Day 1 completed... best players left to draft after first 4 picks?

[Ants]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000803469/article/2017-nfl-draft-best-remaining-prospects

Here are the top remaining players in the 2017 NFL Draft, based on NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt's rankings of the top 150 prospects (number by player's name is where Brandt had them originally ranked).

15. Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
25. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
27. Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
28. Kevin King, CB, Washington

32. Chidobe Awuzie, CB, Colorado
33. DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
35. Curtis Samuel, RB, Ohio State
36. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC
38. Marcus Williams, S, Utah
39. Josh Jones, S, North Carolina State
40. Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State

41. Forrest Lamp, G, Western Kentucky
44. Marcus Maye, S, Florida
45. Malik McDowell, DT, Michigan State
46. Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
47. Tim Williams, LB, Alabama
48. Chris Wormley, DE, Michigan
49. Ryan Anderson, OLB, Alabama
50. Dan Feeney, OL, Indiana

51. Chris Godwin, WR, Penn State
52. Pat Elflein, C, Ohio State
53. Justin Evans, S, Texas A&M
54. Ethan Pocic, C, LSU
55. Budda Baker, S, Washington
56. Dorian Johnson, OL, Pittsburgh
57. Daeshon Hall, DE, Texas A&M
58. Davon Godchaux, DT, LSU
59. Tedric Thompson, S, Colorado

61. Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan
62. Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina
63. Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington
64. Malachi Dupre, WR, LSU
65. Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma
66. Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
67. Dion Dawkins, OL, Temple
68. Tyus Bowser, OLB, Houston
69. Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticut
70. Desmond King, CB, Iowa

71. ArDarius Stewart, WR, Alabama
72. Dalvin Tomlinson, DT, Alabama
73. Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio State
74. Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson
75. Dawuane Smoot, DE, Illinois
76. Josh Malone, WR, Tennessee
77. Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn
78. Duke Riley, OLB, LSU
79. Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee
80. Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
81. Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming

82. Davis Webb, QB, Cal
83. Joshua Dobbs, QB, Tennessee
84. Isaac Asiata, OG, Utah
85. Cam Sutton, CB, Tennessee
86. Zach Banner, OT, USC
87. Jeremy Sprinkle, TE, Arkansas
88. D'Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
89. Josh Reynolds, WR, Texas A&M
90. Vince Biegel, LB, Wisconsin

91. James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
92. Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State
93. Alex Anzalone, LB, Florida
94. Shaquill Griffin, CB, Central Florida
95. Jaleel Johnson, DT, Iowa
96. Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova
97. Julie'n Davenport, OT, Bucknell
98. Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma
99. Nathan Peterman, QB, Pittsburgh
100. David Sharpe, OT, Florida

101. Caleb Brantley, DT, Florida
102. George Kittle, TE, Iowa
103. Ricky Seals-Jones, TE, Texas A&M
104. Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA
105. Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama
106. Ishmael Zamora, WR, Baylor
107. Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
108. Chad Hansen, WR, Cal
109. Taylor Moton, OL, Western Michigan
110. Nazair Jones, DT, North Carolina

111. Nico Siragusa, OL, San Diego State
112. DeMarcus Walker, DL, FSU
113. Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami
114. John Johnson, S, Boston College
115. Kendell Beckwith, ILB, LSU
116. KD Cannon, WR, Baylor
117. Kenny Golladay, WR, Northern Illinois
118. Jake Butt, TE, Michigan
119. Danny Isidora, OG, Miami
120. Adam Shaheen, TE, Ashland

121. Cordrea Tankersley, CB, Clemson
122. Carlos Watkins, DT, Clemson
123. Montravius Adams, DT, Auburn
124. Carlos Henderson, WR-KR, Louisiana Tech
125. Amara Darboh, WR, Michigan
126. Anthony Walker, LB, Northwestern
127. Tarell Basham, DE, Ohio
128. Taywan Taylor, WR, Western Kentucky
129. Derek Rivers, DE, Youngstown St.
130. Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego St.

131. Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy
132. Howard Wilson, CB, Houston
133. Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo
134. Jehu Chesson, WR, Michigan
135. Jessamen Dunker, OG, Tennessee St.
136. Fadol Brown, DE, Ole Miss
137. Collin Buchanan, OT, Miami (Ohio)
138. Avery Gennesy, OT, Texas A&M
139. Larry Ogunjobi, OT, UNC-Charlotte
140. Jonnu Smith, TE, Florida International

141. Shelton Gibson, WR, West Virginia
142. Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise St.
143. Mack Hollins, WR, North Carolina
144. Tarik Cohen, RB-KR, North Carolina A&T
145. Jalen Myrick, CB, Minnesota
146. Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona State
147. Brandon Barnes, TE, Alabama St.
148. Ben Gedeon, ILB, Michigan
149. Ahkello Witherspoon, CB, Colorado
150. C.J. Beathard, QB, Iowa

Wow, there's so much good talent there - especially in the next 20 guys or so.
If we could trade back, we would still have many great options - perhaps not the guys we here on the forum are dreaming about...but still. Heck, I'd be happy with a couple of the defensive players left, even though we need offense.

 

[Shane Grandle]

I'd honestly be okay with any of the four players:

Lamp
Jones
McDowell
Wilson

 

[NateDawg122]

So we use a 4th rounder to trade up in the 2nd or 3rd? Hmmmmm.. I thinking you meant to use blue fonts? lolol

You don't know much about trade value, do you?

 

[dieterbrock]

trade down get an extra pick and take godwin, kupp, ol...... yes im dreaming

Cleveland decides to get Kizer and they trade up from 52 to 37 to get him.
We get 52,65 and a 2018 2nd rounder

Im dreaming too

 

[TexasRam]

I'm at least calling Green Bay to see what they want to swap picks.

I'd give a 4th rounder next year to go get Lamp.

 

[bluecoconuts]

I'm at least calling Green Bay to see what they want to swap picks.

I'd give a 4th rounder next year to go get Lamp.

You and probably 15 other teams, that's what worries me.

 

[LACHAMP46]

Looking at @CGI_Ram excellent list....CB'....DE/OLB....OL.....Safety....I'd grab a WR later....and yes a trade back to get an extra player in the 2nd or 3rd would be the best move.

 

[lockdnram21]

Take either JU Ju, Godwin, or Zay

 

[Merlin]

I think just because we have drafted Oline before, doesn't mean they are any good. Last year we were a dumpster-fire on the Oline. I am leery about the whole "let the coaches coach them up, idea"..because I haven't seen any of that since Vermeil. Time to eat your veggies, kurtfaulk....that Wide Reciever cake will give you cavities!

What the new staff thinks of our OL will likely drive that decision. No way for us to know tbh, we're going off of what we saw on the field last year but the staff will be projecting the holdover talent based on film study and what they've seen in OTAs and might feel very differently than we do on some of them.

The good thing here is that IF the OL is a primary concern there will be an option at 37. IF not and they feel WR is the primary concern there are multiple receiving options who might be able to play split end which is the Rams' position of need. And finally the third position that might be the top need--CB--is also going to be well represented at 37. I'm sure it's possible they covet some other positions, but I think the choice will be within those three due to the needs I perceive.

Honestly we are sitting very well right now. If they snap up, say, Zay Jones, or Feeney/Lamp, I'm going to trust they know what they're doing.

 

[OldSchool]

That idiot Baldinger just had us taking Kamarra at 37 hahaha

Bucky Brooks just gave us Kevin King.

 

[NERamsFan]

I was banging the table for a trade up last night in the chat room and all over Twitter. There are no excuses why we can't land Lamp. He's right there in front of us, get it done! If he is picked right before us I'm going to cry and lose my shit lol.. but seriously this kid will be a S.T.U.D.

 

[RamFan503]

Maxine Waters or Nancy Pelosi... or Nancy Pelosi or Maxine Waters.

Maxine Pelosi?

 

[bubbaramfan]

If McSnead take OL at 37, you can bet at least 2 of the recent OL they drafted are going to be gone before the season starts. We already know from their recent player moves (releasing Barnes, signing Whitworth and Sullivan) that they felt the OL was their biggest priority.

I still believe the starting OL will look nothing like what anyone thinks.

 

[Wisconsinram]

I'll start by sharing I'm frustrated how well SF AND Seattle did yesterday. Some very smart moves by both.

Like many of you, I think we can finally lay to rest the whole "BPA" argument. Very, very few teams took that approach. Instead, it was "BPA in our position of need!"

I won't pretend to know what the Rams' plans are. That said, I simply think we have too many holes to fill and not enough picks to fill them, obviously. I think it's imperative we do all we can for Goff in terms of both weapons and protection (sorry, Wade!). Given that so many top players dropped, there isn't a true distinguished/obvious WR out there (but many nice options) and we have so many holes, I don't recall a better time to trade back.

Of course, that requires a trade partner. I would be willing to move to the early/mid-50's in return for a late 3rd/early 4th pick in this draft. I think it's that deep. Just my opinion.

Here is how I would like to see it play out under both staying put and trading back:

Stand pat
2nd If Lamp gone, WR- Jones/JJ
3rd TE- Everett/Butt/Shaheen
4th OL/CB

*Notice how one of 4 positions of need (not even including FS) go unattended. Tough to find contributors after round 5, exceptions aside.

Trade down to early/mid 50's
2nd OL- Feeney/Elflein OR Godwin/Kupp
3rd OL (Pocic?)/WR depending on mid 50's pick above
3rd/4th via trade TE- Everett/Butt/Shaaheen
4th CB

In this deep of a CB draft and given our needs, I wait until the 4th.


WisconsinRam

 

[MrRiceGuyRJ]

I'm super super shocked that Lamp is still available. It's a wet-dream that someone of his potential and a huge need for us can drop to us. I remember when NFL analyst said he'd be a great fit for us but didn't think he'd last long enough to drop to us. Here's hoping we get him.

Video of Lamp being linked to Rams
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/forrest-lamp?id=2557890

 

[Jorgeh0605]

I would be stoked to have Lamp. I think he is gone by our pick, but that would be awesome.

 

[OldSchool]

If McSnead take OL at 37, you can bet at least 2 of the recent OL they drafted are going to be gone before the season starts. We already know from their recent player moves (releasing Barnes, signing Whitworth and Sullivan) that they felt the OL was their biggest priority.

I still believe the starting OL will look nothing like what anyone thinks.

Or Saffold cutting his salary would help a ton.

 

[GabesHorn]

Browns to release Gary Barnidge (sp?) sometime today. That could fill our TE need . We got players left to cut for cash. If after seeing our OL talent in practices we may NEED to go OL earlier than most want . Then WR/CB/EDGE Rush/LB/RB/NT.. We need too much help for this season. :deadhorse:

 

[Corbin]

Browns to release Gary Barnidge (sp?) sometime today. That could fill our TE need . We got players left to cut for cash. If after seeing our OL talent in practices we may NEED to go OL earlier than most want . Then WR/CB/EDGE Rush/LB/RB/NT.. We need too much help for this season. :deadhorse:

We don't need RB/NT/Edge/ this draft.
The other position are a full blown need.

 

[GabesHorn]

We don't need RB/NT/Edge/ this draft.
The other position are a full blown need.

I disagree as I'm not sure what Gurley we are getting this season after watching every college game he had. I saw some give up in him last season. We lose our best backup RB with no one in his league on roster. Brown nor the little man are stud enough to replace a hurt Gurley. I don't care for Ex coach Williams hybrid LB for Wades 3-4 defense. Would be nice if we could grab Vandy's sideline to sideline LB with our next pick but won't happen. We also need a two down NT as our backup to our (LSU run stopper who needs lots of breaks) back up to fill out this roster. Our guy needs major weightroom help. Too much of a fatty. Just what I see as a 50 + year Rams fan. I like Godwin over Zay at WR myself. Just too many needs. Must extend Donald and will hurt our FA haul next season. We probably NEED to grab Feeney or Elflein as our next pick. Sullivan is duct tape. We screwed up with Groy. Gonna take Jared time anyway. :icare: