One of those players was Ole Miss linebacker Chris Paul Jr. The Rams took him with the No. 172 pick of the fifth round after trading up 29 spots. Paul should see snaps at inside linebacker at some point in the 2025 season, and Pro Football Focus named him one of the biggest steals of Day 3:

The Los Angeles Rams 2025 NFL Draft class is full of productive college players. Some of them transferred to their final schools while other spent their entire collegiate careers in one place. Whatever the case was,

The Los Angeles Rams have done a complete 180 on the NFL draft. Previously laughing in the face of the event, the Rams thought they were too cool for the NFL offseason's marquee event. From flashy draft houses to openly adopting a slogan of " (expletive) them picks," there is no arguing that the strategy worked.