So let's forget about offense for a second then. Why use a high pick on a guy at a position of ABSOLUTE strength when you have immediate needs that can be filled??? Deone Bucannon, Darquez Dennard, Jason Verrett, Ha Ha Clinton Dix were all there and we could have traded back and got one...
I just don't really like it over other positions. Even if Donald is some Gerald McCoy type penetrator.
Yet billions of Rams fans had no problem supporting the Rams picking Clowney, which was at a much higher pick and at a position of much higher strength.
Donald is as disruptive as Clowney, playing a position where the Rams needed more of this. He was the best defensive player in the NCAA last year and a terrific value at #13.
To specifically answer your question:
Deone Bucannon--very poor value at #13
Darquez Dennard--poor value at #13
Jason Verrett--poor value at #13, though I really like the way he plays. Small, though he plays much bigger.
Ha Ha Clinton Dix--poor value at #13, too slow for a safety to be a #13 pick.
The only available DB worth a #13 pick was Kyle Fuller and he comes with injury concerns.
Had a value pick at DB been available, the Rams would have picked him over Donald. There wasn't and they didn't.