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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAR)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Karsen Barnhart Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Karsen Barnhart
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Rams.

The Rams treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 254th pick on Karsen Barnhart a full 71 spots early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Verse makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 83rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maason Smith well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick No. 99, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A big swing on Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in No. 155 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at slot 196 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A conviction pick on Frank Gore Jr. at Round 6, Pick 38 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at the 217th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Karsen Barnhart
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Karsen Barnhart. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.