The 2025 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and we are no closer to understanding what the Los Angeles Rams will do—which is exactly how the Rams want it. 

Experts are split on whether the Rams should take offense or defense, with some even mocking the Rams' trading out of the first round. 

In my opinion, I think the Rams should continue their model of investing in youth along the defense and take their best player available on that side of the ball when and where they can. 

I do expect they'll wheel and deal around the board when and where they can. However, for this mock, I'll just be predicting them sticking at their original picks for the sake of discussion. 

Los Angeles Rams 7-round mock draft

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Round 1, Pick 26: Malaki Starks, SAF, Georgia

I know it's not a frequent pick for the Rams, but I think this is one worth monitoring. I broke down last week why safety is a sneaky need for the team, one that Malaki Starks would immediately solve. 

A premier athlete with the cover skills of a cornerback, Starks would step in as the best coverage player on the Rams' entire roster and can be deployed around the formation as a problem solver, much like how Jalen Ramsey was for LA.  

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Round 3, Pick 90: Chris Paul Jr., LB, Ole Miss

I have my doubts that the Rams view linebacker as a priority, but I think they should make it one of their top picks in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. It is comfortably the weakest unit on the team, and is in desperate need of a boost in talent. 

I think Chris Paul Jr. is exactly the kind of playmaker the Rams need in this room. He can handle a wide variety of coverage responsibilities, whether he's matching vertically, spot dropping, or manning up a TE or RB one-on-one, making him a nice complement to Omar Speights, who the Rams take off the field in passing situations. Paul is on the smaller side, but the Rams have rarely cared about measurables. 

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Round 3, Pick 101: Kyle Williams, WR, Washington State

One of the more under-the-radar risers throughout draft season, Kyle Williams is one of the most exciting playmakers in this entire draft class. He's a fantastic deep threat with a wide variety of releases at the line of scrimmage, and he is one of the few wide receivers in this class who I think has the pure speed to be able to take a pass to the end zone on every rep. 

He is everything the Rams thought Tutu Atwell could be, except he's tall enough to ride the rides at Disney. 

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Round 4, Pick 127: Tommi Hill, CB, Nebraska

For the life of me, I'm stunned at how little the draft community is discussing Tommi Hill, who I think is one of the most underrated players in this class. A former WR turned CB, Hill is a freak list athlete with tremendous ball skills and man coverage ability. 

While his technique is a tad rough at times, especially in press, I'm amazed at how refined he is as a zone corner, which makes him a natural fit for the Rams. 

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Round 6, Pick 190: Myles Hinton, OT, Michigan

The Rams should spend their Day 3 on shoring up the depth of the roster, with one of their key needs being a swing tackle. Their offensive line has been routinely exposed by injuries, with some memorable (for the wrong reasons) performances by backups like Joe Noteboom and Warren McClendon Jr.

Myles Hinton is an athletic marvel with significant snaps at both left and right tackle for Stanford and Michigan. He would be an intriguing upside play to potentially develop behind Rob Havenstein for the future at right tackle. 

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Round 6, Pick 195: Barryn Sorrell, EDGE, Texas

While the Rams have their top two pass rushers locked up with Jared Verse and Byron Young, the depth behind that duo is thin and unproven. I wouldn't be shocked to see them build out their rotation here in the draft.

Sorrell is a high-character player with a very good motor and some nice physical tools worth developing. The Rams can deploy him around the formation as a chess piece part of their rotation. 

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Round 6, Pick 201: Kain Medrano, LB, UCLA

The Rams are an injury to Omar Speights (or Chris Paul, in this scenario) from starting practice-squad UDFAs at linebacker. On a roster looking to push for a Super Bowl, that shouldn't be the case. 

Medrano gets lost in the hype of his teammate Carson Schwesinger, but he checks off all of the Rams' boxes athletically and can be a terrific special-teams player right away.

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Round 6, Pick 202: Thomas Fidone II, TE, Nebraska

Tight end has been a frequent high pick on several mock drafts, but I put it off here till the very end. I can see a world where the Rams take one early with their stated desire to have more personnel diversity, but they still have three tight ends on the roster with Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, and Davis Allen and they have been an 11-personnel team every season with McVay. I have a feeling they will only take one early if they are the dynamic mover that can upgrade TE1. 

Fidone is a nice TE2 candidate but has battled some injuries over his career that will likely drop him on draft day. His ability as a pass catcher and solid blocking ability make him good competition for Parkinson and Allen.