ESPN’s Mel Kiper posted his third mock draft on Tuesday and though these picks will be wildly inaccurate—especially after the top-five—as they are for everybody ever year, it does give L.A. Rams fans a chance to dream a little bit more than in past seasons.
Because the Rams have pick 36 in the second round, it puts Les Snead closer to the first round than the team has been since 2019. That year, the Rams still decided to trade down multiple times, not selecting anyone until Taylor Rapp at 61.
Something very similar could play out again in 2023.