With their first round selection Rams pick...

[OldSchool]

Ayomanor is a guy I believe I've flagged before here. I think he checks all our boxes. Bigger guy with a thick build (6'1"/6'2" 210), physical blocker, high IQ player (only a RS Sophomore, but already shows a lot of savvy in his releases and routes), can get vertical (due more to great acceleration than elite top-end speed), has some YAC skills (though, he's not Puka Nacua or Cooper Kupp), and can win contested catches (but he's not an elite player in this respect). One of the things that stood out to me watching him are how loose and fluid his hips are for a guy his size.

I don't see him becoming an elite WR, but I think he can be a productive #2 WR who fits our offense well. The one big problem I saw with his film this year was concentration drops. Ayomanor isn't elite in any one area. Rather, he does a lot of things well. I think the football IQ, work ethic, and athletic talent are there for him to become a route technician. I've compared him to Pierre Garcon.

These are the highlights from his game last year against Colorado (as a Freshman RS) when he had over 290 yards in the second half:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gajZG7xu6uQ

And I think I've mentioned to your breakdowns of him he'd be a great #2 to Puka. I agree he can do it all but it's top tier elite at really any of them he's just really really good. He can stretch the field in multiple ways to help not only Puka and the TE's but the RB's too.

 

[Memphis Ram]

Article below lists 1st round TE, though they forgot Dalton Kincaid, Bills.

How Many Tight Ends Have Been Drafted in the First Round? Ranking From Worst To First

Since 2000, how many tight ends have been selected in the first round of NFL Drafts, and how are they ranked from worst to first?

www.profootballnetwork.com

• Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
  No. 13 overall, 2024
• Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons
  No. 4 overall, 2021
• T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions
  No. 8, 2019
• Noah Fant, Denver Broncos
  No. 20, 2019
• Hayden Hurst, Baltimore Ravens
  No. 25, 2018
• O.J. Howard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  No. 19, 2017
• Evan Engram, New York Giants
  No. 23, 2017
• David Njoku, Cleveland Browns
  No. 29, 2017
• Eric Ebron, Detroit Lions
  No. 10, 2014
• Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati Bengals
  No. 21, 2013
• Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati Bengals
  No. 21, 2010
• Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit Lions
  No. 20, 2009
• Dustin Keller, New York Jets
  No. 30, 2008
• Greg Olsen, Chicago Bears
  No. 31, 2007
• Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
  No. 6, 2006
• Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars
  No. 28, 2006
• Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers
  No. 30, 2005
• Kellen Winslow II, Cleveland Browns
  No. 6, 2004
• Ben Watson, New England Patriots
  No. 32, 2004
• Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts
  No. 24, 2003
• Jeremy Shockey, New York Giants
  No. 14, 2002
• Daniel Graham, New England Patriots
  No. 21, 2002
• Jerramy Stevens, Seattle Seahawks
  No. 28, 2002
• Todd Heap, Baltimore Ravens
  No. 31, 2001
• Bubba Franks, Green Bay Packers
  No. 14, 2000
• Anthony Becht, New York Jets
  No. 27, 2000

 

[fanotodd]

Sign me up 4.4 speed with a great build and can play the X or in the slot and has a good route tree.


View: https://x.com/McShay13/status/1893355706750816727



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKsOrN8yVw&ab_channel=PartyonBroadPodcast

The big question is whether or not he makes it out of the 1rst round. Just how much buzz is there?

 

[OldSchool]

The big question is whether or not he makes it out of the 1rst round. Just how much buzz is there?

Hard to tell at this point we should know more after the combine and when we see who invites him in for visits. I've seen him picked around our range in the first or as last at 40 in mocks. Everything on every player is subject to change.

 

[fanotodd]

First Round TEs

• Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
  No. 13 overall, 2024
• Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons
  No. 4 overall, 2021
• T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions
  No. 8, 2019
• Noah Fant, Denver Broncos
  No. 20, 2019
• Hayden Hurst, Baltimore Ravens
  No. 25, 2018
• O.J. Howard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  No. 19, 2017
• Evan Engram, New York Giants
  No. 23, 2017
• David Njoku, Cleveland Browns
  No. 29, 2017
• Eric Ebron, Detroit Lions
  No. 10, 2014
• Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati Bengals
  No. 21, 2013
• Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati Bengals
  No. 21, 2010
• Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit Lions
  No. 20, 2009
• Dustin Keller, New York Jets
  No. 30, 2008
• Greg Olsen, Chicago Bears
  No. 31, 2007
• Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
  No. 6, 2006
• Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars
  No. 28, 2006
• Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers
  No. 30, 2005
• Kellen Winslow II, Cleveland Browns
  No. 6, 2004
• Ben Watson, New England Patriots
  No. 32, 2004
• Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts
  No. 24, 2003
• Jeremy Shockey, New York Giants
  No. 14, 2002
• Daniel Graham, New England Patriots
  No. 21, 2002
• Jerramy Stevens, Seattle Seahawks
  No. 28, 2002
• Todd Heap, Baltimore Ravens
  No. 31, 2001
• Bubba Franks, Green Bay Packers
  No. 14, 2000
• Anthony Becht, New York Jets
  No. 27, 2000

I’ll say this, most of those guys were solid picks.
So…how many 1rst round washouts?

 

[Memphis Ram]

I’ll say this, most of those guys were solid picks.
So…how many 1rst round washouts?

By rough count I'd say that most didn't live up to their draft position.
But solid? I guess. I'd hope for more than solid if I were using a 1st round pick on one though.

 

[fanotodd]

By rough count I'd say that most didn't live up to their draft position.
But solid? I guess. I'd hope for more than solid if I were using a 1st round pick on one though.

Fair enough. I mean, there’s a difference between a top 10 pick and a guy grabbed at he bottom of the 1rst.