LA Rams 2019 mid-season additions act like 2020 NFL Draft picks

LA Rams 2020 NFL Draft — (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Addition 2: Interior offensive lineman

After a series of injuries exhausted the LA Rams reserve offensive lineman, general manager Les Snead acted quickly by trading the team’s 2020 fifth-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for their reserve interior offensive lineman Austin Corbett. Originally drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Corbett soon found himself buried on the depth chart. That is where he was when the LA Rams traded a 2020 NFL Draft fifth-round pick for him.

From the moment he arrived at the Rams, he was placed into service. First at the center, then at the left guard, he was the Rams version of duct tape. Despite the hurried manner of onboarding, he was a solid player and he held his own on the team’s badly besieged offensive line.

#LARams Austin Corbett and David Edwards were able to provide some impressive production in 2019 during a period of OL uncertainty

Among all Guards (min 500 snaps):
- Corbett allowed 11 pressures (4th) and 1 sack (T-7th)
- Edwards allowed 14 pressures (T-6th) and 1 sack (T-7th) pic.twitter.com/TzRsAHbG6Y
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) January 30, 2020

After a better than expected debut in 2019, Corbett now has the opportunity to train, practice, be coached, and earn his 2020 starting role once more. Not only should he be able to do so, but he should be able to perform as one of the better NFL offensive linemen this season. His original draft spot of pick 33 is the equivalent 2020 NFL Draft pick value he has for the Rams this season.

Addition 2: Interior offensive lineman

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