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Shep'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2025

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  • Shep DRAFTING FOR THE
    Rams
Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (LAR)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (LAR)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (LAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Rams get a C+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Rams did exactly that with Oluwafemi Oladejo in slot 96.

Fortune falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick64 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Good price on Jayden Higgins in the 64th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 90. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick96 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd3 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard in Round 3, Pick 37 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tory Horton. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Emery Jones Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
No edge and no loss on Chase Lundt in Round 5, Pick 32; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 O'Donnell Fortune
They robbed the room for O'Donnell Fortune here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They paid a round early for Jason Marshall Jr. in the 190th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Fair-plus on Jaylen Reed, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick 201 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II in pick No. 202 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
No drama and no debate, Teddye Buchanan went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.