[Elvis]

OL Steve Avila: #73
OLB Byron Young: #0
DT Kobie Turner: #91
QB Stetson Bennett: #13
OLB Nick Hampton: #31
OT Warren McClendon Jr.: #71
TE Davis Allen: #87
WR Puka Nacua: #17
CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson: #6
OLB Ochaun Mathis: #32
RB Zach Evans: #21
P Ethan Evans: #42
S Jason Taylor II: #25
DT Desjuan Johnson: #94

[Elvis]

I'd have thought Young would take 91 and Turner 0.

[ramsman34]

As if having 40+ new players wasn't enough. Now we have a bunch of new numbers to figure out. Oye vey

[Elvis]

Tutu switching to 5...

[Elvis]

[PARAM]

So after seeing the Rams draft Chris Garrett from Concordia and the punter from Wingate, I wondered what conferences the Rams choose from, if any. They've drafted 47 players since McVay arrived from the power five, 11 from the group of 5 and 9 from the lesser divisions. The most poached conference is the Big 10 (12) followed by the SEC (11). 10 each from the Big 12 and ACC but only 4 from the Pac12. I remember when the Rams used to take guys from their own backyard.

[ramsman34]

With rookies typically struggling making the jump to the NFL, I think the Rams relied heavily on football IQ, college production - regardless of conferences and the “ AD - they better care” mindset for all their draft choices and even CFAs.

They wanted a learning curve that wasn’t overwhelmingly steep for the rookies they are counting on. The D will struggle early. But after 7-8 games I bet we see marked improvement. I think Nacua might have a very significant role on O. The rotation of him, Tutu, and Skow - depending on game plan and matchups - will be very interesting to watch.

[renzocapone]

With rookies typically struggling making the jump to the NFL, I think the Rams relied heavily on football IQ, college production - regardless of conferences and the “ AD - they better care” mindset for all their draft choices and even CFAs.

They wanted a learning curve that wasn’t overwhelmingly steep for the rookies they are counting on. The D will struggle early. But after 7-8 games I bet we see marked improvement. I think Nacua might have a very significant role on O. The rotation of him, Tutu, and Skow - depending on game plan and matchups - will be very interesting to watch.

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Strange that the Eagles decided to change midfielders, they looked good last season. I wonder why they need the guys from Philly...

[PARAM]

With rookies typically struggling making the jump to the NFL, I think the Rams relied heavily on football IQ, college production - regardless of conferences and the “ AD - they better care” mindset for all their draft choices and even CFAs.

They wanted a learning curve that wasn’t overwhelmingly steep for the rookies they are counting on. The D will struggle early. But after 7-8 games I bet we see marked improvement. I think Nacua might have a very significant role on O. The rotation of him, Tutu, and Skow - depending on game plan and matchups - will be very interesting to watch.

Football IQ aside, clearly they (and most NFL teams) take players primarily from the Power 5 conferences. Smarts is important but you also gotta be able to play. The Rams have drafted from those conferences 70% of the time. I found it interesting of those 5 conferences, the PAC12 has the least Rams reps by far (4). It's not the Ivy League but gotta have some smart kids at Stanford . The last 2 years (prior to 2023), over the entire league, the top 2 conferences drafted were the SEC (65 & 65) and B10 (44 & 48) to the tune of 43% and 42% combined. Those are the two highest picked on conferences by the Rams also (B10-12, SEC-11), 34%.

I simply wanted to take a look at their drafts to see what colleges/conferences they drafted and what positions they drafted more than others. For instance, Bennett is the first QB drafted in the McVay era. The most drafted positions are Edge (12), OL (10), S (8), WR (6), RB (6), DT (6), CB (5), ILB (4), TE (4), DE (2), QB, FB, PK, P (1 each). One third of all their draft picks have been Edge or OL. They're trying!!!

[actionjack]

With rookies typically struggling making the jump to the NFL, I think the Rams relied heavily on football IQ, college production - regardless of conferences and the “ AD - they better care” mindset for all their draft choices and even CFAs.

They wanted a learning curve that wasn’t overwhelmingly steep for the rookies they are counting on. The D will struggle early. But after 7-8 games I bet we see marked improvement. I think Nacua might have a very significant role on O. The rotation of him, Tutu, and Skow - depending on game plan and matchups - will be very interesting to watch.

I also love Nacua's game, he can def fit that Woods roll we have been missing with the jet sweeps etc, a good all around physical WR. The only issue is injuries, I hope Reggie and his staff can add some muscle prior to the season. The same issue with Zach Evans, these guys have had a hard time staying on the field....