As is often the case with Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams, they prioritized value over need in the 2021 NFL draft. They didn’t reach for players at a position of need, instead taking the top prospects on their board.
It’s a good strategy, but only if you take the right players. Looking at the Rams’ class, there are quite a few picks where not only did they fail to fill a need, but they felt like a reach for a player who was expected to go later.
Unsurprisingly, experts aren’t high on the Rams’ haul when looking at draft grades around the internet. We rounded up some prominent ones and also handed out our own grade for L.A.’s 2021 class.