Value of every Rams pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, including trade-up ideas

Value of every Rams pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, including trade-up ideas

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By: Cameron DaSilva | 4 hours ago

The 2018 NFL Draft is just over a week away as teams are beginning to wrap up their official prospect visits en route to finalizing their draft boards. The Los Angeles Rams will have to wait longer than just about every team to make their first selection, but with so many picks in the mid-to-late rounds, they have the ammo to move up in the draft.

If you’re wondering how much it would cost Los Angeles to trade up in, say, the third round, you’ve come to the right place. Simon Chester of Steelers Wire put together a great graphic of every pick and its trade value in the 2018 draft.



Here’s how much value each of the Rams’ picks carries:

Round 3 (No. 87): 155
Round 4 (No. 111): 72
Round 4 (No. 135): 38
Round 4 (No. 136): 37.5
Round 6 (No. 176): 20.6
Round 6 (No. 183): 17.8
Round 6 (No. 194): 14.3
Round 6 (No. 195): 14

The trade value chart, which was devised by Jimmy Johnson during his time with the Cowboys, isn’t a hard-and-fast rule for teams. It’s merely a starting point when discussing trades in the draft and how a team might be able to move up or down.

That being said, here are a few potential trade-up ideas for the Rams:


1) Nos. 87, 135 and 176 (213.6 points) for Raiders’ third-round pick, No. 75 (215 points)

2) Nos. 111 and 135 (110 points) for Cardinals’ third-round pick, No. 97 (112 points)

3) Nos. 176 and 194 (34.9 points) for Seahawks’ fifth-round pick, No. 141 (35 points)

Again, the trade value chart isn’t utilized the same way by every team, but these are just some possible trade-up ideas for the Rams in next week’s draft.

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