Rams 7-round mock draft: Post-NFL Combine Edition

Rams get explosive wide receiver in first round in post-Combine mock draft

The NFL Combine took place last week in Indianapolis. While the Los Angeles Rams don’t attend the Combine in a large capacity, they will still use the data in part of their process. There’s always a lot of controversy over the validity of the Combine. At the end of the day, it should only be a piece of the puzzle instead of a determining factor. It’s something that should be used to make you return to the tape or uncover a player that maybe didn’t initially stand out. With the Combine over, the draft process will start to ramp up with the NFL Draft less than two months away. Here is my post-Combine Rams mock draft.

26th Overall – WR Matthew Golden, Texas

The Rams offense needs to get more explosive in 2025. They simply can’t run it back with the same personnel of Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Demarcus Robinson, and Jordan Whittington and expect different results. Robinson is very streaky and Whittington will be a solid WR3 or WR4 in the offense. However, it’s hard to see him as a consistent threat as a WR2 next to Nacua.

At 26, the best option for the Rams might be to trade down. However, if Colston Loveland or Matthew Golden are available, they should absolutely be the selection. Golden is a crisp route-runner that can play all three wide receiver positions. His body control and ability to ‘go up and get it’ in contested catch situations and along the sideline are among the best in the class. He ran a 4.29-second 40-time at the Combine and had a 1.49-second 10-yard split. Golden is fast, explosive, and exactly what the Rams need at the wide receiver position.

90th Overall – TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green

Coming into the draft process, Harold Fannin Jr. was getting some late first-round buzz as the best tight end in the class. At the very least, it was thought that he’d go in the second round. However, Fannin Jr. didn’t have a great Senior Bowl and he did not impress at the Combine. Fannin Jr. ran a 4.71-second 40-yard dash and a very sloppy gauntlet.

While I may be lower on Fannin Jr. than some, he is also a good fit for the Rams from a trait perspective. His play speed was much faster than his 4.71 as he was the fastest tight end at the Senior Bowl. Fannin Jr. would give the Rams a legitimate receiving option at tight end and allow McVay to get into more 12 personnel that he originally envisioned when he started in 2017.

100th Overall – DL Ty Robinson, Nebraska

In the case that Bobby Brown III is not back, the Rams are going to have a need on the defensive line. One of the best performers at the Combine along the defensive line, and one of my favorite prospects, was Ty Robinson. Robinson had a top-three time in the 10-yard split and had the top recorded speed in the 40 and short shuttle among defensive linemen. The Nebraska defensive lineman is simply explosive.

Robinson is a little lighter at 288 pounds, but in a rotation with Tyler Davis, he could work. The Rams could use some depth along the defensive line and another pass rusher added in the current rotation of Kobie Turner and Braden Fiske would add to an already very good young defensive line.

126th Overall – OT Jack Nelson, Wisconsin

It’s very easy to picture a world in which the Rams draft Jack Nelson to sit behind Rob Havenstein for a year or two before taking over. Nelson and Havenstein have a connection as former Wisconsin Badgers. Additionally, the two have a past relationship as Havenstein helped Nelson last year during spring practices.

Nelson was one of my favorite interviews at the Combine and brings the experience that the Rams like as a four-year starter. The Wisconsin tackle didn’t run through any drills at the Combine, but he comes off as someone that’s willing to put in the work and become the best version of himself.

192nd Overall – CB Justin Walley, Minnesota

The Rams could draft a cornerback earlier, but given that it is a deeper free agent class, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them invest in the position there. Still, they could also draft a cornerback as well later in the draft and Justin Walley is a perfect fit. Walley is a competitive player who plays very sticky in coverage. He also has great ball skills. Walley hit the sixth-fastest top speed at the Combine.

203rd Overall – LB Jack Kiser, Notre Dame

Where Jack Kiser gets drafted is going to be interesting. Kiser didn’t do any of the Combine testing, but did run through position drills, looking really smooth in those. He’s an older prospect as a six-year player. To put it in perspective, he was in the same recruiting class at Notre Dame as Kyren Williams. From an intangible perspective, he’s going to impress a lot of teams. He may go higher than some expect, but given his age, he could also slide to the sixth round.

204th Overall – RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina

Raheim “rocket” Sanders didn’t have the fastest 40-time among running backs at the Combine, but he did have the fastest recorded speed at 23.55 mph. The Rams could have some interest in Jaydon Blue if he is still available in this spot. Bhayshul Tuten makes sense, but may go earlier. Sanders had the second-best acceleration speed at 5.9 yards per second and has the long speed that the Rams are missing at the running back position.

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