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Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Rams, and a B- to prove it.

The Rams looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Joshua Cephus at the 213th pick regardless, 53 picks early.

On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 19 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
They paid sticker price for Adisa Isaac in No. 52, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
They reached into another round for DeWayne Carter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in pick 99 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 18 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at slot 155 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A straight-up fair deal on Curtis Jacobs at No. 196, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick209 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 209th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A wild overpay on Joshua Cephus in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in the 217th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
No edge and no loss on Kimani Vidal in pick 254; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.