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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAR)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Rams
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Rams did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Rams treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 201st overall pick on Ethan Downs a full 83 spots early.

On value alone, Burnip makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ozzy Trapilo in pick 90. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at slot 101 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaimon Rucker well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Hancock this early at the 190th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 James Burnip
James Burnip at No. 195 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs at Round 6, Pick 25 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick202 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at the 202nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.