3 ideal 'fits' for LA Rams worth trading up for in the 2025 NFL Draft

(3) - Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka

As much as the Rams need another star wide receiver from the 2025 NFL Draft, the expectation that a true fit for the team will fall to the Rams in Round 1 at the 26th overall pick is a bit too optimistic for my taste. If the team wants a game-changing rookie wide receiver this year, Rams GM Les Snead will need to trade up to get one. The thing is, not all of the top receivers are necessarily ideal fits.

I believe that Ohio State rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is worth climbing the draft board to get.

I'm not normally a fan of major NCAA conferences when it comes to going bonkers over rookie prospects. The reason that it's so hard for me to get enthusiastic over major football program prospects is that much of their collegiate production was simply due to having a superior team. With great blocking, any quarterback, receiver, or running back can put up lofty numbers. So how much of that player's 'aura of football success,' is due to their own abilities regardless of which team they play for, and how much is due to simply riding along in the rocking chair of an offensive juggernaut?

For whatever reason, Emeka Egbuka seems to fit the category of elite talent. And I'm not alone in that assessment:

I'm not willing to assert that he is an ideal fit in any NFL offense. But his raw skills align almost perfectly with what the Rams love to do on offense. Egbuka stands 6-foot-1, weighs 202 pounds, and has four solid seasons of college football development with ever increasing responsibility and production. He even has ample experience as both a kick returner and punt returner.

Egbuka has plenty of jets, posting a 4.3-second time in the 40-yard dash. But while he could have outperformed defensive backs with speed alone, he mastered so many skills that will allow him to hit the floor running in the NFL. He is a precision route-runner. He has the ability to change tempo and footspeed to throw off defenders, but still be where he needs to be when the football descends from its arc. He boasts soft hands that quickly seize the football in a vise-like grip. He combines his speed with a nasty stiff arm to generate plenty of yards after the catch.

In short, he is exactly the type of explosive offensive weapon the Rams seek. He is big enough to be a three-down weapon, fast enough to test defenses horizontally and vertically. And he is elusive enough to be difficult to defend without a dedicated pair or trio of defenders. How low will he go? He won't fall out of the Top 15. But yes, he is that good that hs is worth trading up for.

The Rams may catch a break with the next ideal fit.