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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LAR)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LAR)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAR)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (DET)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Rams kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Rams put a flag in the ground for Jordan Jefferson, 30 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Johnson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 35th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 21 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in No. 65 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at slot 83 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in pick No. 99 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A reach for Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 1; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A big swing on Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 154, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick155 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
They went early on Marist Liufau in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick161 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A conviction pick on Khristian Boyd at slot 161 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Erick All
They paid sticker price for Erick All in the 196th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They read the board right and Cornelius Johnson was the payoff at pick 197. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marcellas Dial in No. 254. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.