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Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said at the annual league meetings that he hasn’t done a “whole lot of work” on the quarterbacks in this year’s draft class, which could mean one of two things: The Rams don’t plan to take a QB early or it’s a smoke screen.
Draft analysts seem to think there’s a decent chance Los Angeles takes a quarterback in the first round, with Jaxson Dart being the likeliest target at No. 26 overall. There’s also a chance Shedeur Sanders could slip toward the end of the first round.
In Mel Kiper Jr.’s new mock draft for ESPN, he has the Rams taking Dart in Round 1 and he’d be a big fan of the selection.
It goes without saying that the Rams will need to find a franchise quarterback at some point soon with Stafford being 37 years old and approaching retirement. The problem is, they don’t know whether he’s going to play one more year or three more. It sounds like he wants to play at least a couple more seasons in the NFL, based on his comments this offseason.
Drafting a quarterback like Dart would set the Rams up for the future, allowing him to learn from Stafford for a year or two before handing him the keys – similar to the way the Chiefs did it with Patrick Mahomes and the Packers did it with both Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love.
By taking Dart in the first round, though, it prevents the Rams from taking an impact player until the third round when they’d next go on the clock at No. 90. Their roster is solid but do they really want to wait 90 picks to add a player who will contribute right away? That’s essentially the question Les Snead asked this offseason.
“Even if we identified someone, sometimes it's hard to acquire them and then you get into, OK, wait a minute. We do have Matthew and we want to chase 'special,’ whatever special may be so maybe it's best at that moment to draft another position player and keep going that way,” he said.
The Rams are set up for success either way in 2025, looking like Super Bowl contenders regardless of who they draft. But it’ll be a balance between present and future when it comes to taking a quarterback.
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This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Rams take QB Jaxson Dart in Mel Kiper Jr.'s mock
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Draft analysts seem to think there’s a decent chance Los Angeles takes a quarterback in the first round, with Jaxson Dart being the likeliest target at No. 26 overall. There’s also a chance Shedeur Sanders could slip toward the end of the first round.
In Mel Kiper Jr.’s new mock draft for ESPN, he has the Rams taking Dart in Round 1 and he’d be a big fan of the selection.
It goes without saying that the Rams will need to find a franchise quarterback at some point soon with Stafford being 37 years old and approaching retirement. The problem is, they don’t know whether he’s going to play one more year or three more. It sounds like he wants to play at least a couple more seasons in the NFL, based on his comments this offseason.
Drafting a quarterback like Dart would set the Rams up for the future, allowing him to learn from Stafford for a year or two before handing him the keys – similar to the way the Chiefs did it with Patrick Mahomes and the Packers did it with both Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love.
By taking Dart in the first round, though, it prevents the Rams from taking an impact player until the third round when they’d next go on the clock at No. 90. Their roster is solid but do they really want to wait 90 picks to add a player who will contribute right away? That’s essentially the question Les Snead asked this offseason.
“Even if we identified someone, sometimes it's hard to acquire them and then you get into, OK, wait a minute. We do have Matthew and we want to chase 'special,’ whatever special may be so maybe it's best at that moment to draft another position player and keep going that way,” he said.
The Rams are set up for success either way in 2025, looking like Super Bowl contenders regardless of who they draft. But it’ll be a balance between present and future when it comes to taking a quarterback.
Follow Rams Wire on X and Facebook for more coverage!
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Rams take QB Jaxson Dart in Mel Kiper Jr.'s mock
Continue reading...
