Easter weekend Mock Draft 2021

[Corbin]

Happy Easter to each of you and your families!

I was just looking at all of the draft/mocks seeing as I've barely had anytime to even follow anything this offseason. As we all are I'm very excited to see what our FO and coaching staff come together with this draft!!! I really feel this could be a special year for us depending if we nail this draft right.

Since FA and any major pickups has come and gone I'm thinking we go this route for the draft with Sneads normal moving around to adding value to our existing holdings.


Rams trade picks 57 & 252 for ClE 59 & 169
Rams trade picks 88 for TEN 100 & 126 & 215

Rams Picks 2021 Draft:
2nd Round Pick 59:
Dayvion Nixon DT Iowa

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZanirg2xLY


You read the description about Dayvion Nixon and a very common description of him is "violent". Anybody remember when Brockers went down in the Falcon playoff game and they exploited that hole the rest of the game to lead us to an L? Yeah, I'm not risking it with this roster. Also, it looks like there is a damn good chance he'll be here at this pick for us. Solid against the run and pass and pairing him his AD and Robinson in the middle with our other DL rotating is a winning recipe for a #1 D again.

3rd Round Pick 100:
Quinn Meinerz IOL Wisconsin- WhiteWater

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGv36ecl-w


I've seen everybody's love for Meinerz on here and I've gotten a man crush on him as well. I don't think he'll go early in the 2nd round tbh but I see probably in the third round. I've only seen 3-4 rd. projections for him so far. Either was I think he provides much needed toughness and a nasty streak we need in our interior OL. Looks like we've had 2 meetings with him so far which sounds promising. Dominated in Senior Bowl.

3rd Round Pick 103:
Demetric Felton RB/WR UCLA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB0MVf1_-g


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzZI7eAvG70



CB's can't cover him and dominated in the Sr. Bowl 1 on 1's. (what do you think will happen vs LB's?) Can return kickoffs and punt returners as we desperately need a dangerous guy. Perfect for our H.C.'s offense and will be a nightmare on 2nd and 3rd downs. Can't even imagine with Stafford tossing him the rock. Meet with him which is a good signal.

4th Round Pick 126:
Jimmy Morrissey C Pitts

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REKmqtough4


2020 Burlsworth Trophy winner. Highest graded Pitts. run blocker 2019 and no sack allowed in 2019. Morrissey is a very cerebral and technical blocker and can call a protection at the line with ease.

4th Round Pick 141:
Amari Rodgers WR Clemson

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYEwDLOEHDw


Best Clemson WR for Trevor Lawrence? Well that was Amari Rodgers who is the son of Tee Martin (one of the best WR coaches and former Tenn. QB) and we know how our FO loves 2nd generation football players with IQ. Guy has crisp routes and dominated 1v1's in the Sr. Bowl. I'd love to see the mismatches he'd create being in there when Deshaun Jackson isn't in there, decent speed but isn't a burner. Had a torn acl before so has injury concerns.

5th Round Pick 169:
Cameron McGrone ILB/OLB Michigan

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JK4C4SZe20


Michigan player? Hell yeah!! He has sideline to sideline speed and can shut down the edge game in a blur! He's got great instincts inside in the run game and can get out blocks really well. He has a high IQ in filling in gaps and block schemes to exploit them. Very good value pick because of his injuries in 2020. I really see him as a dirt cheap player that is starting caliber. He also wears my former jersey number , even better.



6th Round Pick 209:
Thomas Graham Jr. CB Oregon

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOFsE67qPns


TGJ reminds me so much of Nichol Robey-Coleman. He projects to be a pretty damned good slot CB which you can never have enough of on 3rd downs. Also, Rams have met with him which is a good hand tipper. Sure tackler and not afraid to set an edge.

6th Round Pick 215:
Chauncey Golston OLB Iowa


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAIZRsVXBUs


Chauncey reminds me so much of Samson Ebu as far being a solid but not overwhelmingly decisive and effective DE. It would be nice to add him to our DE pool and rotation for a solid backup.













Cheers! Hope you guys enjoy and look forward to any thoughts on the picks.

Have a good one!

 

[8to12]

Love this draft. My only concern is with Felton and Rodgers. Seems to me they are very similar in stature and speed. How do you fit both on the roster? I'm a UCLA guy, but I prefer Rodgers.

 

[LOURam85]

I like it but think u waited to long to get a CB

 

[Riverumbbq]

I can't imagine either Nixon or Meinerz still being available at those picks. 2 WR's are likely one too many, same rings true for 2 potential future centers. jmo.

 

[Memphis Ram]

Can't help but to think that a few of these selections will already be celebrating with their families by the time you have them coming off the board here. Especially Golston, Graham Jr. & Meinerz.

Also, unless the Rams plan to switch to a 4-3 Defense, the Nixon AND Golston selections seem like overkill for a team that already has Donald, Robinson, Gaines, Joseph-Day and seem to be expecting to have the 4 kids keep on the practice squad battle it out for what may be only 2 remaining spots. They seem to be pretty high on Banks and Hoecht according to the beat writer.

I'd like the Felton selection more if he were an accomplished punt returner. I'm kind of leery of having a project back there.

EDIT

I stand corrected on Golston. I see he's listed as an EDGE player. In my mind I just saw him as a standard DE.

 

[AvengerRam]

I've seen a few mocks with Meinerz as a Round 3 pick for the Rams. I'd love that, but I doubt he will last that long. Frankly, if the Rams were to take him at #57, it would not shock me at all.

 

[Memento]

McGrone is going second round, even with his injuries, possibly before we even pick with our second round pick. Love the Nixon and Meinerz picks. Not a fan of taking Morrissey along with Meinerz,; if we're taking offensive line, we'll take a potential center and tackle, not a center/guard combo.