Re: A highly relevant post about Snead’s 1st round tendencies by pmil66...

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Had to go back and look at some Ram 1st round drafting history since Snead came aboard.
The only 2 years a 1st rounder was not traded or traded for was 2014, pick 13 was some dude name Aaron Donald. 2015 pick 10 was not traded or traded for and the pick was another dude named Todd Gurley.

Now of course picking at 31 will be challenge, but considering the history of staying in your first round spot under Snead, the hopes have to be high.

Rams hire Les Snead as GM
Feb 14, 2012

ST. LOUIS -- When he was in middle school in Eufaula, Ala., Les Snead used to skip class to watch the NFL draft on TV. Compare his picks to the real ones, too.

"I'd get the bubblegum cards and I'd try to have my own draft, pick a team and figure out ways to do fantasy football before they had it," Snead said. "So maybe I should have copyrighted the idea."

Now, he's living the fantasy.

The St. Louis Rams hired the 41-year-old Snead as their general manager on Tuesday, bringing in another front-office veteran in their effort to escape the NFL cellar.

Responding to the post: During Les Snead's time as the Rams GM, he has worked for 2 polar opposite head coaches under Fisher and McVay.

Does Snead's history of first round picks/trades translate to a tendency without having any first round picks during his 2 year McVay regime? (maybe)

For kicks this is his history under Fisher and McVay.

2012 working with Jeff Fisher
1 14 Michael Brockers DT LSU
2 33 Brian Quick WR Appalachian State
2 39 Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama
2 50 Isaiah Pead RB Cincinnati
3 65 Trumaine Johnson CB Montana
4 96 Chris Givens WR Wake Forest
5 150 Rokevious Watkins G South Carolina
6 171 Greg Zuerlein K Missouri Western State
7 209 Aaron Brown LB Hawaii
7 252 Daryl Richardson RB Abilene Christian

2013 working with Jeff Fisher
1 8 Tavon Austin WR West Virginia
1 30 Alec Ogletree OLB Georgia
3 71 T.J. McDonald SS USC
3 92 Stedman Bailey WR West Virginia
4 113 Barrett Jones OG Alabama
5 149 Brandon McGee CB Miami (Fla.)
5 160 Zac Stacy RB Vanderbilt

2014 working with Jeff Fisher
1 2 Greg Robinson T Auburn
1 13 Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh
2 41 Lamarcus Joyner CB Florida State
3 75 Tre Mason RB Auburn
4 110 Maurice Alexander SS Utah State
6 188 E.J. Gaines DB Missouri
6 214 Garrett Gilbert QB Southern Methodist
7 226 Mitchell Van Dyk T Portland State
7 241 Christian Bryant DB Ohio State
7 249 Michael Sam DE Missouri
7 250 Demetrius Rhaney C Tennessee State

2015 working with Jeff Fisher
1 10 Todd Gurley RB Georgia
2 57 Rob Havenstein T Wisconsin
3 72 Jamon Brown T Louisville
3 89 Sean Mannion QB Oregon State
4 119 Andrew Donnal T Iowa
6 201 Bud Sasser WR Missouri
6 215 Cody Wichmann G Fresno State
7 224 Bryce Hager LB Baylor
7 227 Martin Ifedi DE Memphis

2016 working with Jeff Fisher
1 1 Jared Goff QB California
4 110 Tyler Higbee TE Western Kentucky
4 117 Pharoh Cooper WR South Carolina
6 177 Temarrick Hemingway TE South Carolina State
6 190 Josh Forrest LB Kentucky
6 206 Mike Thomas WR Southern Mississippi

2017 working with Sean McVay
2 44 Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
3 69 Cooper Kupp WR Eastern Washington
3 91 John Johnson SAF Boston College
4 117 Josh Reynolds WR Texas A&M
4 125 Samson Ebukam LB Eastern Washington
6 189 Tanzel Smart DT Tulane
6 206 Sam Rogers FB Virginia Tech
7 234 Ejuan Price LB Pittsburgh

2018 working with Sean McVay
3 89 Joe Noteboom T Texas Christian
4 111 Brian Allen C Michigan State
4 135 John Franklin-Myers DE Stephen F. Austin St.
5 147 Micah Kiser LB Virginia
5 160 Obo Okoronkwo LB Oklahoma
6 176 John Kelly RB Tennessee
6 192 Jamil Demby G Maine
6 195 Sebastian Joseph-Day DT Rutgers
6 205 Trevon Young DE Louisville
7 231 Travin Howard LB Texas Christian
7 244 Justin Lawler DE Southern Methodist

Snead does have a trend for being known as "Trader Les" but we need a larger sample size with his first round tendencies working under his second head coach.

This is the first time McVay and Snead have had a first round draft pick together. If they agree to trade back into the 2nd round in the 2019 NFL draft, this trend will be undeniable.