With the 29th pick in the 2nd rd the Rams select Taylor Rapp
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I really like this pick! Perfect type of player for McVay's and Wade's systems.
Reminds of another Rams legend, Nolan Cromwell. But he was a second round pick.
Reminds of another Rams legend, Nolan Cromwell. But he was a second round pick.
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Rapp, Weddle, and Johnson are all interchangeable. So when a Weddle retires it will be a smooth transition.
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I think he is more of a Mark Barron replacement than Joyner. Not that he couldn't play that role in the future.
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Reminds me a LOT of Harrison Smith. Plus like another guy said on the draft day thread he looks like a Kupp on defense, very smart player. Wade is gonna love him.
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6 things to know about Los Angeles Rams second-round pick Taylor Rapp
By Ryan C Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Los Angeles Rams selected University of Washington safety Taylor Rapp No. 61 overall in the second round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Here are five things you should know about Rapp:
Rapp is a dual citizen
Rapp is a dual citizen between the United States and Canada. His family also has Chinese ancestry. He was born in Atlanta to a Chinese mother and Canadian father.
He wasn't the big man on campus
Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington, is not known for its football program and Rapp's football team played second-fiddle to the cross country program.
"You know how at most schools the football team makes fun of the cross-country team?" Rapp said in an NFL.com interview, "Here it was the opposite. Here we were made fun of by them."
Sehome has won six straight Washington State boys cross country championships. The Sehome football team has won six total games over the last three years and Rapp's team went 2-8 during his season year.
He has a good Rapp
Rapp might not be a sexy pick but scouts look at him as a sure bet and safe selection. He has received rave reviews about his character and interviewed well at the NFL Combine. Rapp was also accepted into University of Washington's acclaimed Foster School of Business.
NFL.com described Rapp as a player who has "beaten long odds, undeterred by a city that failed to support prep football, a high school community that openly mocked him, coaches who were unprepared to develop his talents, college recruiters who blatantly overlooked him and kids who racially taunted him for his Chinese ethnicity."
Cast as a physical leader
Rapp broke his hand shortly after arriving at Washington but played through the injury with a cast. The program was impressed with his toughness and he was named the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and made the Freshman All-American team.
"Versatile three-year starter who combines tenacity with football intelligence to play at a consistently high level. Rapp isn't big, but he's well-built and durability hasn't been a concern despite his physical nature as a striker," NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein says. "His coverage talent is average, but his run support effort and open-field tackling are clearly defined strengths that make him a relatively safe selection."
Rapp was a model of consistency
He recorded at least 50 tackles in all three of his seasons for the Huskies. Rapp finished with 53 tackles and four interceptions as a freshman in 2016. He followed that up with 59 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 2 sacks and 1 interception during his sophomore campaign and had 59 tackles, 6 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions and 5 fumble recovers as a senior in 2018.
It's all in the hips
Rapp suffered a hip injury in the Pac-12 Championship Game and missed the Rose Bowl due to the injury. He injury was to his hip flexor muscle, not his hip joint, and it the injury wasn't expected to significantly alter his draft stock.
6 things to know about Los Angeles Rams second-round pick Taylor Rapp
By Ryan C Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Los Angeles Rams selected University of Washington safety Taylor Rapp No. 61 overall in the second round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Here are five things you should know about Rapp:
Rapp is a dual citizen
Rapp is a dual citizen between the United States and Canada. His family also has Chinese ancestry. He was born in Atlanta to a Chinese mother and Canadian father.
He wasn't the big man on campus
Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington, is not known for its football program and Rapp's football team played second-fiddle to the cross country program.
"You know how at most schools the football team makes fun of the cross-country team?" Rapp said in an NFL.com interview, "Here it was the opposite. Here we were made fun of by them."
Sehome has won six straight Washington State boys cross country championships. The Sehome football team has won six total games over the last three years and Rapp's team went 2-8 during his season year.
He has a good Rapp
Rapp might not be a sexy pick but scouts look at him as a sure bet and safe selection. He has received rave reviews about his character and interviewed well at the NFL Combine. Rapp was also accepted into University of Washington's acclaimed Foster School of Business.
NFL.com described Rapp as a player who has "beaten long odds, undeterred by a city that failed to support prep football, a high school community that openly mocked him, coaches who were unprepared to develop his talents, college recruiters who blatantly overlooked him and kids who racially taunted him for his Chinese ethnicity."
Cast as a physical leader
Rapp broke his hand shortly after arriving at Washington but played through the injury with a cast. The program was impressed with his toughness and he was named the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and made the Freshman All-American team.
"Versatile three-year starter who combines tenacity with football intelligence to play at a consistently high level. Rapp isn't big, but he's well-built and durability hasn't been a concern despite his physical nature as a striker," NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein says. "His coverage talent is average, but his run support effort and open-field tackling are clearly defined strengths that make him a relatively safe selection."
Rapp was a model of consistency
He recorded at least 50 tackles in all three of his seasons for the Huskies. Rapp finished with 53 tackles and four interceptions as a freshman in 2016. He followed that up with 59 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 2 sacks and 1 interception during his sophomore campaign and had 59 tackles, 6 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions and 5 fumble recovers as a senior in 2018.
It's all in the hips
Rapp suffered a hip injury in the Pac-12 Championship Game and missed the Rose Bowl due to the injury. He injury was to his hip flexor muscle, not his hip joint, and it the injury wasn't expected to significantly alter his draft stock.
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Plus his ball in the air skills... a whole lot better than Joyner's! (obviously)
I'd swap this guy for Joyner any day no question at all. (obviously)
So a great pick....another "can't wait to see in horns" guy!!
I'd swap this guy for Joyner any day no question at all. (obviously)
So a great pick....another "can't wait to see in horns" guy!!
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Not sure if this was already posted. An interesting take from Bucky Brooks.
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/20..._medium=recirc&utm_campaign=rail-most-popular
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/20..._medium=recirc&utm_campaign=rail-most-popular