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2019 NFL Draft: 5 players Rams could take in Round 1

By Rucker Haringey

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on February 28, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on February 28, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 01: Jeffery Simmons #94 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts during a game against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 01: Jeffery Simmons #94 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts during a game against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

2. Jeffery Simmons

Simmons might be the most unlucky prospect in this year’s draft. He tore his ACL after the season which means he won’t be ready to go when the 2019 season begins. That’s caused his draft stock to tumble from the Top 10 to somewhere near the end of Day One.

The Rams are the perfect team to take advantage of a player dropping due to injury. They’d love to draft a tackle capable of filling in for Suh immediately, but they can afford to gamble on another potential star on the defensive line. When he was healthy, Simmons flashed Pro Bowl potential during his college career.

When you watch his tape from Mississippi State you see a guy who just wrecks what the offense is trying to do on a regular basis. He plays the game exactly how it should be played. You never see Simmons take a play off no matter the status of the game or the quality of his opponent.

The only argument against the Rams taking Simmons here is that they have to find a guy who can play right away since they lack picks in the next two rounds. McVay shouldn’t let that stop him from drafting Simmons though. He could turn into another star on his defensive front.

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