LA Rams Final pre-draft meeting summary

Positional priorities

The LA Rams have a draft board loaded with the names and value of each prospect. All NFL teams do it. It’s a simple low-tech method of ensuring that the Rams will not lose out on a prospect due to technical difficulties. All that they need is their draft board and a communication device.  So who are the 24 pre-draft meetings, and which positions do they play?

Eight (8) interviews were held with wide receivers – The list includes UCF’s 6-foot-5 WR/TE Jacob Harris, North Carolina WR Dazz Newsome, and previously included Western Michigan’s D’Wayne Eskridge, Auburn’s Anthony Schwartz (two meetings were reported with the same prospect), Iowa WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Auburn WR Eli Stove, Wake Forest WR Sage Surratt and Louisville WR Tutu Atwell
Five (5) interviews were held with cornerbacks – The list includes UCF CB Tay Gowan (two meetings were reported with the same prospect), Oregon’s CB Thomas Graham, San Diego State’s CB Darren Hall, Florida State’s CB Asante Samuel Jr. (two meetings were reported with the same prospect), and Washington CB Elijah Molden.
Two (2) interviews were held with defensive linemen – The list includes WVU DL Darius Stills and Iowa’s DL Chauncey Golston
Two (2) interviews were held with running backs – The list includes Louisville RB Javian Hawkins and UCLA RB Demetric Felton.
Two (2) interviews were held with offensive linemen -The list includes offensive center (two meetings were reported with the same prospect)- Winsconsin-Whitewater’s Quinn Meinerz, and
Texas A&M OT Dan Moore Jr.
Two (2) interviews were held with outside linebackers – Washington’s OLB Joe Tryon, and now Virginia Cavaliers’ OLB Charles Snowden.

Two (3) interviews were held with an inside linebacker– Oklahoma State linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga, Houston linebacker Grant Stuard, and now Isaiah McDuffie

That makes some sense as the team will need help at many of the positions listed. But the lack of meetings with the offensive line is telling. Is it all or nothing with offensive center Quinn Meinerz?  That’s a mystifying strategy, to say the least.