Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Rams
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAR)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
TJ Ferguson
OG Syracuse
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (LAR)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Shawn Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Shawn Murphy
LB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Rams: B-.

The Shawn Murphy pick is the one that will follow the Rams into the fall. They took him 83 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

It is not that Ponds is a bad player; it is that the Rams had louder needs to answer first. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Terrell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 29th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the 61st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 93 on D'Angelo Ponds with safety, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the Round 5 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick205 Rnd6 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at pick No. 205 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
They took Tristan Leigh at par in Round 6, Pick 29, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 TJ Ferguson
A real head-scratcher, TJ Ferguson in No. 232 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tony Rojas
They reached into another round for Tony Rojas, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick256 Rnd7 Shawn Murphy
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shawn Murphy this early at the 256th pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.