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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Jackson should have been long gone. The Rams pounced, and earned a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jha'Quan Jackson had no business being available in the Round 6 slot, and the Rams did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Bell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in slot 52, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick83 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They let Blake Fisher come to them and pounced at the 83rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They did well to land Tykee Smith in No. 153, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in pick 154 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Myles Harden
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Myles Harden in pick No. 195. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They robbed the room for Jha'Quan Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They took Josh Proctor at par in Round 6, Pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 217th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal is a better player than pick No. 254 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.