The original idea for this piece was the five worst first-round picks of the Les Snead era. However, Snead has only selected seven first-round players in his career and fortunately for the Rams, the majority of those picks turned into massive contributors for the franchise.
With the limited amount of selections, the criteria was extended to cover the Rams’ first-round picks since 2000. An up-and-down drafting history, the Rams struggled to find consistency during the 2000s. That bled over into the Jeff Fisher era, compiling a list of players that didn’t live up to their billing. Here are the Rams’ five worst first-round picks since 2000.