2012 NFL Draft: 10 Players St. Louis Rams Should Target in Round 2

The St. Louis Rams surprised a lot of people by trading down multiple times in the 2012 NFL draft's first round.

First, weeks before the draft, allowing the Washington Redskins to select Robert Griffin III. Then again during the first round when the Dallas Cowboys moved up to select Morris Claiborne.

So, the Rams end up with a quality defensive tackle prospect in Michael Brockers, but also pick up another second-round pick, giving them three picks in the second round's first 15 picks. The Rams hold picks 33, 39 and 45 and should get plenty of help for a team that was beset with injuries and finished 2011 at 2-14.

Courtney Upshaw (DE Alabama)

This pick would add a solid pass-rusher to put next to first-round pick Michael Brockers, who is known more for his run defending than getting after the opposing quarterbacks. While Sam Bradford needs plenty of help in St. Louis, new head coach Jeff Fisher might relish adding even more power to his defensive front.

Coby Fleener (TE Stanford)

Of course, we all know Sam Bradford isn't going to succeed without anyone to throw to. The Rams' wide receivers are quantity over quality and the tight end position isn't much better with a lot of injury and production question marks. Fleener is an elite athlete who projects well as a downfield threat.

Peter Konz (C/OG Wisconsin)

The Rams brought in ex-Packers center Scott Wells this offseason, but still need a center of the future. Peter Konz is the best interior lineman on a lot of boards and could easily play guard, which is another position at which St. Louis could use a lot of help.

Cordy Glenn (OG/OT Georgia)

A versatile player, Glenn could step onto the practice field in St. Louis and immediately compete at any position other than center. Yet, while Glenn could be passable at tackle, his real strength will be at guard. He could develop into a perennial Pro Bowl-caliber player opening lanes for Steven Jackson. 

Jonathan Martin (OT Stanford)

Martin may not be as versatile as Glenn, but he is much better in space, famously stoning USC's Nick Perry, who is now a Green Bay Packer.

Martin isn't a complete prospect yet, but he excelled in a pro-style system and could come right in and compete for a starting tackle position. At the very least, he would be much-needed insurance for the oft-injured Rams offensive line.

Alshon Jeffery (WR South Carolina)

Without a doubt, one of the more polarizing prospects in the entire draft class. Jeffery has great junior-year tape, but the drama in Columbia brought his senior year crashing to earth while his weight ballooned to high heavens. In shape, Jeffery is the best player left on the board, but the Rams have to ask if they're comfortable with the likelihood of him staying in shape.

Rueben Randle (WR Louisiana State)

Safer than Jeffery, but still wildly underrated, Randle's biggest issue in college was the lack of talent in the people throwing him the ball at LSU. Big, athletic and with a fine pair of hands, Randle could quickly become Sam Bradford's favorite target.

Stephen Hill (WR Georgia Tech)

Probably the rawest prospect on this list, Hill comes from a run-heavy option offense at Georgia Tech and doesn't have the polished route-running of most NFL prospects. Because of that, the learning curve will be steep, but Hill has all the athleticism in the world and can get loose deep.

Zach Brown (LB North Carolina)

The Rams brought in Jo-Lonn Dunbar this offseason to beef up the linebacker corps, but there is still a gaping hole at weak-side linebacker. Brown, an athletic freak, has fallen down boards because he's not the most physical or instinctual linebacker. Still, on speed alone, he should be able to rack up a lot of tackles and walk into a starting position in St. Louis.

Mike Adams (OT Ohio State)

The most talented player on this list outside of (possibly) Upshaw, Adams is falling because of a failed combine drug test. The fall has to end sometime, however, and with three second-round picks, it stands to reason that the Rams could take a risk with one of them.

Adams can play left tackle right away and should be an upgrade over Roger Saffold (who could move to OG or RT).

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Michael Schottey is an NFL Associate Editor for Bleacher Report and an award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers of America. He has professionally covered both the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions, as well as NFL events like the scouting combine and the Senior Bowl.