2012 NFL Draft Order: St. Louis Rams Should Take Justin Blackmon

ESPN's Adam Schefter was simply answering a Twitter question from a curious St. Louis Rams fan, but his answer confirmed what most have already expected—once the Rams find themselves a head coach and GM, Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon will be heavily targeted at either No. 2 overall or a couple spots down (if the Rams decide to trade out of that pick). 

Here is the tweet from Schefter earlier this morning:

But with all the holes that come with a 2-14 football team, should the Rams use their top pick on a receiver like Blackmon?

I don't see a reason why not. 

Blackmon is the consensus No. 1 receiver in the 2012 draft, and the Rams desperately need weapons for quarterback Sam Bradford.

While a number of factors played into the Rams' 2-14 season, you could argue that Bradford took a step back in 2011 in part because he lacked any elite receiving targets.

Adding Blackmon, whom many see as a Terrell Owens clone without the emotional baggage, would help solve that problem.

2012 NFL Draft Order

1. Indianapolis Colts (2-14)

2. St. Louis Rams (2-14)

3. Minnesota Vikings (3-13)

4. Cleveland Browns (4-12)

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12)

6. Washington Redskins (5-11)

7. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)

8. Miami Dolphins (6-10)* 

8. Carolina Panthers (6-10)*

*Decided by coin flip at NFL Combine

10. Buffalo Bills (6-10)

11. Seattle Seahawks (7-9)**

11. Kansas City Chiefs (7-9)**

**Decided by coin flip at NFL Combine

13. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)

14. Dallas Cowboys (8-8)

15. Philadelphia Eagles (8-8)

16. New York Jets (8-8) 

17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland) (8-8)

18. San Diego Chargers (8-8)

19. Chicago Bears (8-8)

20. Tennessee Titans (9-7)

21. Cincinnati Bengals (9-7)

22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta Falcons) (10-6)

23. Detroit Lions (10-6)

24. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)

25. Denver Broncos (8-8)

26. New York Giants (9-7) 

27. Houston Texans (10-6)

28. Baltimore Ravens (12-4)

29. New England Patriots (from New Orleans)

30. San Francisco 49ers (13-3)

31. New England Patriots (13-3)

32. Green Bay Packers (15-1)