B+
Los Angeles Rams
Larceny in No. 85 lands the Rams a B+, Slaughter and all.
by Rickyraxxx ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Rams were there to profit. Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 3, Pick 21.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Rams paired the rookies with proven help, Mike McGlinchey leading the way.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 22 they get a seam-stretching tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than Round 2, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Jake Slaughter in the 85th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Daylen Everette at slot 86 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Somehow Mike Washington Jr. was still sitting there in pick 99, and they pounced on premier running back value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid a round early for Isaiah World in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They paid sticker price for Zavion Thomas in No. 220, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Xavier Nwankpa in the 232nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No drama and no debate, Miller Moss went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Brent Austin at pick No. 252 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.