Looking back at pre-draft rankings of each player selected by the Rams
| May 03, 2021 05:46AM |
Looking back at pre-draft rankings of each player selected by the Rams
Cameron DaSilva
May 3, 2021 7:39 am
After turning six picks into nine, the Los Angeles Rams came away with a larger class in the 2021 NFL draft this weekend. They traded back three times and selected four players on offense, with another five coming on defense.
For the most part, fans and analysts aren’t very high on this group. There were quite a few picks who were viewed as reaches, with the Rams taking players that projected to go later in the draft.
Obviously, Les Snead and his group have their own draft board, but based on the rankings of analysts before the draft, the Rams lacked value with some of their picks. We went back and looked at where seven different outlets had the Rams’ nine draftees ranked.
The outlets are listed below with links to the rankings.
Draft Wire, Luke Easterling: Top 300
PFF: Top 311
The Athletic: Top 300
CBS Sports, Chris Trapasso: Top 275
NFL.com, Daniel Jeremiah: Top 150
ESPN, Mel Kiper: Top 150
The Draft Network: Top 100
Round 2, pick 57: WR Tutu Atwell, Louisville
Draft Wire: 94th
PFF: 157th
The Athletic: 107th
CBS Sports: 104th
NFL.com: 79th
ESPN: 41st (10th WR)
The Draft Network: Unranked
Kiper was the only one to have Atwell ranked higher than where the Rams drafted him, slotting him in at No. 41. He was mostly viewed as a top-100 prospect but his lack of size played a big role in him being ranked lower by most sites.
Compared to pre-draft rankings, Atwell was a bit of a reach for the Rams, but not a massive one. It seems experts thought he could go in the first three rounds.
Round 3, pick 103: LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina
Draft Wire: 182nd
PFF: 169th
The Athletic: 204th
CBS Sports: 155th
NFL.com: 99th
ESPN: 70th (4th L
The Draft Network: Unranked
Jones’ pre-draft rankings were mostly a mixed bag. Kiper and Jeremiah were higher on him than others, ranking him inside the top 100. However, other analysts didn’t see him as even a top-150 prospect.
He’s solid against the run and has decent measurables, but he’s not the most athletic linebacker and has limitations in coverage, thus his lower ranking in the eyes of analysts.
Full Article-
[theramswire.usatoday.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2021 05:48AM by RamBill.
Cameron DaSilva
May 3, 2021 7:39 am
After turning six picks into nine, the Los Angeles Rams came away with a larger class in the 2021 NFL draft this weekend. They traded back three times and selected four players on offense, with another five coming on defense.
For the most part, fans and analysts aren’t very high on this group. There were quite a few picks who were viewed as reaches, with the Rams taking players that projected to go later in the draft.
Obviously, Les Snead and his group have their own draft board, but based on the rankings of analysts before the draft, the Rams lacked value with some of their picks. We went back and looked at where seven different outlets had the Rams’ nine draftees ranked.
The outlets are listed below with links to the rankings.
Draft Wire, Luke Easterling: Top 300
PFF: Top 311
The Athletic: Top 300
CBS Sports, Chris Trapasso: Top 275
NFL.com, Daniel Jeremiah: Top 150
ESPN, Mel Kiper: Top 150
The Draft Network: Top 100
Round 2, pick 57: WR Tutu Atwell, Louisville
Draft Wire: 94th
PFF: 157th
The Athletic: 107th
CBS Sports: 104th
NFL.com: 79th
ESPN: 41st (10th WR)
The Draft Network: Unranked
Kiper was the only one to have Atwell ranked higher than where the Rams drafted him, slotting him in at No. 41. He was mostly viewed as a top-100 prospect but his lack of size played a big role in him being ranked lower by most sites.
Compared to pre-draft rankings, Atwell was a bit of a reach for the Rams, but not a massive one. It seems experts thought he could go in the first three rounds.
Round 3, pick 103: LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina
Draft Wire: 182nd
PFF: 169th
The Athletic: 204th
CBS Sports: 155th
NFL.com: 99th
ESPN: 70th (4th L
The Draft Network: Unranked
Jones’ pre-draft rankings were mostly a mixed bag. Kiper and Jeremiah were higher on him than others, ranking him inside the top 100. However, other analysts didn’t see him as even a top-150 prospect.
He’s solid against the run and has decent measurables, but he’s not the most athletic linebacker and has limitations in coverage, thus his lower ranking in the eyes of analysts.
Full Article-
[theramswire.usatoday.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2021 05:48AM by RamBill.
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