Rams feel good about their second-round optionsAlden Gonzalez
Within the first nine picks, the three best receivers came off the board. From selections 19 to 29, the top three tight ends were gone, too. And by the end of Thursday's first round, eight defensive backs had been taken.
But Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead insists that the player he's targeted for the 37th overall pick, whomever that is, remains on the board.
"He's still there," Snead told reporters from the team facility on Thursday night. "That's part of trying to handicap who will be gone in the first. We weren't playing fantasy football and had a certain player up there that wasn't going to be there."
With the No. 5 pick -- acquired in the deal last year that prompted the Rams' selection of Jared Goff at No. 1 overall -- the Titans reached for Western Michigan receiver Corey Davis, who was nothing more than a pipe dream for the Rams. With the 18th pick, they reached for USC corner Adoree' Jackson, who grew up near St. Louis and remained -- until that night -- an ardent Rams fan.
Clemson receiver Mike Williams went to the Rams' new crosstown rival, the now-L.A. Chargers, at No. 7, and Washington speedster John Ross followed at No. 9 to the Bengals. Alabama tight end O.J. Howard then went to the Buccaneers at 19 and Miami tight end David Njoku was selected by the Browns with their third first-round pick, No. 29. In between, Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram -- linked frequently to the Rams over the last few weeks -- was scooped up by the Giants at 23.
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