• Minnesota’s Ersery in Round 1: The hulking offensive tackle could start right away if needed, or add depth before starting in Year 2.
• Tacario Davis in Round 3: The Arizona CB was better in 2023, but has still had a solid 2024.
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The Rams are still in the race to win the NFC West, and with Matthew Stafford at quarterback, they will still feel good about their chances to at least earn a wild-card spot in 2025.
Heading into 2025, they have needs on both sides of the ball. Here, we take a look at what we would do if we were drafting for them today.
Round 1 (18): OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
Ersery has been one of the better tackles in college football over the past two seasons, with an overall PFF grade above 75.0 in both 2023 and so far in 2024. As a pass protector, he has earned an 80.0 PFF pass-blocking grade, allowing 13 pressures from 419 pass blocking snaps.
Round 3 (82): LB Jeffery Bassa, Oregon
Depth at the linebacker position for the Rams would make sense later on Day 2, and Bassa would be a solid fit. In 2024, he has recorded a PFF grade above 68.0 in both coverage and as a run defender.
Round 3 (100): CB Tacario Davis, Arizona
It’s rarely a bad idea to add depth in the defensive backfield, and while Davis hasn’t hit the heights he did in 2023, he has still secured a 64.3 PFF coverage grade in 2024. Last season, he generated an impressive 85.9 PFF coverage grade, allowing just 42.6% of the throws into his coverage to be caught.
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