When looking at the Rams’ depth chart, you wouldn’t think they’d need any help at wide receiver. When healthy and on the field together, Robert Woods, Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp make up arguably the best trio in the NFL.
But when you dig deeper, you see that Kupp and Josh Reynolds will be free agents after the 2020 season and the Rams have gotten calls about Cooks as a trade chip. All of that explains why the Rams are doing their work on one of the top receivers in the draft class, Baylor’s Denzel Mims.
According to Justin Melo of Draft Wire, the Rams had a pre-draft visit with Mims scheduled, which had to obviously be canceled due to the coronavirus. Instead, it’ll now take place over FaceTime.
#Utah DT Leki Fotu was able to get in a top 30 visit w/ the #Eagles prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
He had other top 30s scheduled w/ the #Seahawks, #Rams, #Broncos, #Chargers & #Cardinals. All of those meetings will now take place via FaceTime. Some of them already have.
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 2, 2020
Mims also told Matt Mosley of ESPN Radio that the Rams are among the teams he’s talked to the most, which is an indication of their interest in the Baylor product.
Denzel Mims told @mattmosley the NFL teams he has talked to most are the Eagles, Bills, Bears Colts, Jets, Cowboys, Rams and Titans.
— Stephen Simcox (@SimcoxStephen) April 3, 2020
Mims opened a lot of eyes at the NFL combine when he ran a 4.38 40-yard dash at 6-foot-3, 207 pounds. He’s somewhat of a raw prospect, but there’s no doubt he has the athleticism and size to succeed in the NFL.
Where he’s at his best is in the red zone, using his bigger frame to come down with jump balls – the type of receiver the Rams lack right now. He’s not a perfect prospect, though, and doesn’t have great separation skills yet.
As for where Mims could be drafted, he might go as high as the middle of the first round. The more likely scenario is late-first to early second, which would keep him out of the Rams’ range. Still, their interest in him is certainly noteworthy, and the fact that he attended the Senior Bowl is checked box for the Rams, too.