Rams Mock Draft: LA Rams draft 11, make 2 trades back

With the 104th pick of the 2022 NFL Draft…time to trade?

The phones light up for the LA Rams. Unlike the first round in this draft, the end of Round 3 finds a number of highly regarded players falling into a Day 3 scenario. Because the LA Rams are sitting patiently at 104, several teams will likely contact them about trading back when the Rams are on the clock. So what do the LA Rams picks look like as they enter the draft?

• First Round
• No picks
• Second Round
• No picks
• Third Round
• No. 104
• Fourth Round
• No. 142
• Fifth Round
• No. 175
• Sixth Round
• No. 212
• No. 213
• No. 219
• Seventh Round
• No. 239
• No. 254

The Rams want to increase the number of their picks in this draft, and so they entertain offers that yield the most picks. After several offers, the LA Rams pull the trigger on a trade with the Miami Dolphins. In this exchange, the LA Rams trade the 104th pick for the Miami Dolphins’ picks 125, 224, and 248 plus a Miami 2023 fifth-round pick. Here’s how it looks

Okay, so what do the LA Rams picks look like after this trade?

• First Round
• No picks
• Second Round
• No picks
• Third Round
• No. 104 -> Traded to the Miami Dolphins
• Fourth Round
• No. 125 (From Miami)
• No. 142
• Fifth Round
• No. 175
• Sixth Round
• No. 212
• No. 213
• No. 219
• Seventh Round
• No. 225 (From Miami)
• No. 239
• No. 248 (From Miami)
• No. 254
• 2023 Draft Round 5 pick (from Miami)

The Rams have now converted the 2022 NFL Draft into two days of research and analysis, and one mad cap-filled day of sprinting to the finish line on the last day. But they are no
at 125, the LA Rams trade back once more to 127 and the 211th pick from the NE Patriots (which the Rams had sent to the Patriots as part of the compensation for RB Sony Michel). What does that trade look like?

With the second trade completed, the LA Rams end with 11 picks and are now prepared to make their selections.

• First Round
• No picks
• Second Round
• No picks
• Third Round
• No. 104 -> Traded to the Miami Dolphins
• Fourth Round
• No. 125 (From Miami) -> Traded to the NE Patriots
• No. 127 (From New England)
• No. 142
• Fifth Round
• No. 175
• Sixth Round
• No. 211 (From New England)
• No. 212
• No. 213
• No. 219
• Seventh Round
• No. 225 (From Miami)
• No. 239
• No. 248 (From Miami)
• No. 254
• 2023 Draft Round 5 pick (from Miami)

At this point, the Rams have increased the number of their picks from eight to eleven, and while they have lost their Day 2 pick, still have retained enough picks early enough in this draft to have some chance to earn playing time. So now, who will the Rams pick? Ah… let’s walk through this mock together