On The Rampage: The Rams at No. 13 and the Demand for an Immediate Starter Otherwise Trade it Away!
Today is what it must feel like for people when they wake up on Christmas morning. Like any red-blooded American, the lead-up includes putting on Draft Day, the Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner film, featuring Terry Crews, Chadwick Boseman, Ellen Burstyn, Frank Langella, Denis Leary, Sam Elliott, Timothy Simons & Kevin Dunn from Veep, Chi McBride from Hawaii Five-0, Patrick St. Esprit, Wade Williams, and Pat Healy whom have all been a ton of things but anyway, the Rams enter the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh with seven selections. The focus is entirely on No. 13 overall, a pick acquired from Atlanta that gives the organization access to a tier of prospects it rarely reaches.
The remaining picks, 61, 93, 207, 232, 251, and 252, provide flexibility, but none carry the same expectation of immediate impact. That expectation rests on the first-round decision, and the standard is straightforward. The player selected at 13 must be capable of starting immediately. If that threshold is not met, the pick itself becomes the asset, and moving it is the more rational approach.