Over the last five years, the Los Angeles Rams have struggled to get impact starters in the NFL Draft. While they have gotten good role players such as Ernest Jones, Van Jefferson, and Cam Akers, general manager Les Snead has missed out on high-impact starters. It’s been one of the biggest criticism of Snead.
Part of that obviously has to do with the Rams not holding high draft picks. They haven’t picked inside the top-50 since 2017. That’s also the last time that the Rams found high impact starters in the draft. In 2017, the Rams drafted Cooper Kupp with the 69th overall pick and John Johnson III was a quality safety that the Rams found in the fourth-round.