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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LAR)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAR)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Gabriel should have been long gone. The Rams pounced, and earned a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Gabriel at slot 114 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Hancock reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
They paid a round early for Jordan Hancock in slot 50, more than the board wanted. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick82 Rnd3 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at pick No. 82 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
Taking Dillon Gabriel in the 114th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
They did well to land Alfred Collins in the 178th pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
They took Marcus Mbow at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.