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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAR)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (LAR)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Rams.

The Rams looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Roman Hemby at the Round 7 slot regardless, 63 picks early.

That Scott pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick29 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
No edge and no loss on KC Concepcion in pick No. 29; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick61 Rnd2 Blake Miller
By-the-book stuff, Blake Miller at No. 61 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A cornerback of that caliber at the 93rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in slot 167 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in pick 208 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Value with a capital V on Josh Cuevas in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roman Hemby in the 250th pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
The board had cheaper options than Kaden Wetjen at pick No. 256, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.