Few teams, if any, have been as active on the trade market as the Los Angeles Rams in the last two years. They’ve struck a number of deals to both acquire and give up players, which has shifted where they’ll pick in the upcoming 2021 NFL draft.
Their latest deal was to acquire Matthew Stafford for two first-round picks (2022 and 2023), a 2021 third-rounder and Jared Goff, which will become official at the start of the new league year on March 17.
The Rams had already lost their first-rounder, fourth-rounder and fifth-rounder this year as a result of the Jalen Ramsey and Austin Corbett deals, so this trade for Stafford will cost them another mid-round pick. Fortunately, they will get 2021 and 2022 third-round compensatory picks back for the loss of Brad Holmes this offseason, and are projected to receive mid-round picks for losing Dante Fowler Jr. and Cory Littleton last year, according to Over The Cap.
Here’s an updated projection of the Rams’ 2021 draft picks. Their projected selections are in bold and their lost picks are italicized.
Round 1
- No pick (Jalen Ramsey trade)
Round 2
- No. 57
Round 3
- No. 89 traded in Matthew Stafford deal
- Compensatory pick (via Brad Holmes hiring)
- Compensatory pick (via Dante Fowler Jr. loss)
Round 4
- No. 121 traded in Jalen Ramsey deal
- Compensatory pick (via Cory Littleton loss)
Round 5
- No pick (Austin Corbett trade)
Round 6
- No. 189 (projected)
Round 7
- No. 217 (projected)
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