Rams landed four of their top 50 players in the 2024 NFL draft

AJ Schulte

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Each offseason, the Rams release a video series called “Behind The Grind” that takes fans behind the scenes of the team through offseason workouts, the draft, and summer camps. It’s a fascinating peek inside the organization, giving fans access that usually they can’t find anywhere else.

That’s especially true in Episode 2, which was all about the draft. The episode was released this week and there were several interesting draft nuggets throughout.

In the video, James Gladstone, the Rams' Director of Scouting, told General Manager Les Snead and Head Coach Sean McVay that the Rams came away with four of the top 50 players on their board with their first four picks. 

"Verse, Kinchens, Fiske, and then we got Corum, you’d be walking away with four players in the top 50 of our overall." Gladstone exclaimed.

Now, teams do say things like this in cliches during post-draft press conferences, but this wasn't the same situation. This was right after the picks were made right in the draft room. 

The Rams got quite the draft haul with Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Blake Corum, and Kamren Kinchens. That's not even counting their Day 3 selections of players like Brennan Jackson, Joshua Karty, Tyler Davis, and Jordan Whittington either. 

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AJ Schulte previously was an analyst for Pro Football Network in 2019 before rejoining in September of 2023. He currently resides in Texas and has been producing content since 2018. Prior to his time at PFN, AJ gained experience covering the Denver Broncos with SB Nation’s Mile High Report and as part of the editorial staff with The 33rd Team. He spent time gaining formal scouting experience as part of RPM Data in 2023. AJ holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Texas at Austin and is also working on gaining his certification in Sports Law.