The Los Angeles Rams received a lot of flack when they traded next year’s second round pick during the NFL Draft in order to move up 13 slots and select Braden Fiske of Florida State.
Now those critics are getting flack, because Fiske was outstanding for the Rams as a rookie.
How Braden Fiske stood out among rookie peers
Fiske led all defensive rookies with 8.5 sacks. Chop Robinson of the Miami Dolphins was the next closest with six. Fellow Rams rookie Jared Verse—and Fiske’s former teammate at Florida State—finished with 4.