LA Rams get their towering TE Jacob Harris at 141

Inevitably, there is that one “Wahoo!” moment whenever the LA Rams draft and that moment for me occurred when the LA Rams selected UCF WR/TE Jacob Harris with the 141st pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He was one of the players with who the Rams were able to meet prior to the draft.

The Rams may not have needed Harris, but he will be a fun player to watch if and when he gets onto the football field. Of course, he is an offensive weapon, so this could all be just a setup to redshirt the guy. After all, that is what the Rams did with the last tight end drafted in 2020. If you recall, the Rams drafted tight end Brycen Hopkins, and then didn’t allow him to make an impact in the 2020 NFL season.

The Rams certainly must know what they are doing here, but a quick count of offensive skill weapons now are beginning to bump against the maximum number of receivers – both at the wide receiver and at the tight end positions.

He is a bit raw, but what an athlete. He stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 219-pounds. He is incredibly versatile and can be considered either a tight end or wide receiver for the NFL. The LA Rams have worked with him with the tight end coach, which prompts the early classification to tight end at this juncture.

The Rams met with the young man three weeks ago, and that must have gone well. You see he is heading to LA and will be working with QB Matthew Stafford.

He has tremendous upside.

The fun part of this pairing of QB Matthew Stafford with Jacob Harris is that Stafford threw to a 6-foot-5 receiver once before, WR Calvin Johnson. Now, Harris is not anywhere close to Johnson, but if you want a quarterback who can bring out the best of a tall target? Stafford is the guy.

Harris may very likely go the way of the LA Rams rookie receivers, and simply spend the entire season on the bench as a redshirt rookie.  Seems like a tough way to spend a draft pick. But so far it’s worked. Let’s see how this one pans out.