Current roster makeup allowed for aggressive moves
As previously noted, the Rams moved up three times on Saturday to make their selections, coming away with Hunter in Round 4, then Paul and Ohio State defensive lineman Ty Hamilton in Round 5 before staying put to take Pitt wide receiver Konata Mumpfield at pick 242 in Round 7.
The overall six-man class is the smallest in the McVay-Snead era.
“I think it was, like you said, based on our roster, who we were, how the board was going, players that you really were convicted could come in and contribute, whatever that vision for the role was, and it was starting to get thin,” Snead said. “So we said, you know what, instead of wait and just, I call it, letting the draft happen to you, let’s go attack the draft. And when you do that, you have to give up some picks, but we thought that was the more appropriate thing to do.”
As Snead alluded to, the Rams did give up some of those extra selections in the process, including picks 201 and 202 in the sixth round and a 2026 fourth-round pick, but they ultimately felt it was justified.
“We’re all about competition, and we expect these six players to upgrade our roster,” McVay said.