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USA Today
16-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rams have been one of the most successful teams on Day 1 of NFL Draft since 2015
Rams have been one of the most successful teams on Day 1 of NFL Draft since 2015 The Rams have made just three first-round picks since 2015, but all panned out. The Los Angeles Rams haven't had many first-round picks in the past 10 years, but the ones they've drafted have been pretty outstanding. L.A. has been the second-most successful team on Day 1 of the NFL Draft since 2015, according to FTN Fantasy. The only team to finish higher than the Rams was the Detroit Lions. Despite the Rams' few picks, all of them panned out as good NFL players. The Rams had have just three picks over the past 10 drafts: Todd Gurley in 2015 (No. 10 overall), Jared Goff in 2016 (No. 1 overall) and Jared Verse in 2024 (No. 19 overall). Those picks have played in 159 Rams games since 2015, which is roughly 48% of the possible games they could have as members of the team. While this doesn't seem like a lot (that percentage ranks 25th among NFL teams, per FTN Fantasy), it's also a smaller sample size because Gurley's NFL career lasted just 87 games, Goff was traded away and has since played 65 more games and Verse is a second-year player. So other than Gurley's career being cut short by injuries, all of these players have been NFL mainstays. Meanwhile, this trio has eight Pro Bowls (three for Gurley, four for Goff and one for Verse), two All-Pro selections (Gurley) and one Defensive Rookie of the Year award (Verse). That's a lot of hardware for only three picks. The Rams currently have the No. 26 pick in the 2025 NFL draft — only their second in nine seasons. Could they strike gold again? We'll see soon enough.
NBC Sports
05-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Why Comeback Player of the Year is controversial
FTN Fantasy Chief Analytics Officer Aaron Schatz joins BTE to discuss the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award betting market, and how to analyze "best comeback" vs. "best player" when weighing the criteria.
