[AvengerRam]

Here's my first stab at a Rams mock (post-Combine, pre-FA, pre-Jonah Jackson trade):

Round 1(26): Azareye'h Thomas, CB, Florida State (Jr., 6'2, 198)
I believe that the Rams need, and Chris Shula wants, a big outside CB who can succeed in press coverage when needed. Thomas would be a well known commodity for our FSU duo of Jared Verse and Braden Fiske. I also like East Carolina's Shavon Revel, but his injury status (ACL tear last September) makes me hesitant to target him.

Round 3(90): Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State (Sr., 6'4, 214)
A tall, stout WR who can play outside or in the slot. He has enough speed (4.47 at Combine) to make him a deep threat. I see him as a good fit for our offense and a potential WR2 behind Puka Nacua.

Round 3(100): Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland (R-Soph, 6'2, 312)
As I'm expecting the Rams to let Bobby Brown go, I want to add a true NT. Phillips fits that description, and could be a valuable part of the DL rotation as a rookie.

Round 4(126): Danny Stutsman, ILB, Oklahoma (Sr., 6'3, 233)
Stutsman is the type of "tackling machine" ILB we need. He has very good speed (4.52 at Combine) for a guy who is over 230 lbs. He could slide in as a starter, creating a nice young tandem with Omar Speights.

Round 6(192): Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan (Sr., 5'11, 205)
Edwards would join his former college teammate Blake Corum in the Rams' RB room. I like his size and speed (4.44 at Combine) and the big play ability (watch his tape from the Ohio State game in 2023). Good depth and a potential future RB2 if the Rams don't extend Kyren Williams.

Round 6(203): Logan Brown, OT, Kansas (Sr., 6'6, 311)
A swing tackle for now, and potentially a developmental RT to compete for Rob Havenstein's job when he decides to hang them up.

Round 6(204): Hunter Wohler, S, Wisconsin (Sr., 6'2, 213)
Nice depth piece for the DB, and a potential special teams star. Ran a 4.57 at Combine.

[Youngblood22]

I think we go offence in the first round, TE OR WR. Mcv wants more explosion on the offence

[PARAM]

I like the choice of RBs. But that's the only guy I've seen play. The rest? Might all be gets......

Sure do hope you're wrong and they get a TE with the first 3 picks. Actually hope they trade down in the first and grab another 3rd rounder.

[AvengerRam]

I like the idea of a TE upgrade, but if Warren and Loveland are gone by 26 (good chance), I'm not sure any of the other guys I like (Fannin, Arroyo, Taylor) last to pick #90.

I won't be shocked if we take a WR at #26, particularly if Egbuka or Burden is there.

In the end, though, I really like the idea of what a top CB could do for our defense.

[ramsman34]

This will be affected by FA. Especially in the offensive side of the ball. Rams want to get better, faster/more explosive immediately on offense. Vets tend to have a shallower learning curve. Nice list, AR especially at corner, WR, ILB.

[snackdaddy]

I like the idea of a TE upgrade, but if Warren and Loveland are gone by 26 (good chance), I'm not sure any of the other guys I like (Fannin, Arroyo, Taylor) last to pick #90.

I won't be shocked if we take a WR at #26, particularly if Egbuka or Burden is there.

In the end, though, I really like the idea of what a top CB could do for our defense.

There's no question that the back end was the weak link of the defense most the year. In the end it was the inability to stop long runs. Which could also be attributed to poor ILB play. Or the safeties not coming up to make a tackle and prevent the big runs. But a strong secondary could propel this to a top ten defense with that front 4.

[Dare]

Rd 1
#26 Kyle McCord (if he drops) or Tyler Shough QB

RD 3
#90 Treveon Henderson RB
#100 Nazir Stackhouse NT (Underrated wrecking ball at NT. The Rams need an early down and run stuffing rotational player.)

RD 4
#126 Aireontae Ersery RT (He's at least a one year project but high upsides for a RT. Should be good enough to play in 2026)

I didn't bother with round six because Snead moves around a lot and loves obscure players from secondary programs. CB, WR, TE are the most obvious positions. This team doesn't have a lot of holes. So I only focused upon the 4 more priority needs.

Snead talked about the need for a QB and the difficulty in getting one at the bottom of the first round. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they traded up with multiple first round picks. IMO they need to get closer to mid first round at least or inside the top half to get who they want. It also depends upon how McVay tends to evolve the QB position.

[actionjack]

Here's my first stab at a Rams mock (post-Combine, pre-FA, pre-Jonah Jackson trade):

Round 1(26): Azareye'h Thomas, CB, Florida State (Jr., 6'2, 198)
I believe that the Rams need, and Chris Shula wants, a big outside CB who can succeed in press coverage when needed. Thomas would be a well known commodity for our FSU duo of Jared Verse and Braden Fiske. I also like East Carolina's Shavon Revel, but his injury status (ACL tear last September) makes me hesitant to target him.

Round 3(90): Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State (Sr., 6'4, 214)
A tall, stout WR who can play outside or in the slot. He has enough speed (4.47 at Combine) to make him a deep threat. I see him as a good fit for our offense and a potential WR2 behind Puka Nacua.

Round 3(100): Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland (R-Soph, 6'2, 312)
As I'm expecting the Rams to let Bobby Brown go, I want to add a true NT. Phillips fits that description, and could be a valuable part of the DL rotation as a rookie.

Round 4(126): Danny Stutsman, ILB, Oklahoma (Sr., 6'3, 233)
Stutsman is the type of "tackling machine" ILB we need. He has very good speed (4.52 at Combine) for a guy who is over 230 lbs. He could slide in as a starter, creating a nice young tandem with Omar Speights.

Round 6(192): Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan (Sr., 5'11, 205)
Edwards would join his former college teammate Blake Corum in the Rams' RB room. I like his size and speed (4.44 at Combine) and the big play ability (watch his tape from the Ohio State game in 2023). Good depth and a potential future RB2 if the Rams don't extend Kyren Williams.

Round 6(203): Logan Brown, OT, Kansas (Sr., 6'6, 311)
A swing tackle for now, and potentially a developmental RT to compete for Rob Havenstein's job when he decides to hang them up.

Round 6(204): Hunter Wohler, S, Wisconsin (Sr., 6'2, 213)
Nice depth piece for the DB, and a potential special teams star. Ran a 4.57 at Combine.

Would love Higgins but dont see him lasting until pick 90

[ramsman34]

How much does the Tutu extension affect this? You don’t give a dude $10mil to repeat the reps of last season. He’s gotta be in the plan for a bigger role. Doesn’t mean you don’t keep adding explosive players and another 2-4 pass catchers will surely be added. If a stud TE is there at 26, I can see the Rams taking him.

But, as snack said, we need to improve the backend and run stopping on D. They have to make improvement additions at corner, ILB, DT. I think they are set at safety, 3-tech, edge and one off-ball backer. They need to add a bonafide ILB and DT and then a bunch of competition at corner.

IMO

[Dare]

Tutu is smply getting the money they would have paid DRob and I assume he will take the role of the deep threat because of his size and speed. Tutu probably is a bigger threat deep because of his speed.

As a rookie (almost 10 years ago) DRob timed at 4.56 in the forty. So at best he was running a 4.65. It was his physicality that got him open. I had assumed with his legit 4.45 speed, Whittington was going to assume that role. Now Jordan and Puka will be running the short and intermediate routes with Tutu taking the top off. If Tutu can draw the deep coverage to one sideline and Whittington takes an intermediate catch along the opposite sideline, he's a threat to take it the distance. This is Tutu's final audition to carve out a starting role. I like his work ethic as he has improved every year. So now he can be the guy they originally envisioned.

This is what I meant about Sean morphing his score from anywhere offense and his ball control offense together. He just needs a HR hitting RB to make this offense really dangerous. That's why even if the next QB isn't a dual threat, neither is Stafford so this team can be in contention for years. Of all the pocket passers, IMO McCord is the safest bet and projects as a year two starter easily compared to some of the others. Kyle is the logical successor to Matt as his game is very similar. If he can stay healthy and is as tough as Matt then Kyle could be a fixture in LA for a long time. The problem with dual threat QBs is what happens when age or injury begins to catch up with them?

It's why the more I think about it the more Kyle McCord makes sense. Sean wouldn't have to change much if anything, between Stafford and McCord. He's the best pure pocket passing QB in this draft. Look at the OL. In 2018 that Ram OL was built to pass protect and run outside zone. Now this OL is built to pass protect and run inside gap concepts. Inside running will make play-action far more effective than outside zone.

A HR inside RB threat will slow the pass rush down on early down passing. If your RB has breakaway speed the DL and ILB must honor the run first. With Williams defensive fronts don't do that as he's not a threat to score outside of the 50 yd line.

From what they are spending on Tutu I don't see an early day pick of a WR. They will have targeted another Whittington type WR in the 6th round just like they did with Jordan.

IMO QB and RB is probably going to be their first two picks.