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AlbaNY_Ram
You make a compelling argument. I can definitely see TE over CB, but I'm not sold on WR.

As things stand ...

Nacua averages 92 catches a year as WR1.

The last 5 years Adams has caught 115, 123, 100, 103, and 85 passes as WR1. Can we expect him to catch 90 with the Rams?
It's not the production of these 2 that is my issue. One small issue is injury concerns.
The big issue for me. Opposing defenses have little concern for defending the deep field. They keep creeping up, which makes the middle to short zones well-defended. They need to make that secondary, and to some extent LB's fear that deep zone.

And Atwell is in line for 40ish.
For whatever reason, Atwell has been a non-factor...that I believe won't change.
If that SB window is open, why go with a proven non-productive WR

Would you expect a rookie WR to catch more than 40 balls and average more than 14 yards a catch? If not then why not just stick with Atwell?
First, any drafted player may be a bust; we all know that. Atwell was/is
Second, do the RAMS draft a TE, and does McVay/Stafford utilize them?
The RAMS draft Noel, Royals, or Higgins (SlotWR??) I would expect them to reach 40, but more importantly, they would open up the underneath for Nacua, Adams, and Higbee to do their thing.
McVay did comment on something to the effect, "We just can't just live in the short zones"

If you expect the guy to catch 60 then where are those other 20 catches going to come from? Do you want Nacua to drop to 82 and Adams to only catch 80? That's doable, but I'm not sure that makes the Rams' offense better.
I don't care about the number of catches. I want Stafford to have options as he makes his reads, or at the snap, he has a matchup that favors the RAMS. You know, have that defense in guessing mode. Looking like lost sheep

I'm totally on board with adding speed to the Rams offense. But I would add a TE with speed and give him 70 targets - the ones Parkinson, Davis, and Long got last year. And also add a RB with speed and give him 50 or 60 carries and throw him the ball 30 times (and take that load off of Williams).
Yep, speed is what they lack. The TEs are a whole other discussion. What kind of TE does McVay want? Is blocking an important skill to have? I think early on in the draft, we will get a good idea about what the RAMS are thinking about at TE
I would agree on a RB, but with limited picks, that gets pushed down, I think, to the late-round picks at best.

And then draft a WR later in the draft who can add a speed element next year after Atwell leaves in FA and if the guy develops into a legit WR2 then so much the better. If not, draft a WR2 next year.
I go back to this SB window open thought, if the time is NOW, then get the weapons that this RAMS O and Stafford need to put points on the board and complement a surprisingly good RAMS D

GO RAMS!!

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AvengerRam
Totally agree with all that. I guess the question is, if the first round went as I projected, meaning that Hunter, Johnson, Barron and Revel are all gone by #26, do the Rams view any of the remaining CBs as a guy who is significantly superior to the rest of the "second tier" at the position (which could include Hairston, Thomas, Trey Amos, Benjamin Morrison and Darien Porter). If the Rams see the players in that group as really close, a trade back (moving no more than around 20 spots) could be a very good gamble, as you might end up with the one of the CBs you wanted AND more picks.

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AlbaNY_Ram
I strongly favor the Rams picking a CB with their first pick, either at 26 or after a trade down.

A CB drafted that high has a legitimate shot at being CB1 right out of training camp, and could be CB1 for 5 years or longer. Adding a shut down corner to this young defense would take it to a whole new level.

A WR taken high would be no more than a WR3 with Nacua and Adams on the roster. The Rams' WR3 caught 39 passes in '23, and 42 catches in '24 and in the likely event that a rookie WR3 does no more than that, to me that doesn't seem like a great return on the investment.

BTW the guy who was WR3 those two seasons is still on the roster: Atwell. The thought of spending a first round pick on a guy who won't do any more than push Atwell to WR4 and then catch 40 passes when Atwell can obviously do that doesn't move the needle for me.

Ah, but what about when Adams is gone? He's only on a 2 year deal.

Well, the Rams have a SB window open now and a CB1 would help them get there more than a replacement WR3 would. But it would be smart to prepare for Adams' eventual departure, so pick a WR later in this deep WR class and develop him for a year or 2, or pick his replacement next year which would still be a year ahead of time.