3rd Rd / Pick #90 - Josaiah Stewart, Edge, Michigan

[Stl2La]

Big dawgs gonna eat!
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[Memphis Ram]

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[WestCoastRam]

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This seems to jive with what Snead was saying in his baseball analogy that I posted in the strategy thread about attacking with a pick down.

I wonder if this speaks to the strength of the draft at DE and/or the desire to keep the strength of the defense strong by drafting a 5th pass rusher when we lost Hoecht.

 

[JonRam99]

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Dodged a bullet there. We need as much ammo next year as possible, losing the 2026 2nd round pick would hurt.
Makes me wonder though what the plan is -- draft a QB? or pry Burrow away from CIN?? either one will take multiple 1st rnd picks.

 

[TheTackle]

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Ashton Gillette would have been a great pick. Still that round 2 2026 pick will come in handy once we have traded at least one 1st round pick to move up for a QB next year. Stewart is a good pick but it does make you wonder who we would have taken instead at that spot?

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Big dawgs gonna eat!
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I saw a few guys stayed at small schools, like Fanin. I wonder if staying affects Snead’s opinions of players similarly.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

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Interesting. So that means they wanted Gillotte right?

Ashton Gillette would have been a great pick. Still that round 2 2026 pick will come in handy once we have traded at least one 1st round pick to move up for a QB next year. Stewart is a good pick but it does make you wonder who we would have taken instead at that spot?

Do you mean at Stewart’s spot in round three if the Rams had picked Gillotte?

 

[Merlin]

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Jives with what McVay said on the post draft show. That they had those targets and mostly got it done. Gillotte was a pressure machine, but what the hell, sometimes when you get bumped down to your next target that can work in your favor. Certainly seems like high motor was desired on that spot opposite Verse.

 

[TheTackle]

Interesting. So that means they wanted Gillotte right?

Do you mean at Stewart’s spot in round three if the Rams had picked Gillotte?

Yes. Exactly. They would have addressed edge with a very good player which makes you wonder whether they would have picked someone other than Stewart at his spot?

 

[WestCoastRam]

Dodged a bullet there. We need as much ammo next year as possible, losing the 2026 2nd round pick would hurt.
Makes me wonder though what the plan is -- draft a QB? or pry Burrow away from CIN?? either one will take multiple 1st rnd picks.

Maybe it's roll with Stafford for another year and the pick next year is less about getting a QB and more about max value and max optionality

 

[DzRams]

This seems to jive with what Snead was saying in his baseball analogy that I posted in the strategy thread about attacking with a pick down.

I wonder if this speaks to the strength of the draft at DE and/or the desire to keep the strength of the defense strong by drafting a 5th pass rusher when we lost Hoecht.

It aligns with their team build value of having a great pass rush. They clearly prioritize that over having a great secondary.

 

[WestCoastRam]

It aligns with their team build value of having a great pass rush. They clearly prioritize that over having a great secondary.

I mean, I wonder if there was equal talent available at DB at that stage but your point is taken either way.

 

[DzRams]

I mean, I wonder if there was equal talent available at DB at that stage but your point is taken either way.

Donald's retirement allowed more of a glimpse into their value system.

They had an opportunity to completely rebuild and in an entirely different way if they wanted to. All the picks invested in the DL over the last 3 years could have gone to the secondary instead if that was an equal or higher priority.

 

[RamBradford85]

I keep thinking Micah Parsons lite. The explosive burst, the hand usage being violent and sophisticated simultaneously, having counters upon counters.

I think Stewart is the reason why Agent Zero might not be re-signed. This is not just a pick for Hoecht (whom I think Brennan Jackson fills that role first), but for the future replacement of Young: Stewart just turned twenty-two.

I was thinking the same thing agent zero might get traded

 

[RamDino]

I was thinking the same thing agent zero might get traded

16 sacks in 2 years and he might get traded? Boy you guys are tough. How about he plays out his rookie contract and then they decide. JMHO.

 

[Memento]

16 sacks in 2 years and he might get traded? Boy you guys are tough. How about he plays out his rookie contract and then they decide. JMHO.

Never said “traded”, I said “not re-signed”. I think Stewart is that good - and Young will be thirty at the end of his contract; he was a twenty-six-year-old rookie.

 

[jjab360]

I was thinking the same thing agent zero might get traded

Nah he's a key piece of the rotation. Adding a stud like Stewart is about keeping everybody fresh and the pass rush relentless.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

Nah he's a key piece of the rotation. Adding a stud like Stewart is about keeping everybody fresh and the pass rush relentless.

Verse could literally hardly leave the field last year. That's one reason Fiske got more sacks, he was fresh from being off the field on running downs. Now if Verse needs a breather, we have a guy that will go all out on passing downs.

 

[RamBradford85]

Nah he's a key piece of the rotation. Adding a stud like Stewart is about keeping everybody fresh and the pass rush relentless.

I’m not saying at this moment I’m saying if he’s a absolute stud because sometimes agent zero be mia

 

[Ramhusker]

I get mini AD vibes from this dude. I think it’ll go down as fortunate break for the Rams that they didn’t have to trade to pick him.