NFL rumors are undeniable over Rams growing interest in late Round 1 QB

If you follow the Los Angeles Rams, you know the team is not one to follow the herd when drafting abundant talent in the NFL Draft. In 2024, the story was that NFL teams that needed help at cornerback, wide receiver, quarterback, and offensive tackle could find starters throughout the rookie class. The Rams did not choose a CB, QB, or OT. Instead, the team selected their only wide receiver in Round 6 from the University of Texas, Jordan Whittington.

So, what do you expect the Rams to prioritize in the 2025 NFL Draft, a rookie class that is bursting with talent at running back, tight end, and defensive tackle, with a more abundant than expected number of talented linebackers? That's right. With the first pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams select a... quarterback?

Like it or hate it, the buzz surrounding the Rams drafting a quarterback in Round 1 is getting up a head of steam. ESPN NFL analyst Mike Tannenbaum was the first to mock Mississippi rookie QB prospect Jaxson Dart to the Rams at the 26th overall pick. But he definitely won't be the last. While the weeks leading up to the draft are often plagued with silly stories about a prospect's stock rising or falling to taint the draft in efforts to move players up and down other teams' boards, the narrative of the Rams' interest in a young quarterback is partially founded in truth.

Rams GM Les Snead has openly stated that they need a young understudy for veteran QB Matthew Stafford on the roster ASAP. With so many teams mesmerized at the chance of landing solid talent at running back, defensive tackle, or tight end, it fits the pattern of contrarian drafting for the Rams to aim where other teams are not. Since part of the job of GM seems to be public relations, that is satisfying the fans' thirst for abundant talent, there is as much showmanship to draft selections as there is intrinsic value.

How long will an NFL GM keep his job if he selects an unheard of prospect, while ignoring fans outcries to select popular players? Les Snead can, and he leverages his Kryptonian invulnerability to rummage through less popular positions in the NFL Draft. Need proof? He was shamed for drafting both OLB Jared Verse and DT Braden Fiske in the 2024 NFL Draft, primarily due to the cost of trading up in Round 2 for Fiske. But both Verse and Fiske were finalists for 2025 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Jared Verse received that honor.

While there is no way to foresee how the board will fall to the Rams at the 26th overall pick, ESPN NFL Analyst Matt Miller's latest mock projects the Rams selecting Mississippi QB Jaxson Dart. Is this just the latest ESPN narrative? Or is there some underlying bit of insider information that has two ESPN NFL analysts aligning with the Rams selecting Jaxson Dart? Does GM Les Snead know what he is doing?

Yes, Les Snead knows what he is doing. But do NFL analysts know what Les Snead will do? That is the million-dollar question right now. But like any NFL rumor that is growing in volume, how does it stand up to more intense scrutiny?

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