[Elvis]

Avila has already signed, now the 5th rounders. Often the Rams announce all the signing at once but maybe this class is just to big...

[Elvis]

More signings:

[Elvis]

[actionjack]

Down to Byron Young and Kobie Turner...

[PARAM]

What is interesting is there are 10 positions to draft, 5 on offense, 5 on defense, plus special teams like K-P-LS. If you count ST as 1 position, the Rams have drafted them all and this year they drafted them all except for LB.

Edge/OLB - 11
OL - 10
Safety - 8
DL - 7
WR - 7
RB - 7 (counting FB Rogers in 2017)
CB - 5
LB - 5
TE - 3
ST - 2
QB - 1

Why so few CBs? LBs? TEs?

[Elvis]

[Elvis]

[PARAM]

I know at this point in the year it's easy to be excited about draft picks but man, 14 to choose from is really enjoyable.

Avila and Young look like beasts.
Turner seems like he's under the radar.
Zack Evans and THT might be those guys who have a desire to disprove their detractors.
The rest....gravy.

[/zn/]

I know at this point in the year it's easy to be excited about draft picks but man, 14 to choose from is really enjoyable.

Avila and Young look like beasts.
Turner seems like he's under the radar.
Zack Evans and THT might be those guys who have a desire to disprove their detractors.
The rest....gravy.

A very solid draft hit rate for any team is around 40%. With 14 picks that would be 5.6, or basically 6. A 50% hit rate is better than avg., in fact it's excellent, and that would obviously be 7.

It will be easier to hit 50% since they cleared roster space and have a very young team with lots of opportunities. Although some will be role players (like Turner maybe?).

It could be as many as 9 (I would say Avila, Young, Turner, McClendon [down the road], Nacua, Hodges-Tomlinson, both Ethan and Zach Evans, and Taylor).

9 would be 64%, which would be rare and extraordinary.

[ramsman34]

I wonder if some will stick out of simple need/necessity, who might not have otherwise?? Or, perhaps the Rams might have been really good in this draft and drafted a high percentage of quality starters, role players, and then have some remainder whom they will develop into the aforementioned.

One thing is almost certain; by this time next year they will know who can cut it and who will be cut as a lot of rooks will be getting significant playing time in ‘23.