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Today’s gonna be a wild one, Los Angeles Rams fans. Stay on your toes.
Rams General Manager certainly is kicking things off with the #111 pick and taking:
Michigan State Spartans C Brian Allen
More O-line! After taking TCU Horned Frogs OT Joseph Noteboom yesterday, the Rams are dipping their toes in the offensive line waters yet again.
Is it needs-heavy to this point? Perhaps. LT Andrew Whitworth is 36-years old and C John Sullivan is turning 33-years old in August. Long-term (and maybe medium-term), the Rams needed help at both positions. So they may not have been immediate needs (i.e. for 2018), but they were needs nonetheless on the horizon.
As for Allen, he’s a beefcake. His brother, Jake Allen, played for the New Orleans Saints the last two years. So he’s got bloodlines. It’s just a question of applicability at this level and a timeline of when the Rams will look for him to take over the post-Sullivan center depth chart.
Welcome to the Rams, Brian!
2018 NFL Draft LA Rams Class
Rd | # | Rd# | Player | POS | School |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rd | # | Rd# | Player | POS | School |
3 | 89 | 25 | Joseph Noteboom | OT | TCU |
4 | 111 | 11 | Brian Allen | C | Michigan St. |
4 | 135 | 35 | John Franklin-Myers | DL | Stephen F. Austin |
5 | 147 | 10 | Micah Kiser | ILB | Virginia |
5 | 160 | 23 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | EDGE | Oklahoma |
6 | 176 | 2 | John Kelly | RB | Tennessee |
6 | 192 | 18 | Jamil Demby | G | Maine |
6 | 195 | 21 | Sebastian Joseph | DL | Rutgers |
6 | 205 | 31 | Trevon Young | EDGE | Louisville |
7 | 231 | 13 | Travin Howard | LB | TCU |
7 | 244 | 26 | Justin Lawler | DE | SMU |