LOS ANGELES -- In the run-up to the NFL draft, long before the Los Angeles Rams traded up from No. 15 to No. 1 overall, many in the mock draft universe sent wide receiver Michael Thomas to the Rams.
As it turned out, the Rams did draft Michael Thomas. Except, they didn't do it at No. 15, they waited until the sixth round. And, well, it's not the same Michael Thomas.
The Thomas mocked to the Rams before the team traded up went to Ohio State and landed in New Orleans in the second round. The one the Rams drafted went to Southern Mississippi.