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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAR)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAR)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (LAR)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Traded
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyrel Dodson
LB
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Rams cashed the board's mistake on King: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kalen King, Round 5, Pick 26, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Spending an early pick on cornerback with wide receiver, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 19 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick99 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A quiet steal in pick No. 99: Gabriel Murphy for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Caelen Carson adds a cornerback and leaves wide receiver, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick129 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, McKinnley Jackson in the 129th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Good price on Tykee Smith in slot 153, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Nothing to complain about; Marist Liufau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick159 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 23, where Justin Eboigbe graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at the 162nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick177 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at No. 177 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at slot 191 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Value with a capital V on Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 37, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A clean, defensible pick in pick 218 with a little surplus value in Josh Proctor. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at pick No. 246 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.