OFFICIAL 2026 NFL Draft Stuff

[Merlin]

If Freeling's on the board at 13 he has a good shot to be our pick I think. He's got good feet, had a strong season of pass pro, and he's like 20 with the measurements you want.

But I think someone's gonna nab him before we're up. We may have our pick of the OT conversion types though. Lot of these tackles are gonna play on the interior in the NFL. And the OG group is actually strong this year so if you need a guard, which we do, you should be able to get one.

 

[PhillyRam]

Needs to add weight and get much better run blocking. Very limited starting experience. Also limited to a zone blocking scheme limiting his teams. Also a lot of issues with his feet and his bending. Not really a top 13 pick IMO and by a lot of those "experts".

I will also add that a team could move up for Delane or McCoy if they need a starting CB.

 

[fearsomefour]

Anyone have any T or IOL prospects they like in the later rounds?

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

I guess our 61 could be one of these guys (10 OL listed here):
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/articl...-candidates-to-protect-your-qb-181924091.html

 

[PhillyRam]

Needs to add weight and get much better run blocking. Very limited starting experience. Also limited to a zone blocking scheme limiting his teams. Also a lot of issues with his feet and his bending. Not really a top 13 pick IMO and by a lot of those "experts".

Seems like he has all the tools. Sure, needs some coaching as all rookies do, but a playoff caliber team, desperate for guy who could step in at some point this year, may want to move up for him.

 

[Ram Ts]

Thing is, we have no idea what the coaching staff thinks about the current OL and beyond the 2026 season. It could be we need any of the five positions.

LT: maybe they have concerns about Alaric and his health (bc)

RT: he’s still not extended, so for now we have nothing for next year (2027).

RG/LG: same as RT, no extensions so for now these are spots that need to be filled for 2027. Unless one of them can be filled internally by someone already on team.

C: I can see an extension here, so this needs a new center for 2027. Unless we have someone already that is being developed to take over.

 

[Merlin]

It's probably a safe assumption they won't sign all 5 to FA contracts. So maybe 3 total end up total being signed. Jackson is already signed, which means 2 out of Avila, Shelton, Dotson, and McClendon get inked.

So I figure we need 1 OG, and 1 C, where they replace Avila and Shelton with cheap young first contract players. Rams can probably get one of those two easily in this draft, especially the OG. But they may draft the C too.

Of the four pending FAs I think it is a slam dunk that they at least try to replace Shelton. It won't be some athletic type. It'll be a pivot with a ton of experience and great tape, hopefully vs SEC fronts too.