Article: History of Los Angeles Rams First-Round NFL Draft Picks All Time
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Whether the strategy is trading first-round picks or using them, the Los Angeles Rams know how to weaponize Round 1 of the NFL Draft to find success.
By
Ian Cummings
June 23, 2023 | 9:30 AM EDT
Spanning all the way back to 1937, the Los Angeles Rams boast a history of first-round NFL Draft picks flush with impact players and important, franchise-defining moves. The Rams’ strategy has shifted over the years, but the results remain the same. They know how to navigate the player acquisition phase to reach the Super Bowl.
Los Angeles Rams First-Round Draft Picks Throughout History
The Rams’ history of first-round draft picks — more specifically, the team’s fluctuating draft strategy in Round 1 — is one of the more fascinating storylines to refresh on each year. From 1985 to 2016, the Rams only missed Round 1 once. However, since 2016, Los Angeles hasn’t made a first-round selection, trading assets for players like Jared Goff, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Ramsey, and Matthew Stafford.
Interestingly, both strategies — keeping picks and trading them — have worked. The Rams have seen seven first-round picks go on to the Hall of Fame. They have an eighth in waiting in defensive tackle Aaron Donald, and receiver Torry Holt is also an outside candidate for future HOF classes
2023
The Rams traded the sixth pick to the Detroit Lions.
2022
The Rams traded the 32nd pick to the Detroit Lions.
2021
The Rams traded the 25th pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
2020
The Rams traded the 20th pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
2019
The Rams traded the 31st pick to the Atlanta Falcons.
2018
The Rams traded the 23rd pick to the New England Patriots.
2017
The Rams traded the fifth pick to the Tennessee Titans.
2016
Jared Goff | Pick 1
QB, California
2015
Todd Gurley | Pick 10
RB, Georgia
2014
Greg Robinson | Pick 2
OT, Auburn
Aaron Donald | Pick 13
DT, Pittsburgh
2013
Tavon Austin | Pick 8
WR, West Virginia
Alec Ogletree | Pick 30
LB, Georgia
2012
Michael Brockers | Pick 14
DT, LSU
2011
Robert Quinn | Pick 14
DE, North Carolina
2010
Sam Bradford | Pick 1
QB, Oklahoma
2009
Jason Smith | Pick 2
OT, Baylor
2008
Chris Long | Pick 2
DE, Virginia
2007
Adam Carriker | Pick 13
DE, Nebraska
2006
Tye Hill | Pick 15
DB, Clemson
2005
Alex Barron | Pick 19
OT, Florida State
2004
Steven Jackson | Pick 24
RB, Oregon State
2003
Jimmy Kennedy | Pick 12
DT, Penn State
2002
Robert Thomas | Pick 31
LB, UCLA
2001
Damione Lewis | Pick 12
DT, Miami (FL)
Adam Archuleta | Pick 20
DB, Arizona State
Ryan Pickett | Pick 29
DT, Ohio State
2000
Trung Canidate | Pick 31
RB, Arizona
1999
Torry Holt | Pick 6
WR, North Carolina State
1998
Grant Wistrom | Pick 6
DE, Nebraska
1997
Orlando Pace* | Pick 1
OT, Ohio State
1996
Lawrence Phillips | Pick 6
RB, Nebraska
Eddie Kennison | Pick 18
WR, LSU
1995
Kevin Carter | Pick 6
DE, Florida
1994
Wayne Gandy | Pick 15
OT, Auburn
1993
Jerome Bettis* | Pick 10
RB, Notre Dame
1992
Sean Gilbert | Pick 3
DT, Pittsburgh
1991
Todd Lyght | Pick 5
DB, Notre Dame
1990
Bern Brostek | Pick 23
C, Washington
1989
Bill Hawkins | Pick 21
DE, Miami (FL)
Cleveland Gary | Pick 26
RB, Miami (FL)
1988
Gaston Green | Pick 14
RB, UCLA
Aaron Cox | Pick 20
WR, Arizona State
1987
The Rams traded the 20th pick to the Houston Oilers.
1986
Mike Schad | Pick 23
G, Queens (Canada)
1985
Jerry Gray | Pick 21
DB, Texas
1984
The Rams traded their pick to the Kansas City Chiefs.
1983
Eric Dickerson* | Pick 2
RB, SMU
1982
Barry Redden | Pick 14
RB, Richmond
1981
Mel Owens | Pick 9
LB, Michigan
1980
Johnnie Johnson | Pick 17
DB, Texas
1979
George Andrews | Pick 19
LB, Nebraska
Kent Hill | Pick 26
G, Georgia Tech
1978
Elvis Peacock | Pick 20
RB, Oklahoma
1977
Bob Brudzinski | Pick 23
LB, Ohio State
1976
Kevin McLain | Pick 26
LB, Colorado State
1975
Mike Fanning | Pick 9
DT, Notre Dame
Dennis Harrah | Pick 11
G, Miami (FL)
Doug France | Pick 20
OT, Ohio State
1974
John Cappelletti | Pick 11
RB, Penn State
1973
The Rams traded the 11th pick to the New England Patriots.
1972
The Rams traded the 17th pick to the New England Patriots.
1971
Isiah Robertson | Pick 10
LB, Southern
Jack Youngblood* | Pick 20
DE, Florida
1970
Jack Reynolds | Pick 22
LB, Tennessee
1969
Larry Smith | Pick 8
RB, Florida
Jim Seymour | Pick 10
WR, Notre Dame
Bob Klein | Pick 21
TE, USC
1968
The Rams traded the 24th pick to the Detroit Lions.
1967
The Rams traded the 15th pick to the Minnesota Vikings.
1966
Tom Mack* | Pick 2
G, Michigan
1965
Clancy Williams | Pick 9
DB, Washington State
1964
Bill Munson | Pick 7
QB, Utah State
1963
Terry Baker | Pick 1
QB, Oregon State
Rufus Guthrie | Pick 10
G, Georgia Tech
1962
Roman Gabriel | Pick 2
QB, North Carolina State
Merlin Olsen* | Pick 3
DT, Utah State
1961
Marlin McKeever | Pick 4
LB, USC
1960
Billy Cannon | Pick 1
TE, LSU
1959
Dick Bass | Pick 2
FB, Pacific
Paul Dickson | Pick 9
DT, Baylor
1958
Lou Michaels | Pick 4
DE, Kentucky
Red Phillips | Pick 5
E, Auburn
1957
Jon Arnett | Pick 2
HB, USC
Del Shofner | Pick 11
E, Baylor
1956
Joe Marconi | Pick 6
FB, West Virginia
Charlie Horton | Pick 11
B, Vanderbilt
1955
Larry Morris | Pick 7
LB, Georgia Tech
1954
Ed Beatty | Pick 10
C, Mississippi
1953
Donn Moomaw | Pick 9
C, UCLA
Ed Barker | Pick 12
E, Washington State
1952
Billy Wade | Pick 1
QB, Vanderbilt
Bob Carey | Pick 13
E, Michigan State
1951
Bud McFadin | Pick 11
DT, Texas
1950
Ralph Pasquariello | Pick 9
FB, Villanova
Stan West | Pick 12
DG, Oklahoma
1949
Bobby Thomason | Pick 7
QB, VMI
1948
The Rams traded the sixth pick to the Detroit Lions.
1947
Herm Wedemeyer | Pick 9
B, St. Mary’s (CA)
1946
Emil Sitko | Pick 10
HB, Notre Dame
1945
Elroy Hirsch* | Pick 5
E, Michigan
1944
Tony Butkovich | Pick 11
B, Illinois
1943
Mike Holovak | Pick 5
FB, Boston College
1942
Jack Wilson | Pick 2
HB, Baylor
1941
Rudy Mucha | Pick 4
G, Washington
1940
Olie Cordill | Pick 5
WB, Rice
1939
Parker Hall | Pick 3
TB, Mississippi
1938
Corby Davis | Pick 1
BB, Indiana
1937
Johnny Drake | Pick 10
B, Purdue
*Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2024 06:55AM by Ramsdude.
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Whether the strategy is trading first-round picks or using them, the Los Angeles Rams know how to weaponize Round 1 of the NFL Draft to find success.
By
Ian Cummings
June 23, 2023 | 9:30 AM EDT
Spanning all the way back to 1937, the Los Angeles Rams boast a history of first-round NFL Draft picks flush with impact players and important, franchise-defining moves. The Rams’ strategy has shifted over the years, but the results remain the same. They know how to navigate the player acquisition phase to reach the Super Bowl.
Los Angeles Rams First-Round Draft Picks Throughout History
The Rams’ history of first-round draft picks — more specifically, the team’s fluctuating draft strategy in Round 1 — is one of the more fascinating storylines to refresh on each year. From 1985 to 2016, the Rams only missed Round 1 once. However, since 2016, Los Angeles hasn’t made a first-round selection, trading assets for players like Jared Goff, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Ramsey, and Matthew Stafford.
Interestingly, both strategies — keeping picks and trading them — have worked. The Rams have seen seven first-round picks go on to the Hall of Fame. They have an eighth in waiting in defensive tackle Aaron Donald, and receiver Torry Holt is also an outside candidate for future HOF classes
2023
The Rams traded the sixth pick to the Detroit Lions.
2022
The Rams traded the 32nd pick to the Detroit Lions.
2021
The Rams traded the 25th pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
2020
The Rams traded the 20th pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
2019
The Rams traded the 31st pick to the Atlanta Falcons.
2018
The Rams traded the 23rd pick to the New England Patriots.
2017
The Rams traded the fifth pick to the Tennessee Titans.
2016
Jared Goff | Pick 1
QB, California
2015
Todd Gurley | Pick 10
RB, Georgia
2014
Greg Robinson | Pick 2
OT, Auburn
Aaron Donald | Pick 13
DT, Pittsburgh
2013
Tavon Austin | Pick 8
WR, West Virginia
Alec Ogletree | Pick 30
LB, Georgia
2012
Michael Brockers | Pick 14
DT, LSU
2011
Robert Quinn | Pick 14
DE, North Carolina
2010
Sam Bradford | Pick 1
QB, Oklahoma
2009
Jason Smith | Pick 2
OT, Baylor
2008
Chris Long | Pick 2
DE, Virginia
2007
Adam Carriker | Pick 13
DE, Nebraska
2006
Tye Hill | Pick 15
DB, Clemson
2005
Alex Barron | Pick 19
OT, Florida State
2004
Steven Jackson | Pick 24
RB, Oregon State
2003
Jimmy Kennedy | Pick 12
DT, Penn State
2002
Robert Thomas | Pick 31
LB, UCLA
2001
Damione Lewis | Pick 12
DT, Miami (FL)
Adam Archuleta | Pick 20
DB, Arizona State
Ryan Pickett | Pick 29
DT, Ohio State
2000
Trung Canidate | Pick 31
RB, Arizona
1999
Torry Holt | Pick 6
WR, North Carolina State
1998
Grant Wistrom | Pick 6
DE, Nebraska
1997
Orlando Pace* | Pick 1
OT, Ohio State
1996
Lawrence Phillips | Pick 6
RB, Nebraska
Eddie Kennison | Pick 18
WR, LSU
1995
Kevin Carter | Pick 6
DE, Florida
1994
Wayne Gandy | Pick 15
OT, Auburn
1993
Jerome Bettis* | Pick 10
RB, Notre Dame
1992
Sean Gilbert | Pick 3
DT, Pittsburgh
1991
Todd Lyght | Pick 5
DB, Notre Dame
1990
Bern Brostek | Pick 23
C, Washington
1989
Bill Hawkins | Pick 21
DE, Miami (FL)
Cleveland Gary | Pick 26
RB, Miami (FL)
1988
Gaston Green | Pick 14
RB, UCLA
Aaron Cox | Pick 20
WR, Arizona State
1987
The Rams traded the 20th pick to the Houston Oilers.
1986
Mike Schad | Pick 23
G, Queens (Canada)
1985
Jerry Gray | Pick 21
DB, Texas
1984
The Rams traded their pick to the Kansas City Chiefs.
1983
Eric Dickerson* | Pick 2
RB, SMU
1982
Barry Redden | Pick 14
RB, Richmond
1981
Mel Owens | Pick 9
LB, Michigan
1980
Johnnie Johnson | Pick 17
DB, Texas
1979
George Andrews | Pick 19
LB, Nebraska
Kent Hill | Pick 26
G, Georgia Tech
1978
Elvis Peacock | Pick 20
RB, Oklahoma
1977
Bob Brudzinski | Pick 23
LB, Ohio State
1976
Kevin McLain | Pick 26
LB, Colorado State
1975
Mike Fanning | Pick 9
DT, Notre Dame
Dennis Harrah | Pick 11
G, Miami (FL)
Doug France | Pick 20
OT, Ohio State
1974
John Cappelletti | Pick 11
RB, Penn State
1973
The Rams traded the 11th pick to the New England Patriots.
1972
The Rams traded the 17th pick to the New England Patriots.
1971
Isiah Robertson | Pick 10
LB, Southern
Jack Youngblood* | Pick 20
DE, Florida
1970
Jack Reynolds | Pick 22
LB, Tennessee
1969
Larry Smith | Pick 8
RB, Florida
Jim Seymour | Pick 10
WR, Notre Dame
Bob Klein | Pick 21
TE, USC
1968
The Rams traded the 24th pick to the Detroit Lions.
1967
The Rams traded the 15th pick to the Minnesota Vikings.
1966
Tom Mack* | Pick 2
G, Michigan
1965
Clancy Williams | Pick 9
DB, Washington State
1964
Bill Munson | Pick 7
QB, Utah State
1963
Terry Baker | Pick 1
QB, Oregon State
Rufus Guthrie | Pick 10
G, Georgia Tech
1962
Roman Gabriel | Pick 2
QB, North Carolina State
Merlin Olsen* | Pick 3
DT, Utah State
1961
Marlin McKeever | Pick 4
LB, USC
1960
Billy Cannon | Pick 1
TE, LSU
1959
Dick Bass | Pick 2
FB, Pacific
Paul Dickson | Pick 9
DT, Baylor
1958
Lou Michaels | Pick 4
DE, Kentucky
Red Phillips | Pick 5
E, Auburn
1957
Jon Arnett | Pick 2
HB, USC
Del Shofner | Pick 11
E, Baylor
1956
Joe Marconi | Pick 6
FB, West Virginia
Charlie Horton | Pick 11
B, Vanderbilt
1955
Larry Morris | Pick 7
LB, Georgia Tech
1954
Ed Beatty | Pick 10
C, Mississippi
1953
Donn Moomaw | Pick 9
C, UCLA
Ed Barker | Pick 12
E, Washington State
1952
Billy Wade | Pick 1
QB, Vanderbilt
Bob Carey | Pick 13
E, Michigan State
1951
Bud McFadin | Pick 11
DT, Texas
1950
Ralph Pasquariello | Pick 9
FB, Villanova
Stan West | Pick 12
DG, Oklahoma
1949
Bobby Thomason | Pick 7
QB, VMI
1948
The Rams traded the sixth pick to the Detroit Lions.
1947
Herm Wedemeyer | Pick 9
B, St. Mary’s (CA)
1946
Emil Sitko | Pick 10
HB, Notre Dame
1945
Elroy Hirsch* | Pick 5
E, Michigan
1944
Tony Butkovich | Pick 11
B, Illinois
1943
Mike Holovak | Pick 5
FB, Boston College
1942
Jack Wilson | Pick 2
HB, Baylor
1941
Rudy Mucha | Pick 4
G, Washington
1940
Olie Cordill | Pick 5
WB, Rice
1939
Parker Hall | Pick 3
TB, Mississippi
1938
Corby Davis | Pick 1
BB, Indiana
1937
Johnny Drake | Pick 10
B, Purdue
*Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood
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