2017 NFL Draft: Bills Trade Up With Rams to Land WR Zay Jones at No. 37

The Los Angeles Rams were expected to consider Zay Jones at No. 37 in the 2017 NFL Draft, until the Buffalo Bills traded up for the wide receiver.

With the 37th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams were expected to consider selecting East Carolina star wide receiver Zay Jones to provide Jared Goff with a dangerous weapon to work with in the passing game. While the first four picks worked out in a way for the Rams to make this happen, it looks like the team decided to go in a different direction by trading the pick away.

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Instead of Los Angeles using the pick to bring Jones on board, it was the Buffalo Bills that traded up to land the Pirates standout wide receiver at No. 37, which is a great move for Tyrod Taylor and company. As for the Rams, it’s hard for fans not to feel a little frustration towards the team when considering how desperate they are for help at the position when seeing how last year panned out on offense.

Obviously, earning another draft pick in the third round is a positive for Los Angeles, but if Jones turns out to be the explosive receiver everyone expects in the NFL, this could easily turn into a decision they look back on and regret. Seeing Jones catch 256 passes for 2,845 yards with 13 touchdowns over the last two seasons at East Carolina shows how special of a receiver he truly is with great NFL potential, and it’s easy to understand why the Bills jumped quickly to trade up for him at No. 37.

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As for the Rams later on in the second round, one can only hope a reliable wide receiver is still there at No. 44 to at least consider. For an offense that averaged just 14 points per game in 2016, Los Angeles’ offense needs all of the help they can get in the passing game heading into Goff’s sophomore season.