It’s report card time.
With the 2020 NFL Draft officially in the books, and after months of evaluating hundreds of prospects, the Los Angeles Rams have wrapped up their latest class of players.
They made nine picks in total, including five on Day 3 Saturday. Surprisingly, they only made one trade all weekend, moving back from No. 126 to 136, picking up two seventh-rounders in the process.
To recap a busy day on Saturday, we’ve handed out grades for all five picks on Day 3. You can also find our Day 2 grades here.
Round 4, 136th overall: TE Brycen Hopkins, Purdue
Like the Rams’ first two picks of the draft, the selection of Hopkins was somewhat unexpected. He’s a great athlete at tight end, but he also has unreliable hands after dropping 22 passes in his college career. Not to mention, the Rams already have Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the depth chart.
Yes, Everett and Johnny Mundt will be free agents in 2021, but the Rams could’ve gotten an immediate contributor like Troy Dye or Tyler Biadasz in the fourth round instead. That being said, Hopkins could develop into a dangerous receiving threat in Year 2 or for the Rams. He just has to improve his hands and develop as a blocker if he wants to be an all-around tight end.
Grade: B-