The LA Rams Will Make Their First 1st Round Pick Since 2016

Assuming that they hold on to the pick, the Los Angeles Rams will be making the 19th overall selection during the 2024 NFL Draft. It will be territory unfamiliar to the franchise in recent memory, as it will be the first time in many years that they will make a pick in the first round.

What Have The Rams Gotten In Exchange For Their Picks?

Teams with multiple first round picks: Bears (1, 9), Cardinals (4, 27), Vikings (11, 23)

Teams with no first round pick: Browns, Panthers, Texans

Most Top 100 picks: Cardinals and Commanders (6)

Most overall picks: Cardinals, Rams, Packers (11)

Fewest overall picks: Bears (4)

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Los Angeles has been known for forfeiting the rights to their first round selections in recent years. In order to bring in big name players via trades, they gave up every first round pick that they’ve possessed from 2017 until 2023, making 2024 the first time that they’ve selected within the first 32 since 2016.

The last player that the Rams selected in the first round was Jared Goff. Here are the picks that have been traded away since:

2017 (5th overall)

The pick was traded a year earlier, as the Rams used the future selection in order to move up and choose Goff first overall in 2016. The 5th overall pick was used by the Tennessee Titans on wide receiver Corey Davis.

2018 (23rd overall)

The Rams traded the rights to their first rounder in 2018 to the Patriots a few weeks ahead of the draft. Brandin Cooks was what they received in return, and he played a big role in the team’s run to the Super Bowl in 2018. New England selected offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn with the pick.

2019 (31st overall)

This was a simple trade down that saw the Rams pick up second and third round selections in the process. In the end, they gave the up rights for the Falcons to draft offensive tackle Caleb McGary and drafted two cornerbacks who are no longer with the franchise.

2020 (20th overall) & 2021 (25th…

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Author : Anthony R. Cardenas

Publish date : 2024-04-11 21:04:50

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