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[Vitamike]

Here are some first round talent worth trading up for where appropriate or waiting until they fall into our laps. Vea is especially delectable. The pundits have us selecting the CB Jackson in the many mocks out there. A number of O tackles are out there and Ragnow might be there when we pick.

13. Vita Vea, DT, Washington
He's not a once-in-a-generation prospect, but defensive tackles like Vea don't come around very often. I think the Haloti Ngata comparisons are spot-on. Vea would have mid-round value solely due to his enormous frame as a block-eater. But he's ridiculously strong, his arms are like two lead pipes attached to his body, and he uses them frequently to toss offensive linemen. Beyond all that, there's some twitchiness to his game, which seems impossible, that allows him to generate interior pressure on athleticism alone.

17. Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa
Jackson is a stifling man-to-man cornerback with plus ball skills. That's it. He should be a Round 1 lock. Unsurprisingly, Jackson locked down the Boston College passing attack en route to a win for Iowa in the Liberty Bowl.

18. Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
Miller is a large, physically gifted offensive tackle who was one of the bright spots on UCLA's line the past few seasons. He has matured into a quality pass-protector who wins with length and footwork, which NFL teams will love.

20. Connor Williams, OT, Texas
Williams might have the highest ceiling of any offensive tackle in the class, but a few hiccups in his injury-shortened 2017 put him at No. 24 for the time being. The pre-draft process will be vital for him.

22. Chukwuma Okorafor, OT, Western Michigan
Okorafor is an offensive line coach's dream. He's enormous with long arms, quick feet, and he consistently plays with a balanced foundation.

23. Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
Ability to play with faster boundary wideouts and stick with the lightning-quick slot receivers will make Ward a high selection. He plays bigger than his size against the run too.

25. Ronald Jones II, RB, USC
Jones was mostly bottled up against Ohio State, yet flashed his suddenness between the tackles on a few occasions. That outing doesn't change an otherwise spectacular campaign for the junior with a bright NFL future due to his vision and explosiveness.

26. Marcus Davenport, DE, UTSA
A small-school sleeper with top edge-rusher capabilities, Davenport has gradually gotten better in each of his seasons at Texas-San Antonio, and that maturation culminated with a 8.5-sack, 17.5-tackle-for-loss senior season for the 6-7, 255-pounder.

27. Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
Oliver has No. 1 cornerback physical traits, especially his ability to run and change direction. After breaking up 13 passes in his first two seasons with the Buffaloes, he knocked away 12 passes this season.

29. Dorian O'Daniel, OLB, Clemson
In a losing effort in the Sugar Bowl, Daniel made an impact in all three phases of defense, as he pressured Jalen Hurts, made a few stops near the line of scrimmage on run plays and covered relatively well. O'Daniel is ultra-reliable, not a flashy player, and at 6-1 and 220 pounds he runs as well as any outside linebacker in the country. Some defensive coordinator is going to love giving O'Daniel a variety of roles in the NFL.

32. Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas
Ragnow is the Bradley Chubb of centers. He checks all the boxes. Size, experience, nuanced skill, power. He's got it all and will be a quality pivot immediately in the NFL. His ankle just needs to be fully cleared.

Nice read RR. I'll give my two cents on what I've seen in the PAC over the last couple of seasons or so...

Vita was a monster for most of career at UW, but last season seemed to only feast on weaker opponents. When up against talent like in the Penn St bowl game, he looked slow and struggled IMO. (Although the stats really don't back it up, but if you watched that game, you know what I'm talking about) That said, when he was on his game, he was amazing to watch!

Kolton is a project at left tackle. I wanted him to stay another year at UCLA to get more time at LT. He only played LT a little more than a few games last season (And did pretty decent) before he got hurt. The two previous seasons he played RT and played well even though the OL as a unit over the last 3 seasons in Westwood was a complete sieve.

RJ II was explosive, however he had some huge holes opened by them big boys on that talented USC oline. They don't call that school in the hood Tailback U because they have dudes who are light in the britches, right? Still the talent is there, but how much of Jones' success is attributed to that oline?

Isaiah is the real deal! He's a talented CB and he was a huge reason Colorado won the PAC South title in 2016. He would step n and play right away play day one for most NFL teams.

Well them are my PAC 12 takes, someone else needs to take on some of those players from lessor conferences.

 

[Vitamike]

so im 10 days to early

Better early than late, which is where I hope we are with Donald when the new league season starts Red.... Well that, and I hope Donald's deal doesn't take too much cap space.

 

[Retroram52]

Good synopsis as usual Vita. Mel Kiper Jr has us taking Jackson out of Iowa. That seems to be the consensus among the mockers. I wouldn't be surprised given all our FA chaos in the secondary we have to contend with before the draft. Should be interesting, though, to see who stays and who walks.

 

[Retroram52]

In light of Walker's ineptness, maybe we should take a look at space eaters like Justin Ellis. This article sums it up fairly well.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/m/a597e408-6e38-3bfc-b0a4-1be2a849ebe6/ss_rams-2018-free-agency.html

 

[Retroram52]

Maybe Vea will fall to us in the third since we don't have a second this year.

 

[Retroram52]

Maybe we should consider signing this guy if we can get him on the cheap.

Should the Los Angeles Rams consider signing ILB Brian Cushing?

 

[Battlelyon]

No thanks!

 

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[Retroram52]

That flippin' drama queen doesn't know coaching and he certainly doesn't know anything about choosing postion coaches either. Thus, the complete turnaround from Goff's rook year under that complete buffoon/idiot, the drama queen, and then under McVay's approach with his coaches!!

 

[Retroram52]

This is not good news for Mr Wentz. Perhaps Philly will keep Foles around a little longer. We were the defense that now has changed Wentz's career as according to this article and the surgeon, Wentz has an RG3 equivalent for an injury and rehab. Yikes!!

Orthopedic surgeon: Carson Wentz might be brace-dependent for rest of his career

 

[Rambunctious]

This is not good news for Mr Wentz. Perhaps Philly will keep Foles around a little longer. We were the defense that now has changed Wentz's career as according to this article and the surgeon, Wentz has an RG3 equivalent for an injury and rehab. Yikes!!

Orthopedic surgeon: Carson Wentz might be brace-dependent for rest of his career

Wow that's too bad he didn't even look that hurt when he walked off the field that day. He seems pretty darn tough though, a lot tougher than RG3 in my opinion.
He will be back but he should wait and not rush it.
Well there is a great example of whether you field a scrambler QB like Wentz or a pocket passer like Goff. He took off and left the protection of the pocket and tried to dive into the end zone and popped an ACL.

 

[Retroram52]

We have been talkin' about the trade-down for a number of drafts now and I like this scenario. Not too shabby.

2018 NFL mock draft: Rams fill biggest needs with first two picks

 

[Retroram52]

This guy was with us until the 75-man roster cut-down and then he was out the door. Back again for 2018.

Los Angeles Rams sign OT Michael Dunn

 

[Retroram52]

The consensus amongst pundits is we will be taking a CB with our first pick. Barring any major trades, it'll be one of these three: Oliver, Ward, or Jackson. After that, this article has us taking Orlando Brown Jr., a raw, huge LT from Oklahoma. Intriguing, as the guy is 6-8, 360lb and would be Whitworth's understudy. We shall see.

2018 Rams Mock Draft Roundup: Fourth Edition  

 

[Battlelyon]

Welcome to the Ramily!

 

[shopson67]

So, now it comes down to what picks go to the Chiefs in return....

 

[RamCub]

Obviously, acquiring Marcus Peters means Trumaine is definitely gone. Let's see what we give up. I hope it's not our #1 this year!

 

[chy1127]

Peters is scheduled to make $1.7 million next year.

 

[Battlelyon]

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