Quotes & Notes 4/26: Day two picks react to being drafted by L.A.“The entire intention as we prepared for this draft was, if we could get as many shots at the basket as possible in this top-100, we felt like it would benefit the Rams not only in the short term, but in the long term as well."
-GM LES SNEAD
The Rams took a while to make their first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but at No. 61 it finally came. The Rams drafted safety Taylor Rapp out of the University of Washington after making the first two of their four total trades on Friday night.
General manager Les Snead said trading for an influx of picks was a goal for the Rams entering the draft. They came away with four picks in the top-100 and are slated to make four more picks on Saturday (No. 162, No. 167, No. 169, No. 251).
“We identified him as a guy that has a specific skill set that really can do some unique things for us offensively.”
-HC SEAN McVAY
In a relatively unexpected move, the Rams took running back Darrell Henderson out of the University of Memphis at No. 70.
Snead and head coach Sean McVay compared their new running back to former Rams and Cowboys running back Lance Dunbar and his ability to be a change of pace at the position.
Running backs coach Skip Peete told theRams.com that running back Todd Gurley was excited to learn about his newest running mate, and had plans to call the former Memphis Tiger and welcome him to L.A.
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