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Rams draft kicker Sam Sloman at No. 248 overall

The Rams now have three kickers on their roster who can compete to replace Greg Zuerlein.

The Rams now have three kickers on the roster who could replace Greg Zuerlein. In the seventh round, they selected kicker Sam Sloman out of Miami of Ohio with the 248th overall pick.

This is one of the two seventh-round picks the Rams acquired from the Texans when they traded down from No. 126 overall.

The Rams showed interest in Sloman before the draft, which explains why they wanted to gather these seventh-round picks, using one to select him.

In his career at Miami, Sloman made 49 of his 62 field goal attempts, (79%). On extra point attempts, he was 112-for-115 (97.4%). Last season was his best year, making 86.7% of his field goal attempts, including an impressive 11-for-14 from beyond 40 yards.

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Rams showing interest in Miami (Ohio) kicker Sam Sloman

The Rams already signed two kickers, but they could add another in the draft.

After losing Greg Zuerlein to the Cowboys in free agency, the Los Angeles Rams took a little time to find a potential replacement. And then on the same day, they agreed to terms with two kickers from different leagues: Lirim Harjullahu of the CFL and Austin MacGinnis of the XFL.

But it’s possible neither of them actually replaces Greg Zuerlein. The Rams still have the draft as a chance to add another kicker, and it seems they’re showing interest in one of the top prospects in the class.

According to Justin Melo of Draft Wire, the Rams are showing interest in Miami (Ohio) kicker Sam Sloman.

In his career at Miami, Sloman made 49 of his 62 field goal attempts, a rate of 79%. He also made 112 of his 115 extra-point tries (97.4%). Last season was by far his best year, making 86.7& of his FG attempts, including an impressive 11-for-14 rate from beyond 40 yards.

The Rams have emphasized the importance of a kicker’s accuracy from 40-49 yards after Zuerlein went just 5-for-11 last year, and Sloman was 12-for-15 in his career from that range.