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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAR)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Brent Austin Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (LAR)
Brent Austin
CB California
Wesley Bissainthe Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Wesley Bissainthe
LB Miami
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Rams.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named running back, a need the Rams walked right past.

Orange at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Lomu reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A reach for Michael Taaffe in pick 61; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Domonique Orange in the 93rd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
They let Tanner Koziol come to them and pounced at the 167th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister is a better player than No. 205 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A slide stopped in pick No. 208, with Pat Coogan worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
Luke Altmyer in slot 232 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 Brent Austin
Brent Austin at the 250th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick256 Rnd7 Wesley Bissainthe
They paid sticker price for Wesley Bissainthe in Round 7, Pick 40, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.