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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Rams: B-.

Nobody had Bub Means this high, and it is not close. The Rams reached 36 spots to get him at No. 209.

The Wallace steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at pick 19 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick52 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A conviction pick on Bralen Trice at the 52nd pick that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 83rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
The board had cheaper options than Leonard Taylor III at slot 99, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at No. 154 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 19 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at slot 196 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bub Means
A big swing on Bub Means at pick 209, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at pick No. 213 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They read the board right and Kendall Milton was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 254 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.