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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Rams for McGlothern: B-.

The board owed the Rams one, and it paid up: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, sitting there at the 196th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Every board in the league had Raym lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at the 19th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick52 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 20 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in No. 83, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
The board had cheaper options than Marist Liufau at slot 154, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick155 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
No drama and no debate, Sione Vaki went about where he belonged in pick 155. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Taking Dwight McGlothern in the 196th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Circle this one: Cornelius Johnson at pick No. 209 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 213 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
A wild overpay on Andrew Raym in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at No. 254 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.