbing him 33 spots ahead at pick 163.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Green steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

If Jeremiyah Love and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 7th pick they get a lead back with juice. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at the 43rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
Good price on Bryce Lance in Round 3, Pick 33, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 VJ Payne
A wild overpay on VJ Payne in No. 163, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Steal is underselling it; Taylen Green at slot 207 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly in the 252nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.