The NFL draft is coming for 2014 and that means trade talk will start up again with the St. Louis Rams, as they have the number two overall pick and could move it for teams like the St. Louis Rams Draft Pick Likely Traded As San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings or NY Jets, as all those teams could be interested in trading up to get the top receivers in Sammy Watkins or Mike Evans.
The Rams come into the draft in a very interesting position, as they have the number two pick in the draft after trading with the Washington Redskins for the right to draft RG3 a couple years ago. The team now has multiple first round picks and according to ESPN.com, the Rams are more than willing to listen to offers for the number two pick and while they have some decisions to make, the Houston Texans could help them make one when they pick number one overall. The Rams obviously could trade the pick before that, but if the Texans go for someone like Jadeveon Clowney or Greg Robinson, there could be a flurry of trades into the top five.
The quarterbacks in the draft are all considered solid options in the top 10 and players like Greg Robinson, Sammy Watkins, Jake Matthews and Mike Evans could join Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles and Teddy Bridgewater as potential top 10 picks. Some speculated that the Rams could surprise everyone by picking one of the three quarterbacks as a future player to develop behind the injured Sam Bradford, but that is not considered a realistic choice and they are more likely to go after someone like Watkins, or they will trade the pick.
The Rams drafted Tavon Austin with one of their top picks before last year and now they could add Watkins to that mix, as he is a speedy receiver as well and could really open things up for the Rams on offense. This year the Rams have 12 draft picks all together and that means they are nearly guaranteed to trade at some point, as they will not be taking and signing 12 players into next season.
According to ESPN.com, even if the rams don't trade their first pick at number two, they will use some of their other picks to move up or down in the first couple rounds, as they have the flexibility with the double digit picks. Nick Wagoner writes that the team could also look to the future when it comes to making moves, as they might be able to add picks in the 2015 and 2016 drafts with the right deals. The Rams are primed to make moves and with this being considered a deep draft class, teams might be more willing to give up picks to move up or down than in other years.
The Rams will have teams like the Niners, Raiders and Browns looking to move, as Watkins and Evans are considered to be the best wideouts in the draft. The Rams pick at number one and 13 in the draft and then they have one pick in each of the second, third, fourth and fifth rounds, while the sixth round has two picks and the seventh has four after getting some compensatory selections.
