The 2024 NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Detroit. Right here is the first-round order, per Tankathon.
The Los Angeles Rams bounced again from a five-win season in 2022 to win 10 video games and return to the playoffs in 2023. It was an enormous turnaround for head coach Sean McVay, nevertheless it was additionally a season that highlighted the staff’s flaws that also exist and have to be addressed within the 2024 NFL Draft.
2023 file: 10-7 | First-round choose: No. 19 | Workforce wants: EDGE, CB
Potential first-round picks | Jared Verse, Edge, Florida State; Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson; Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama; Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
The Rams are in uncharted territory in relation to the draft, primarily as a result of they’ll really get to take part within the first spherical. Due to their win-now strategy and willingness to make use of first-round picks as commerce capital, the Rams haven’t made a choose within the first spherical since they chose quarterback Jared Goff with the No. 1 total choose in 2016.
The Rams have 10 picks in 2024, together with the No. 19 total choose within the first spherical and two picks within the third spherical.
Go protection clearly have to be addressed, particularly pass-rushers and defensive backs.
Regardless of their success in 2023, the Rams didn’t make sufficient splash performs in opposition to the cross. They had been twentieth within the league in passing yards in opposition to (231.1), intercepted simply 10 passes (twenty third within the NFL) and had solely 41 sacks (twenty fourth within the NFL). The secondary has been a priority for the Rams since final March’s commerce of cornerback Jalen Ramsey to Miami.
Arnold and DeJean appear to be good matches within the secondary, as every has wonderful play-making means. Arnold intercepted 5 passes for the Crimson Tide final season whereas DeJean is one thing of a Swiss military knife who can play anyplace within the secondary. He intercepted seven passes throughout his profession at Iowa, scoring three defensive touchdowns.
To revive the staff’s push up entrance, Verse could be a wonderful possibility. He’s a wildly productive pass-rusher who recorded 18 sacks and 29.5 tackles for loss the previous two seasons. Edge-rusher Byron Younger had a promising rookie 12 months for the Rams final season, logging eight sacks, however he wants assistance on the opposite facet of the sector.
