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Rams need help but receiver class thinner than past few years
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...ut-receiver-class-thinner-than-past-few-years
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The Los Angeles Rams spent two picks on wide receivers in the 2012 and 2013 NFL draft. They went on to miss out on one of the best wideout classes in years in 2014 and then only took one in the sixth round last year.
That pick, Missouri's Bud Sasser never played a game for the Rams because of a medical condition. And now, the Rams entered this offseason with a need for help on the outside. They re-signed Brian Quick but they still lack a true No. 1 option in the receiving game.
The Chicago Bears' Alshon Jeffery was the only player who fit that description in free agency but the Bears put the franchise tag on him, effectively ending any chance of him going elsewhere. Which leaves the draft.
Picking at No. 15 overall, the Rams could be positioned to take one of the top receivers. Normally, that would be too low for one of the top two or three wideouts but this year's class isn't as loaded as we've seen in recent years.
On Wednesday, Nathan Forster ranked this year's receivers using the PlayMaker score, which uses a variety of statistical and physical analysis to spit out a number for each player. Last year, it rated the receivers pretty well in line with how they performed.
This year, Baylor's Corey Coleman finished at the top of the rankings, drawing historical comparisons to Steve Smith and DeAndre Hopkins. Surely, the Rams would be happy to have a player the caliber of either of those two.
Notre Dame's Will Fuller, Mississippi's Laquon Treadwell, TCU's Josh Doctson and Ohio State's Michael Thomas round out the top five. Treadwell has been a regular Rams selection in mock drafts, normally as the first wideout taken in the draft. But there's still plenty of debate about whether he actually is.
One historical comparison that should raise eyebrows among Rams' faithful? Fuller is compared to Torry Holt.
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...ut-receiver-class-thinner-than-past-few-years
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The Los Angeles Rams spent two picks on wide receivers in the 2012 and 2013 NFL draft. They went on to miss out on one of the best wideout classes in years in 2014 and then only took one in the sixth round last year.
That pick, Missouri's Bud Sasser never played a game for the Rams because of a medical condition. And now, the Rams entered this offseason with a need for help on the outside. They re-signed Brian Quick but they still lack a true No. 1 option in the receiving game.
The Chicago Bears' Alshon Jeffery was the only player who fit that description in free agency but the Bears put the franchise tag on him, effectively ending any chance of him going elsewhere. Which leaves the draft.
Picking at No. 15 overall, the Rams could be positioned to take one of the top receivers. Normally, that would be too low for one of the top two or three wideouts but this year's class isn't as loaded as we've seen in recent years.
On Wednesday, Nathan Forster ranked this year's receivers using the PlayMaker score, which uses a variety of statistical and physical analysis to spit out a number for each player. Last year, it rated the receivers pretty well in line with how they performed.
This year, Baylor's Corey Coleman finished at the top of the rankings, drawing historical comparisons to Steve Smith and DeAndre Hopkins. Surely, the Rams would be happy to have a player the caliber of either of those two.
Notre Dame's Will Fuller, Mississippi's Laquon Treadwell, TCU's Josh Doctson and Ohio State's Michael Thomas round out the top five. Treadwell has been a regular Rams selection in mock drafts, normally as the first wideout taken in the draft. But there's still plenty of debate about whether he actually is.
One historical comparison that should raise eyebrows among Rams' faithful? Fuller is compared to Torry Holt.
