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Dan Kadar at Mocking the Draft has a new mock out this week, and we're nearly at a point where I feel more comfortable skipping the top 14 and just looking at past mock choices.
Nearly.
Let's compare this one to Dan's previous mock from last week:
| Kadar's Feb. 1 Mock | Kadar's Feb. 8 Mock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pick | POS | School | Pick | POS | School | ||
| 1 | Tennessee Titans | Laremy Tunsil | OT | Ole Miss | Laremy Tunsil | OT | Ole Miss | ||
| 2 | Cleveland Browns | Jared Goff | QB | California | Jared Goff | QB | California | ||
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | Ronnie Stanley | OT | Notre Dame | DeForest Buckner | DE | Oregon | ||
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Carson Wentz | QB | North Dakota St. | Jalen Ramsey | CB | Florida St. | ||
| 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio St. | Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio St. | ||
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | Jalen Ramsey | CB | Florida St. | Ronnie Stanley | OT | Notre Dame | ||
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | Laquon Treadwell | WR | Ole Miss | Noah Spence | DE/OLB | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| 8 | Miami Dolphins | Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson | Myles Jack | OLB | UCLA | ||
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Noah Spence | DE/OLB | Eastern Kentucky | Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson | ||
| 10 | New York Giants | DeForest Buckner | DE | Oregon | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Ohio St. | ||
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Myles Jack | OLB | UCLA | Reggie Ragland | ILB | Alabama | ||
| 12 | New Orleans Saints | Robert Nkemdiche | DT/DE | Ole Miss | Laquon Treadwell | WR | Ole Miss | ||
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | Paxton Lynch | QB | Memphis | ||
| 14 | Oakland Raiders | Reggie Ragland | ILB | Alabama | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | ||
And while Kadar had the Rams taking Paxton Lynch last time, he's off the board at 13. With the post-Senior Bowl hype dying down, the Rams get mocked to:
Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota St.)
It's getting harder to see Wentz falling this far in the first round. But since this mock draft doesn't have trades, he's available. Regarding a trade, it's worth reminding that the Rams have two second-round picks if they want to move up on a quarterback.
For the rest of the mock, Michigan St. QB Connor Cook goes at #22 to the Houston Texans, a popular spot to clean up any QBs that make it through the Rams at 15. And Kadar has a foursome of offensive tackles gone from 20-31: Ohio St. OT Taylor Decker (#20 to the New York Jets), Michigan St. OT Jack Conklin (#23 to the Minnesota Vikings), Auburn OT Shon Coleman (#30 to the Carolina Panthers) and Indiana OT Jason Spriggs (#31 to the Denver Broncos).
It's worth keeping in mind how Kadar's mocks for the Rams have evolved:
| Date | 1.15 |
| Dec. 22 | Laquon Treadwell (WR, Ole Miss) |
| Jan. 4 | Laquon Treadwell (WR, Ole Miss) |
| Jan. 11 | Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis) |
| Jan. 18 | Noah Spence (DE, Eastern Kentucky) |
| Jan. 25 | Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis) |
| Feb. 2 | Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis) |
| Feb. 9 | Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota St.) |
The QB concrete continues to harden for the Rams.
Make sure to keep tabs on our mock draft tracker which has all the major mocks we cover at TST.
The Super Bowl's done. It's the 2016 offseason, and we're firmly in the tunnel toward the draft.
Stay tuned.