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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CAR)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Rams, and a B- to prove it.

The Rams clearly saw something nobody else did in Collin Oliver, taking him 90 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. That Hunter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. More want than need.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Darien Porter at slot 90. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick101 Rnd3 Tai Felton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tai Felton in the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Fair-plus on Emery Jones Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They paid a round early for Luke Lachey in No. 190, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver at pick 202 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Somehow Jarquez Hunter was still sitting there in No. 208, and they pounced on premier running back value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.