Rams open to trading up from No. 104 but would rather move down to add picks

[theramswire.usatoday.com] Rams open to trading up from No. 104 but would rather move down to add picks

Cameron DaSilva
April 27, 2022 11:34 am PT

Les Snead is always open for business when it comes to trading draft picks and players, looking for any way to improve the Los Angeles Rams’ roster. It’s not often that he packages picks to move up in the draft, but it’s almost a given that the Rams are going to trade down at some point every year.

They already have eight picks in the draft this weekend, so they’re well-equipped to add some impact rookies – or even move up if they want to package some picks. However, while Snead is open to trading up, he’d rather move down to accumulate even more selections on Day 2 and 3.

“There’s definitely always a chance. You can always trade up,” Snead said. “I doubt we’ve got the ammo to get into that first round, but Sean’s persistent. I’m sure he can talk us into being creative at some point. But yeah, that option’s always available. I do think probably based on where we’re picking and the amount of picks we have, you’d probably rather come away with more shots at the basket than less. But there is always a possibility and you’ve got to be cognizant of that when someone slips or you want to attack instead of retract.”

There’s absolutely no chance the Rams will be trading into the first round unless they give up a proven player on their roster, but that’s not going to happen. Even trading up into the second round from No. 104 is almost impossible when you look at the value of the Rams’ picks on the trade chart. The 104th pick is worth 86 points, and the last pick in the second round is worth 270. That means the Rams would have to trade their third-rounder this year, plus their fourth-rounder and maybe even next year’s third.

If the Rams were to trade down, say, 15 spots from Pick 104, they could conceivably pick up an extra fourth-rounder or early fifth-round pick. That’s not a bad idea seeing as the Rams don’t have a top-100 pick and could use as many third/fourth-rounders as they can get.

As Sean McVay said during his media session, it comes down to the players available when the Rams are on the board and whether the positions match up with their team needs. So if the Rams are targeting cornerbacks or pass rushers and there are a bunch available at No. 104, they might feel more comfortable moving back.