List of Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks

Jack Youngblood, drafted in 1971, played 201 consecutive games for the Rams.

The Los Angeles Rams, a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, joined the National Football League (NFL) as Cleveland Rams in 1937.^[1] The Rams began playing in 1936 as a charter member of the second American Football League.^[1] Although the NFL granted membership to the same owner, the NFL considers it a separate entity.^[1] In 1946, Rams' owner Dan Reeves, fed up with poor attendance at Cleveland Stadium moved the Rams to Los Angeles, and the team played there from 1946–1994.^[1] The Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995 and renamed the team St. Louis Rams.^[1] In January 2016, the Rams and the NFL announced that the team would return to Los Angeles.^[2]

The Rams first participated in the 1938 NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, more commonly known as the NFL Draft.^[3] The Rams did have a 1937 pick, but it was picked by the NFL for an expansion team and later the Rams were later admitted into the league before the 1937 season.^[4] Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through the NFL Draft.^[3] Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second–worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.^[5]

The Rams' first selection as an NFL team was Johnny Drake, a fullback from Purdue in 1937.^[6] The Rams have selected the number one overall five times, drafting Corbett Davis in 1938, Billy Cannon in 1960, Terry Baker in 1963, Orlando Pace in 1997, and Sam Bradford in 2010 The Rams have drafted second overall seven times and the third overall two times.^[6] Five eventual Hall of Famers were selected by the Rams: Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Merlin Olsen, Tom Mack, Jack Youngblood, and Eric Dickerson.^[7] The team's most recent first round selections are Greg Robinson, an offensive tackle from Auburn,^[6] Aaron Donald, a defensive tackle from Pittsburgh, Todd Gurley, a running back from Georgia, and Jared Goff, a quarterback from California.

Key

RB	Running back	FB	Fullback
HB	Halfback	QB	Quarterback
DE	Defensive end	C	Center
LB	Linebacker	T	Offensive tackle
TE	Tight end	DB	Defensive back
WR	Wide receiver	DT	Defensive tackle
S	Safety	CB	Cornerback
†	Admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*	Selected number one overall

Player selection

Rams' 1993 1st round draft pick Jerome Bettis

Year	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1937	10	Johnny Drake	FB	Purdue
1938	1	Corbett Davis *	FB	Indiana
1939	3	Parker Hall	QB	Mississippi
1940	5	Olie Cordill	HB	Rice
1941	4	Rudy Mucha	G	Washington
1942	2	Jack Wilson	HB	Baylor
1943	5	Mike Holovak	FB	Boston College
1944	11	Tony Butkovich	B	Illinois
1945	5	Crazy Legs Hirsch†	OE	Michigan
1946	10	Emil Sitko	HB	Notre Dame
1947	9	Herman Wedemeyer	B	Saint Mary's (California)
1948	—	No pick	—	—	^[a]
1949	7	Bobby Thomason	QB	VMI
1950	9	Ralph Pasquariello	FB	Villanova	^[b]
1950	12	Stan West	G	Oklahoma
1951	11	Bud McFadin	DT	Texas
1952	13	Bob Carey	DE	Michigan State
1953	9	Donn Moomaw	C	UCLA	^[c]
1953	12	Ed Barker	DE	Washington State
1954	10	Ed Beatty	C	Mississippi
1955	7	Larry Morris	C	Georgia Tech
1956	6	Joe Marconi	HB	West Virginia	^[d]
1956	11	Charlie Horton	HB	Vanderbilt
1957	2	Jon Arnett	HB	USC
	11	Del Shofner	HB	Baylor	^[e]
1958	4	Lou Michaels	DT	Kentucky	^[f]
	5	Jim Phillips	DE	Auburn
1959	2	Dick Bass	HB	Pacific	^[g]
	9	Paul Dickson	DT	Baylor
1960	1	Billy Cannon *	RB	LSU
1961	4	Marlin McKeever	LB	USC
1962	2	Roman Gabriel	QB	North Carolina State	^[h]
	3	Merlin Olsen†	DT	Utah State
1963	1	Terry Baker *	RB	Oregon State
	10	Rufus Guthrie	G	Georgia Tech	^[i]
1964	7	Bill Munson	QB	Utah State
1965	9	Clancy Williams	HB	Washington State
1966	2	Tom Mack†	OT	Michigan
1967	—	No pick	—	—	^[j]
1968	—	No pick	—	—	^[k]
1969	8	Larry Smith	RB	Florida	^[l]
	10	Jim Seymour	SE	Notre Dame	^[m]
	21	Bob Klein	TE	USC
1970	22	Jack Reynolds	LB	Tennessee
1971	10	Isiah Robertson	LB	Southern	^[n]
	20	Jack Youngblood†	DE	Florida
1972	—	No pick	—	—	^[o]
1973	—	No pick	—	—	^[p]
1974	11	John Cappelletti	RB	Penn State	^[q]
1975	9	Mike Fanning	DT	Notre Dame	^[r]
	11	Dennis Harrah	G	Miami (Florida)	^[q]
	20	Doug France	T	Ohio State
1976	26	Kevin McLain	LB	Colorado State
1977	23	Bob Brudzinski	LB	Ohio State
1978	20	Elvis Peacock	RB	Oklahoma
1979	19	George Andrews	LB	Nebraska
	26	Kent Hill	T	Georgia Tech
1980	17	Johnnie Johnson	S	Texas
1981	9	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan
1982	14	Barry Redden	RB	Richmond
1983	2	Eric Dickerson†	RB	Southern Methodist
1984	—	No pick	—	—	^[s]
1985	21	Jerry Gray	S	Texas
1986	23	Mike Schad	T	Queen's (Canada)
1987	—	No pick	—	—	^[t]
1988	14	Gaston Green	RB	UCLA	^[u]
	20	Aaron Cox	WR	Arizona State	^[u]
1989	21	Bill Hawkins	DE	Miami (Florida)
	26	Cleveland Gary	RB	Miami {Florida}	^[u]
1990	23	Bern Brostek	D	Washington
1991	5	Todd Lyght	CB	Notre Dame
1992	3	Sean Gilbert	DL	Pittsburgh
1993	10	Jerome Bettis	RB	Notre Dame
1994	15	Wayne Gandy	T	Auburn
1995	6	Kevin Carter	DE	Florida
1996	6	Lawrence Phillips	RB	Nebraska	^[v]
	18	Eddie Kennison	WR	Louisiana State
1997	1	Orlando Pace*	T	Ohio State
1998	6	Grant Wistrom	DE	Nebraska
1999	6	Torry Holt	WR	North Carolina State
2000	31	Trung Canidate	RB	Arizona
2001	12	Damione Lewis	DT	Miami (Florida)	^[w]
	20	Adam Archuleta	DB	Arizona State
	29	Ryan Pickett	DT	Ohio State	^[x]
2002	31	Robert Thomas	LB	UCLA
2003	12	Jimmy Kennedy	DT	Penn State
2004	24	Steven Jackson	RB	Oregon State
2005	19	Alex Barron	OT	Florida State
2006	15	Tye Hill	CB	Clemson
2007	13	Adam Carriker	DE	Nebraska
2008	2	Chris Long	DE	Virginia
2009	2	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor
2010	1	Sam Bradford*	QB	Oklahoma
2011	14	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina
2012	14	Michael Brockers	DT	LSU
2013	8	Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
	30	Alec Ogletree	LB	Georgia
2014	2	Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn
	13	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh
2015	10	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
2016	1	Jared Goff*	QB	California

Notes

• ^a The Rams traded their 1948 pick to Detroit Lions.^[8]
• ^b The Rams received the 1950 pick (9th overall) from Chicago Cardinals.^[9]
• ^c The Rams received the 1953 pick (9th overall) from Philadelphia Eagles.^[10]
• ^d The Rams received the 1956 pick (6th overall) from New York Giants.^[11]
• ^e The Rams received the 1957 pick (11th overall) from New York Giants.^[12]
• ^f The Rams received the 1958 pick (4th overall) from Washington Redskins.^[13]
• ^g The Rams received the 1959 pick (2nd overall) from Philadelphia Eagles.^[14]
• ^h The Rams received the 1962 pick (2nd overall) from Minnesota Vikings.^[15]
• ⁱ The Rams received the 1963 pick (10th overall) from Chicago Bears.^[16]
• ^j The Rams traded their 1967 pick to Minnesota Vikings.^[17]
• ^k The Rams traded their 1968 pick to Detroit Lions.^[18]
• ^l The Rams received the 1969 pick (8th overall) from Detroit Lions.^[19]
• ^m The Rams received the 1969 pick (10th overall) from Washington Redskins.^[19]
• ⁿ The Rams received the 1971 pick (10th overall) Washington Redskins.^[20]
• ^o The Rams traded their 1972 pick to New England Patriots.^[21]
• ^p The Rams traded Rick Cash and the 1973 first round pick (11th overall) to New England Patriots for Fred Dryer.^[22]
• ^q The Rams traded Roman Gabriel to Philadelphia Eagles for Eagles' 1974 first round pick and 1975 first and third round picks.^[23] The Rams traded their own 1974 pick to Baltimore Colts.^[24]
• ^r The Rams received the 1975 pick (9th overall) from Green Bay Packers.^[25]
• ^s The Rams traded their 1984 pick to Kansas City Chiefs.^[26]
• ^t The Rams traded their 1987 pick (20th overall) to the Houston Oilers.^[27]
• ^u The Rams traded the 1988 first round pick (14th overall) to Detroit Lions, and received the 1988 pick (3rd overall) from Indianapolis Colts.^[28]
• ^v The Rams received the 1996 pick (6th overall) to Washington Redskins.^[29]
• ^w The Rams traded Trent Green, and 2001 fourth round pick (150th overall) to Kansas City Chiefs for the Chiefs' 2001 first round pick (12th overall) on April 20, 2001.^[30]
• ^x The Rams traded Kevin Carter to Tennessee Titans for the Titans' 2001 first round pick (29th overall) on March 29, 2001.^[31]

References

General

• "Draft History–Saint Louis Rams". National Football League official Web site. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
• "Saint Louis Rams Draft History". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-01-03.

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