Rams Looking To Trade Into Top 10

Update:

Dianna Russini confirms the Rams are pursuing a trade into the top 10 with a specific player in mind, who is “not a quarterback.”

According to Dianna Russini, the Rams are making calls about potentially trading into the top 10 picks of today’s 2024 NFL Draft. 

Los Angeles is currently slated to pick at No. 19 overall, which marks the first time they’ve picked in the first round since 2016. 

Earlier this week, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated mentioned the Rams as a possible “curveball quarterback team” in the draft and heard Los Angeles is connected to Oregon QB Bo Nix, whose father was actually GM Les Snead’s teammate at Auburn.

However, Russini is doubtful the Rams would use their first-round pick on a quarterback. 

With Aaron Donald retiring this offseason, Texas DT Byron Murphy II would make sense as a target to potentially fill Los Angeles’ interior defensive line. 

Murphy has taken visits with the Raiders, Vikings, Seahawks, and Cowboys, but doesn’t have a reported meeting with Los Angeles. 

Murphy, 21, was a one-year starter at Texas and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2023. 

In three years at Texas, Murphy recorded 70 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and eight sacks in 34 career games. 

Nix has visited with several teams including the Giants, Raiders, and Seahawks, but hasn’t had a reported meeting with the Rams either. 

Nix, 24, was a three-year starter at Auburn before transferring to Oregon and starting his final two years. He holds the NCAA record for most career starts at 61 and was named first-team All-PAC 12 in 2023. 

NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein compares him to former Cowboys QB Tony Romo.

During his five-year college career, Nix completed 66.4 percent of his pass attempts for 15,352 yards, 113 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He added 405 carries for 1,613 yards (4.0 YPC) and 38 touchdowns, plus two catches, 38 yards and a touchdown.