Which WR excites you the most for the Rams?

[TheTackle]

What do you make of the hamstring injury lingering to the point where he can't work out for teams?

Hurt it Oct, missed a month, re-aggravated it late Nov and kept him out of the combine in Feb and out of the pro day in March.

That's a long ass time.

If we want him they should trade down because he could drop way past 13 with his injury problems

 

[Tano]

Eh, this isn’t 2022/2023.
Trading down multiple times to gain more picks to restock the groceries in a weaker draft…not a fan of that strategy this year.

If anything, move up a couple times and grab two or three better players that the staff feels can contribute immediately.

Staying put could work too.

The resident draft pick hoarding club members won’t agree with me. “More picks is always better!”
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All I want is a trade down to get an extra 3rd. No more than that.

Stand pat and get depth and special teams players in the 7th round

 

[den-the-coach]

All I want is a trade down to get an extra 3rd. No more than that.

Stand pat and get depth and special teams players in the 7th round

I think if they move down to 19 with Carolina, the Rams might be able to net a 3rd & 4th.

 

[Memento]

What do you make of the hamstring injury lingering to the point where he can't work out for teams?

Hurt it Oct, missed a month, re-aggravated it late Nov and kept him out of the combine in Feb and out of the pro day in March.

That's a long ass time.

Isaac Bruce had recurring hamstrings from 1997-1998, including one bad enough to knock him out for the year in 98.

Hamstrings are concerning, but not necessarily a death knell. And a healthy Tyson is better than any receiver in this draft.

 

[kmramsfan]

I think if they move down to 19 with Carolina, the Rams might be able to net a 3rd & 4th.

I saw something similar to this proposed on a Rams Chat ( Rams House) podcast yesterday.
I think this scenario would be ideal, and could allow for the Rams to get an excellent LB and maybe either a DL , OL or DB to really bolster the defense.
We could then use our lower picks for ST needs.

 

[den-the-coach]

Isaac Bruce had recurring hamstrings from 1997-1998, including one bad enough to knock him out for the year in 98.

Hamstrings are concerning, but not necessarily a death knell. And a healthy Tyson is better than any receiver in this draft.

How would you know what a healthy Tyson looks like?

 

[jrry32]

How would you know what a healthy Tyson looks like?

2024. And 2025 before he suffered the hamstring injury.

 

[den-the-coach]

2024. And 2025 before he suffered the hamstring injury.

He did break his collarbone in 2024, correct?

 

[WestCoastRam]

Isaac Bruce had recurring hamstrings from 1997-1998, including one bad enough to knock him out for the year in 98.

Hamstrings are concerning, but not necessarily a death knell. And a healthy Tyson is better than any receiver in this draft.

But how much better, even he's not what I would consider a blue chipper

 

[Memento]

How would you know what a healthy Tyson looks like?

What Jerry said. Tyson, when healthy, is that big receiver who has speed, quickness, sharp route running, tackle-breaking, and is a redzone machine. It hasn't been very often (2024 and 2025), and again, the hamstring is concerning, but the collarbone was a freak accident that could've happened to anyone.

I'm just saying, even the great Isaac Bruce had recurring hamstring issues. Tyson, when healthy, is better than Tate or Lemon by a good amount; there's a reason he was considered a top-five pick and one of the best players in this class before the hamstring was reaggravated.

If we trade down, get another pick or two, and still get Tyson, Cooper, Concepcion, or Boston, I'll be over the moon.

 

[Memento]

But how much better, even he's not what I would consider a blue chipper

A healthy Tyson is a blue-chipper. He has everything you could ever want in a receiver when he's healthy, and when healthy, he's a lot better than Tate and a little better than Lemon (and before you ask, yes, I feel Lemon is better than Tate).

Again, there were many scouts who had him going top-five/top-ten before the hamstring reoccurrence. Unfortunately, he hasn't been healthy, and I wouldn't like the selection if it was at #13 overall...but if we traded down, got another pick or two and still got Tyson? I'd be thrilled.

 

[jrry32]

He did break his collarbone in 2024, correct?

He didn't play with the broken collarbone in 2024, so the 1100+ yards and 10 TDs he put up in 12 games were healthy Jordyn Tyson.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

He didn't play with the broken collarbone in 2024, so the 1100+ yards and 10 TDs he put up in 12 games were healthy Jordyn Tyson.

Some folks just want to hate Tyson for whatever reason. I do understand being worried about injuries, but any player drafted carries risk. He's a stud that I believe to be worth taking a chance on.

 

[Merlin]

Well if we were to draft Tyson, and if he by some miracle were available for the playoff run (assuming overall health of the team on top of that), the offense would be downright nasty. Because remember what it looked like with OBJ. And Tyson definitely gives me OBJ vibes in how damn quick he moves.

But that's a lot of risk. I'd rather just take McDonald and watch our DL eat opposing QBs and runners. Or Boston and have dependable hands that are always open outside that hash and in the redzone.

 

[Tano]

All I want is a trade down to get an extra 3rd. No more than that.

Stand pat and get depth and special teams players in the 7th round

You have a strange sense of humor @dieterbrock

 

[jjab360]

Well if we were to draft Tyson, and if he by some miracle were available for the playoff run (assuming overall health of the team on top of that), the offense would be downright nasty. Because remember what it looked like with OBJ. And Tyson definitely gives me OBJ vibes in how damn quick he moves.

But that's a lot of risk. I'd rather just take McDonald and watch our DL eat opposing QBs and runners. Or Boston and have dependable hands that are always open outside that hash and in the redzone.

I really don't see us taking a rotational NT that doesn't rush the passer that high in the draft if I'm being honest

 

[OldSchool]

Why is it silly in comparison? If Stafford's bad injury luck had happened at UGA instead of in Detroit, would that have made any difference at all? No, of course not. The point was that Stafford had back-to-back serious injuries in his first two NFL seasons. They weren't due to Stafford's body being unable to hold up. They were due to bad injury luck.

But if you want to insist on college for whatever absurd reason, Frank Gore has been mentioned in this thread and is another great example. His body held up in the NFL despite bad injury luck in college. Sometimes, that's the case. Sometimes, a guy is injured a lot because he simply lacks durability. It's not always possible to tell.

No, actually, I don't know that. I haven't seen his medicals. I can't predict the future. What I know is that he's had three significant injuries while in college. That's a red flag. It indicates a lack of durability. But it is also possible that he's simply been unlucky and is capable of playing in the NFL without missing an inordinate amount of time.

As I said, I think the talent is worth the injury red flags. If we can trade down and get him, great. If not, I'm willing to take him at #13. I look at the Patriots taking Gronk despite major injury red flags, and I think, "Ya know, sometimes you just need to nut up and take the risk if the talent is great enough." We are in a position where we can easily survive a whiff, while a talent like Tyson could put us over the edge this year when it comes to winning a Super Bowl.

You're comparing a college kid to a guy who had no injuries when at college. As I said any pick can eventually get hurt and end up with injury issues in his NFL career. There's no disputing that at all. But to put Tyson in college as equal to Stafford in the NFL is mental gymnastics. They're not even the same on any level coming into the draft which is all that matters for Tyson.

 

[OldSchool]

Literally no one on here is disputing the talent level of Tyson. Some are scared to draft him because of his obvious injury concerns. And some are willing to bet he'll suddenly become healthy and this will all have been a bad dream.

 

[jrry32]

You're comparing a college kid to a guy who had no injuries when at college.

At this point, I'm not sure if I haven't explained my point well enough or if you're simply ignoring what I'm writing. I'm referencing Stafford's bad injury luck in his first two years in the NFL to demonstrate the point that there is a difference between BAD INJURY LUCK and BEING PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO STAY HEALTHY. Matthew Stafford had bad injury luck. Frank Gore had bad injury luck (in college to boot!). Sam Bradford was physically unable to stay healthy. Rashaad Penny was physically unable to stay healthy.

As I said any pick can eventually get hurt and end up with injury issues in his NFL career. There's no disputing that at all. But to put Tyson in college as equal to Stafford in the NFL is mental gymnastics. They're not even the same on any level coming into the draft which is all that matters for Tyson.

Any player can have bad injury luck in college or the NFL. The distinction you're trying to draw is irrational. The question with Tyson is if it's bad luck or an inability to stay healthy. There's no way to know that answer today absent medicals showing some reason to think it's the latter.

Bad injury luck is simply part of football, and it's not a major concern. Once the bad luck runs out, the player stays on the field. Being physically unable to stay healthy is a major concern. It points to a likelihood of busting and a strong likelihood of a short career. People are assuming Tyson is unable to stay healthy. There is evidence of that being true. But it might also be evidence of bad injury luck. That's the unknown with him.

 

[jrry32]

Literally no one on here is disputing the talent level of Tyson. Some are scared to draft him because of his obvious injury concerns. And some are willing to bet he'll suddenly become healthy and this will all have been a bad dream.

That's a bad faith characterization of what people (including myself) have said. It's about betting that he's not going to be injured every single year. Best case scenario, it's purely bad injury luck, and he mostly avoids it in the NFL. In the not-quite-best-case scenario, it's bad injury luck, and he has some more of it in the NFL, but is also able to have a good number of healthy seasons. Worst-case scenario, he lacks durability and he busts.

There is, of course, the Gronk scenario where the health concerns are legitimate, but he's such a great player that it ends up not mattering.