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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Rams: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Miyan Williams at the Round 6 slot. The Rams jumped the board by 41 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with safety, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 19 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They took Kris Jenkins at par in the 52nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They went early on Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 19, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves safety, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 154th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick155 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in No. 155 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at pick 196 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A clean, defensible pick in the 209th overall pick with a little surplus value in Julian Pearl. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
A real head-scratcher, Miyan Williams in slot 213 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at No. 217 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bub Means
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bub Means in the 254th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.