Shep'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Shep'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2025

12

  • Shep DRAFTING FOR THE
    Rams
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAR)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAR)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAR)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LAR)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LAR)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (LAR)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Rams: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Rams started one anyway for Teddye Buchanan, 40 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Taylor. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ozzy Trapilo at No. 91 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at Round 3, Pick 37 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They read the board right and Kevin Winston Jr. was the payoff at pick 108. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Fair-plus on Jeffrey Bassa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nohl Williams
Nice patience on Nohl Williams, who had no business lasting to pick No. 143. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in slot 183 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in Round 6, Pick 19 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Fadil Diggs this early at the 201st overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Antwane Wells Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Addison West
By-the-book stuff, Addison West at the 205th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Shemar James
Shemar James at pick 210 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick212 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
A big swing on Teddye Buchanan at No. 212, well ahead of any board in the building. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Circle this one: Tahj Brooks at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg at slot 245 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.