LA Rams: Revised 7 round mock draft – Mid April 2020

LA Rams trade up to select Chase Young, OLB Ohio State

The Rams trade Jalen Ramsey and their fourth-round pick to the Detroit Lions in exchange for the third overall selection. Expect quarterbacks to be the first two draft picks in round one. LA selects Chase Young to start the rebuilding of the linebacking corps.

The Rams lost Cory Littleton and Dante Fowler to free agency. Clay Matthews was released and Bryce Hager is currently an unsigned free agent. Young is the best available player for the Rams defensive rebuild.

LA gets a generational talent by taking Young. He and Donald would make a very ferocious pass-rushing duo. Most of all, there is no guarantee Ramsey signs with LA in March.

The selection of Young makes up for losing the first-round pick to obtain Ramsey. Lance Zierlein of nfl.com grades Young a very high 7.37 out of a possible 8. He writes the following:

"Elite size, length and athleticism created loads of production and a vaulted pro projection, but Young’s set of disruptive properties have yet to be fully weaponized. He’s fairly basic as a pass rusher, with just a couple of go-to moves and an occasional inside counter, and yet he still managed 16.5 sacks in 2019. … Young possesses superior traits and the ability to wreck and alter offensive game-plans as a perennial All-Pro."

Here’s the next player in the revised Rams draft.