St. Louis Rams Mock Draft: B/R Community Top 100 and 7-Round Results

With the 2015 NFL draft this week, Bleacher Report assembled a team to conduct a community mock draft covering the first 100 picks of the draft. 

Featured columnists for all 32 NFL franchises made the picks on their team's behalf (trades were not allowed). The first three slides will outline the final results for all 100 picks, including my picks as the St. Louis Rams' representative. Each slide will also give an explanation and explain the logic behind each selection. 

For the remaining four rounds, we simply estimated and filled in the blanks (like any traditional non-community mock draft). The only restriction was that we couldn't use players selected in the top 100 to fill the final four rounds. 

To be honest, the selections made for St. Louis are not flashy or overly exciting for the fans. The picks lack star power, but they do present great value and address the major needs on St. Louis' roster. 

Read through the community mock drafts and my selections, and let us know in the comments section if you agree or disagree.

Round 1 (No. 10): T Andrus Peat, Stanford

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Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2	Titans	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
3	Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
4	Raiders	Leonard Williams	DT	USC
5	Redskins	Brandon Scherff	OL	Iowa
6	Jets	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson
7	Bears	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
8	Falcons	Bud Dupree	DE	Kentucky
9	Giants	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
10	Rams	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford
11	Vikings	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington
12	Browns	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville
13	Saints	Shane Ray	DE	Missouri
14	Dolphins	La'el Collins	OL	LSU
15	49ers	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State
16	Texans	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
17	Chargers	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
18	Chiefs	Randy Gregory	LB	Nebraska
19	Browns	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia
20	Eagles	Jake Fisher	OL	Oregon
21	Bengals	Landon Collins	S	Alabama
22	Steelers	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest
23	Lions	Malcom Brown	DT	Texas
24	Cardinals	Cameron Erving	OC	Florida State
25	Panthers	Ereck Flowers	OT	Miami (Fla.)
26	Ravens	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona State
27	Cowboys	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut
28	Broncos	T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh
29	Colts	Arik Armstead	DE	Oregon
30	Packers	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	OLB	UCLA
31	Saints	Eric Kendricks	LB	UCLA
32	Patriots	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin

The community's first-round selections with the top-nine picks present a very real and serious problem for the Rams. Unfortunately, it's a scenario I encountered when I was on the clock. 

In this scenario, the top two playmakers at wide receiver are off the board (Kevin White, Amari Cooper) along with the two quarterbacks (Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota) and the top offensive lineman (Brandon Scherff). 

That's a total disaster scenario for the Rams, who are surely hoping one of those five players will drop to No. 10 (even if they don't want a first-round quarterback, it's still excellent trade bait). 

One option would have been to grab a defensive stud—cornerback Trae Waynes or tackle Danny Shelton—or even wide receiver DeVante Parker, but Stanford offensive tackle Andrus Peat just made too much sense. 

Peat belongs in the discussion at No. 10. He's the best offensive lineman behind Scherff—he's an absolute monster (6'7", 313 lbs) and fills an enormous need at right tackle. He also has the potential to eventually be a left tackle, which gives St. Louis a safety net just in case 2014 No. 2 overall pick Greg Robinson doesn't excel. 

Drafting Peat also removes the urgency to re-sign Joe Barksdale. Barksdale becomes expendable in this situation, which means the Rams can spend the extra money elsewhere.

As mentioned in the intro, it's not a flashy pick, but it gets the job done. It would be better to trade down, gain an extra pick and still get a good lineman such as Florida State's Cameron Erving, but trade downs were not allowed in the community mock draft. 

Round 2 (No. 41): T/G D.J. Humphries, Florida

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Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
33	Titans	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU
34	Buccaneers	Ty Sambrailo	OL	Colorado State
35	Raiders	Nelson Agholor	WR	USC
36	Jaguars	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Oklahoma
37	Jets	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke
38	Redskins	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska
39	Bears	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia
40	Giants	Damarious Randall	S	Arizona State
41	Rams	D.J. Humphries	OL	Florida
42	Falcons	Eric Rowe	S	Utah
43	Browns	Donovan Smith	OT	Penn State
44	Saints	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami (Fla.)
45	Vikings	Stephone Anthony	LB	Clemson
46	49ers	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi State
47	Dolphins	Devin Funchess	WR/TE	Michigan
48	Chargers	Tevin Coleman	RB	Indiana
49	Chiefs	Eddie Goldman	DL	Florida State
50	Bills	A.J. Cann	OG	South Carolina
51	Texans	Benardrick McKinney	OLB	Mississippi State
52	Eagles	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State
53	Bengals	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
54	Lions	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami (Fla.)
55	Cardinals	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida State
56	Steelers	Nate Orchard	DE/LB	Utah
57	Panthers	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
58	Ravens	Clive Walford	TE	Miami (Fla.)
59	Broncos	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
60	Cowboys	T.J. Yeldon	RB	Alabama
61	Colts	Paul Dawson	LB	TCU
62	Packers	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida State
63	Seahawks	Carl Davis	DL	Iowa
64	Patriots	Tre' Jackson	OG	Florida State

The initial instinct for this round was to make up for missing out on Cooper and White by drafting the insanely talented Dorial Green-Beckham, but the Oklahoma receiver was off the board. 

With Green-Beckham taken, it made sense to go with yet another offensive lineman in Florida's D.J. Humphries. 

The offensive line situation in St. Louis is a monumental disaster, and people need to realize that. Many assumed that the Rams would have re-signed in-house free agent Barksdale by now or that they would have brought in a suitable outside free agent, but neither has happened.

With only two starters from the 2014 line returning, it's very possible the Rams will strictly target offensive linemen with the first two or three picks. 

Humphries is a great second-round value. WalterFootball.com has him mocked as the No. 19 overall pick, and CBS Sports also has him pegged as a potential first-rounder. Grabbing him at No. 41 overall is not only a bargain, but it fills a huge need. 

With the right tackle void filled with Peat in Round 1, the Rams can plug Humphries in at right guard. That would give St. Louis a young, capable starter at every line position other than center. Humphries' ability to play tackle also gives the Rams some versatility on the line.  

It's another non-flashy selection, but adding Peat and Humphries with the top picks would do wonders for fixing the line long term.

If this scenario comes to fruition, all but one starter on the line (the center) will be a former first- or second-round pick, including two top-10 picks (Robinson, Peat). If that mentality worked for the defensive line (a group that now contains five former first-round picks), it can work on offense as well. 

Round 3 (No. 72): WR Sammie Coates, Auburn

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Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
65	Buccaneers	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida State
66	Titans	Cedric Ogbuehi	OT	Texas A&M
67	Jaguars	Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan State
68	Raiders	Ali Marpet	OG	Hobart College
69	Redskins	Danielle Hunter	DE	LSU
70	Jets	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary
71	Bears	Jaquiski Tartt	S	Samford
72	Rams	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
73	Falcons	Mitch Morse	OG	Missouri
74	Giants	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin
75	Saints	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
76	Vikings	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington
77	Browns	Jordan Phillips	DT	Oklahoma
78	Saints	John Miller	OG	Louisville
79	49ers	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami (Fla.)
80	Chiefs	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas State
81	Bills	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
82	Texans	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio State
83	Chargers	Hau'oli Kikaha	OLB	Washington
84	Eagles	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (Ohio)
85	Bengals	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
86	Cardinals	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota
87	Steelers	Jeff Heuerman	TE	Ohio State
88	Lions	Josh Shaw	CB	USC
89	Panthers	Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State
90	Ravens	Derron Smith	SS	Fresno State
91	Cowboys	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
92	Broncos	Henry Anderson	DE	Stanford
93	Colts	Mike Davis	RB	South Carolina
94	Packers	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA
95	Seahawks	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford
96	Patriots	Kenny Bell	WR	Nebraska
97	Patriots	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
98	Chiefs	Senquez Golson	CB	Mississippi
99	Bengals	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon State
*100	Titans	Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida State

 *First pick of Round 4.

Fixing the offensive line is the top concern, but the Rams also need more playmakers on offense. Finding an extra weapon for new Rams quarterback Nick Foles would be a nice bonus on draft day.

Rams receiver Brian Quick is recovering from a nasty shoulder injury, and there's no guarantee he'll return to his 2014 form. Kenny Britt is an excellent target on the outside, but he needs company. That's where Sammie Coates comes in.

Not only is Coates an insurance policy for Quick, but he's an unbelievable playmaker. If you watched an Auburn game any time in the last two years, then you know Coates was a major headache for opposing secondaries. 

Coates' best numbers came in 2013, when he caught 42 passes for 902 yards and seven touchdowns. Those numbers won't make anyone's jaw drop, but it's very impressive considering he played in an Auburn offense that almost exclusively ran the football. 

Not to mention, Rams general manager Les Snead and head coach Jeff Fisher sort of have a thing for Auburn players. Just ask Robinson, Tre Mason, Nick Fairley, Daren Bates and Emory Blake. 

Coates is surely on their radar to some extent. 

Round 4 (No. 119): QB Garrett Grayson, Colorado State

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The Rams and the fans seem to be rallying behind Nick Foles, but solidifying the quarterback position doesn't have to end there. After two seasons of watching backups and third-stringers take snaps, the Rams should understand better than most teams that a contingency plan is important. 

In fact, it's pretty apparent that St. Louis has come to that realization. According to NFL Draft Scout's Frank Cooney, the Rams have been hosting numerous quarterbacks with their 30 official visits. Baylor's Bryce Petty, Oregon State's Sean Mannion, the Big Two (Mariota, Winston) and Colorado State's Garrett Grayson have all visited Rams Park. 

In fact, UCLA's Brett Hundley is the only top quarterback from this class who hasn't stopped by the Gateway City for a friendly visit. 

Teams have been known to purposely host players at positions they're not interested to create a smokescreen. However, if that was the case, the Rams could have achieved that by merely hosting two or three of the top quarterbacks instead of five. 

Indeed, it appears St. Louis is actually interested in adding another passer. 

With this pick, it would have been preferable to go after Petty or Hundley. But as you can see in the previous slide, both players were drafted at the last minute. 

Still, Grayson is an excellent fourth-round option and quite possibly the best player available. He's a little undersized (6'2", 213 lbs) but otherwise looks the part of a true NFL quarterback. 

Grayson spent two years as a starter in Colorado State's pro-style offense, giving him an advantage over basically every other quarterback in the class (other than Mannion, who also played in a pro offense at Oregon State). 

Grayson lacks top-notch arm strength, but he can make all the NFL throws. He tosses a beautiful deep ball and has great accuracy. Also, he's better at scrambling and escaping pressure than he gets credit for.

Even if Foles pans out and Grayson simply emerges as the long-term answer at backup quarterback, he's still worth a fourth-round pick. 

Round 6 (No. 215): LB Ramik Wilson, Georgia

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The Rams need to start grooming a replacement for veteran James Laurinaitis. At the very least, they need a capable backup in place just in case. 

Laurinaitis has started all 16 games every year since being drafted in 2009, but that's not going to last. Drafting Georgia's Ramik Wilson will help the team prepare for that. 

Wilson is a tackling machine out of Georgia and has three years of starting experience in the SEC. He's not much of a playmaker (he finished his career with zero picks and just two forced fumbles), but he fits the bill as a tough run-stopping linebacker. 

At the very least, Wilson will make an immediate impact on special teams. In a best-case scenario, he'll thrive as a backup and eventually step in for Laurinaitis without downgrading the defense. 

Some fans are fed up with Laurinaitis' finesse style of play and prefer a hard-hitting linebacker. If you're in that camp, adding Wilson should make you very happy. But I warn you: Try to remember how long it took the Rams to find a competent replacement for London Fletcher after letting him walk after the 2001 season. 

It took eight years. And who was the man to finally fill Fletcher's shoes after that long drought? Laurinaitis. 

Round 7 (No. 227): C B.J. Finney, Kansas State

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The Rams are apparently not eager at all when it comes to finding a free-agent center. We can only assume that St. Louis is prepared to have youngsters Tim Barnes, Barrett Jones and Demetrius Rhaney duke it out for the starting job. 

Barnes started four games in 2013, so he does have experience under center. Barnes, though hardly a standout, was not a total liability either. Jones has a higher ceiling than Barnes, but injuries have prevented the third-year center from getting a fair shake. 

Even though some options are in place, it wouldn't be unwise to add a late rounder to the mix to increase competition. 

B.J. Finney was a four-year starter at Kansas State, making him one of the more experienced linemen from this class. His lack of elite strength and athleticism will hurt him, but he's a guy who might be able to thrive once he learns proper technique.

Finney could land somewhere as early as the fourth round, but his stock is all over the place. If he slips into the seventh round, he should certainly be on St. Louis' radar. 

Steven Gerwel is the longest-tenured Rams Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report and served as the Rams' game-day correspondent in 2014. You can find more of Gerwel's work by visiting his writer profile or following him on Twitter.