Coming into the draft, there was some speculation that the Los Angeles Rams would trade up in the first-round of the NFL Draft. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported that the Rams were looking to trade into the top-10. Per Russini, there was a player that Sean McVay was in love with and other teams around the league assumed that player was tight end Brock Bowers.
The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue seemed to confirm this by saying,
“On Thursday, the Rams called multiple teams to gather intel on what the prices would be to trade up or down, including a conversation with a team in the top 10 that could have led to selecting an offensive player.