2012 NFL Mock Draft: St. Louis Rams Looking for Another Trade Down?

The St. Louis Rams are starting to get greedy.

According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, the Rams are inquiring with teams about the possibility of trading down from the No. 6 overall selection—the same selection the team acquired from the Washington Redskins last week in exchange for two early picks in 2012 and first-rounders in both 2013 and 2014. 

If the Rams found a potential suitor for the No. 6 pick—maybe a team looking to trade up for Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill—they could be looking at an abundance of top picks that hasn't been seen in a long time in the NFL.

Over the next three years, St. Louis has six first-round picks and four second-rounders. Let that sink in for a second: 10 picks in the first 64 over the next three drafts. Add in any potential picks they may acquire in another trade down, and the Rams would essentially take over the first two days of the next three NFL drafts.

There may be a market for the No. 6 overall pick, too. 

The Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns could all have an interest in Tannehill as quarterback-needy teams. Miami would need to move up two spots from No. 8, Seattle four spots from No. 12 and Cleveland 16 spots from No. 22. The Browns could also pick Tannehill No. 4 overall if they want a quarterback that badly.

Free-agent quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Matt Flynn will take two teams off that list. 

Depending on how the draft board plays out, other teams may jump into trade talks with the Rams for different prospects. It's possible that a player such as Justin Blackmon or Trent Richardson is tempting enough for at least one team to consider a move up with the Rams.

In the end, St. Louis has enough holes on both sides of the ball to consider any trade offer. Most general managers will agree that adding picks—even after moving down from a higher selection—only increases the chances that St. Louis has on hitting on a player.

The Rams would love if Tannehill makes a late push as an NFL quarterback prospect. St. Louis used the overwhelming tidal wave of momentum from Robert Griffin III to essentially rob the Redskins of draft picks last week. 

A solid couple of weeks could grant the Rams the opportunity to cash in again as a trade partner for even more draft capital. 

2012 NFL Mock Draft 

1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2. Washington Redskins: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (via trade with St. Louis Rams)

3. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil, OT, USC

4. Cleveland Browns: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU  

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

6. St. Louis Rams: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State (via trade with Washington Redskins)  

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina

8. Miami Dolphins: Courtney Upshaw, OLB/DE, Alabama

9. Carolina Panthers: Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

10. Buffalo Bills: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Dontari Poe, NT Memphis

12. Seattle Seahawks: Nick Perry, DE, USC  

13. Arizona Cardinals: Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

14. Dallas Cowboys: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

15. Philadelphia Eagles: Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College

16. New York Jets: Mark Barron, S, Alabama  

17. Cincinnati Bengals: David DeCastro, G, Stanford

18. San Diego Chargers: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

19. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

20. Tennessee Titans: Cordy Glenn, G, Georgia 

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami

22. Cleveland Browns: Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State 

23. Detroit Lions: Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

24. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State 

25. Denver Broncos: Devon Still, DT, Penn State

26. Houston Texans: Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

27. New England Patriots: Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame

28. Green Bay Packers: Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois

29. Baltimore Ravens: Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

30. San Francisco 49ers: Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina

31. New England Patriots: Rueben Randle, WR, LSU

32. New York Giants: Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama