GQ0440'S MOCK DRAFT

Rams Baby 3.0

  • GQ0440 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Rams.

Everything else got attention, and running back got none. That is a strange way for the Rams to leave a draft. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

On value alone, All makes the weekend a net positive. The Liufau pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at No. 52, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 83rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cole Bishop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
They took Dwight McGlothern at par in Round 5, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 155 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cornelius Johnson at the 196th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Myles Harden
They paid sticker price for Myles Harden in pick 209, and that is fine. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick213 Rnd6 Erick All
The board had Erick All higher than pick 213, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in the 217th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.