The L.A. Rams selected ten players in the 2024 NFL Draft. Here they are:
No. 19 (first round) — EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State
No. 39 (second round) — DT Braden Fiske, Florida State
No. 83 (third round) — RB Blake Corum, Michigan
No. 99 (third round) — S Kamren Kinchens, Miami
No. 154 (fifth round) — EDGE Brennan Jackson, Washington State
No. 196 (sixth round) — DT Tyler Davis, Clemson
No. 209 (sixth round) — PK Joshua Karty, Stanford
No. 213 (sixth round) — WR Jordan Whittington, Texas
N0. 217 (sixth round) — C Beaux Limmer, Arkansas
No. 254 (seventh round) — OG KT Leveston, Kansas State
Let’s meet all ten of the new Rams:
Jared Verse — L.A. Rams First-Round Selection
23-year-old Jared Verse played the 2022 and 2023 college football seasons at Florida State, and in both years he was a first-team All-American. He had nine sacks in both seasons. In his final season at FSU, he had 41 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble.
Verse is 6’4″ and weighs 260 lbs.
Although Verse had a year of college eligibility left, he declared for the NFL Draft on December 19, 2023.
Mel Kiper, Jr. rated Verse as the best defensive end available in the draft. Kiper did not believe Verse would be available anywhere below the No. 15 or No. 16 positions.
NFL.com predicted Verse would go to the Denver Broncos with the No. 12 overall pick.
The Rams’ selection of Verse has been widely praised.
Get ready to see this. A lot. How cool for Jared Verse that he gets to land in LA, and immediately the Rams reunite him with his monster of a teammate in Braden Fiske.#brothers pic.twitter.com/GdCdBErXgK
— Rams Bros. (@RamsBrothers) April 26, 2024
Verse is in line to sign a four-year $15.1 million deal, with a $7.8 million signing bonus.
Braden Fiske
The Rams traded up to get Braden Fiske.
The Rams had been slotted to pick at No. 52 overall in the second round but traded up to get the No. 39 pick. Specifically, the Rams received the No. 39 selection from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the No. 52 pick, the No. 155 pick, and a 2025 second-round pick.
Fiske began his career at Western Michigan and then transferred to Florida State. He is 6’3″ and 292 lbs. He ran an official 4.78-second 40-yard dash at the 2024 combine. During the 2023 season, Fiske had 43 tackles and six sacks.
With the retirement of legendary Aaron Donald, it made sense for L.A. to pick a defensive tackle, especially one as athletic as Fiske, who is viewed as having considerable upside.
Sports Illustrated reported on the close connection between Fiske and his Seminoles teammate, Verse:
“‘I can’t wait to play with you again,’ Verse told Fiske. ‘Congratulations man, I’m so proud of you.’
“‘Aw, s–t, bro,’ Fiske replied. ‘I can’t wait, bro.’
“No matter how its class turns out, Los Angeles gets an A+ for team chemistry.”
Fiske is expected to sign a four-year $8 million deal, with a $2.7 million signing bonus.
Blake Corum
Corum was a highly sought-after four-star recruit coming out of high school in Baltimore, Maryland.
Per NBC Sports:
“Corum was a workhorse for the Wolverines over the last three seasons. He ran 675 times for 3,737 yards and 58 touchdowns during his time in Ann Arbor and capped off his collegiate career with 27 rushing touchdowns on the way to last year’s national title.”
Corum was a two-time All-American at Michigan. He started 28 games for the Wolverines from 2022 through 2023.
Blake Corum says the first team he played for as a five year old was the Rams. Now he's come full circle pic.twitter.com/8gzRFDQrTr
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) April 27, 2024
Corum is slated to sign a four-year $5.745 million deal.
Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens was a four-star recruit in the 2021 class, coming out of high school in Florida.
During his stellar career at Miami, Kinchens amassed 162 total tackles, five for loss, eleven interceptions, 26 pass breakups, and two forced fumbles. He was a first-team AP All-American in 2022.
Kinchens’ eleven career interceptions are tied for eighth-most in Hurricanes’ history.
He is expected to sign a four-year deal for $5,596,381, according to spotrac. That includes a signing bonus of $890,095.
Brennan Jackson
23-year-old Brennan Jackson is 6’4″ and weighs 264 pounds. He is an EDGE rusher.
At Washington State, he was twice named a second-team All-Pac-12 performer. He was a team captain.
In 2023, Jackson was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, for the award presented to the nation’s top defensive player of the year.
Tyler Davis
23-year-old Tyler Davis is a 6’2″, 300-lb. defensive tackle. He was a four-star recruit who played for the Clemson Tigers from 2019 to 2023.
According to NFL Draft Buzz, Davis was “a dominating presence on Clemson’s defensive line.”
Davis was named first-team All-ACC three times.
Joshua Karty
After the 2023 season, Josh Karty was the only member of the Stanford Cardinal team to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Karty was a two-time All-Pac-12 first-team kicker. He was a Lou Groza Award Finalist and was widely viewed as one of the best kickers in all of college football for the past four seasons.
The Rams struggled with place-kicking last season. So, this was a major need that they addressed.
In his three-year career at Stanford, Karty made 51 of his 60 field goal attempts (85%) and 72 of 73 PATs.
Jordan Whittington
23-year-old Jordan Whittington was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. He received offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, and other traditional college football powerhouses, but chose to go to Texas.
Whittington suffered several injuries in his early years with the Longhorns.
In the 2023 season, Whittington caught 42 passes for 505 yards and a touchdown. He was named an honorable mention member of the All-Big 12 team two years in a row.
Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer is a 6’5″, 307-lb. center. He can squat 700 pounds.
He was a consistent starter at guard and center for the Razorbacks over the last three seasons. In 2023, he was on the watch lists for the Outland and Rimington trophies.
KT Leveston
Kansas State guard KT Leveston is 6’5″ and weighs 330 lbs.
He started all of Kansas State’s games over the last two seasons. In the 2023 season, he was on the Outland Trophy watch list. He was twice named All-Big-12 honorable mention.
Leveston provides depth to the Rams’ offensive line.
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