Several Rams' corners — Ahkello Witherspoon, Decobie Durant, Derion Kendrick, and A.J. Green — are scheduled for free agency after the upcoming season. Despite tearing his ACL in January, Tennessee's All-SEC corner has the size, speed and ball skills (four interceptions, 13 passes defended in 2024) to still be the CB1 in this draft class. McCoy is also one of the youngest prospects in this draft class who won't turn 21 until four months after the 2026 NFL Draft.

While Barber starts at left tackle for the Gators, he has some experience on the right side as well. With Alaric Jackson at left tackle, the athletic tackle could at least take over for right tackle Rob Havenstein, who is scheduled to become a free agent after the upcoming season.

The Rams secured a second first-round pick as part of their trade with the Falcons, who moved back into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to select James Pearce Jr. at No. 26 overall. Matthew Stafford is the present, but the 'Will he, won't he?' retirement rumors will annually persist until he does call it a career. Nussmeier has a strong arm and had been playing at a high level during portions of last season. The Tigers loaded up with pass catchers and are looking to push the ball downfield. Nussmeier is the son of the Saints offensive coordinator.

Jahdae Barron and Andrew Mukuba set the tone for that Longhorns secondary and both will now be paid to do the same in the NFL. It is Muhammad's unit now. He has good size, but it would be nice if that translated to more ball production this season.

Best Pick: I love third-round edge Josaiah Stewart from Michigan. He is as tough as any player in this draft. Getting him in the third will prove to be a steal.

Worst Pick: It's not any one pick, but rather that they didn't get a speed player outside early for their offense. They lack speed in their passing game, which they didn't get. They didn't take a receiver until the seventh round.

The Skinny: They traded out of the first round to land a 2026 first-round pick from the Falcons. That's a different approach for them, but it made sense. I do like second-round tight end Terrance Ferguson and Stewart. Both will be good players. Fifth-round linebacker Chris Paul is a good player.

Top needs entering the draft: Cornerback, linebacker, quarterback and offensive tackle

The Rams are always up to something. Without a second-round pick because of their trade up for Braden Fiske in last year's draft, I thought general manager Les Snead was a prime candidate to move out of Round 1 to add more selections. He has a long history of doing so.

At the same time, L.A. has a sizable hole at cornerback and could have filled it at No. 26. The defense allowed a 59.9 QBR last season, which ranked 28th in the league, and allowed 12 touchdown passes of 20-plus yards, which tied for 30th. Will Johnson, Maxwell Hairston and even Azareye'h Thomas all could have made sense.

In the end, Snead and coach Sean McVay got a deal done with the Falcons to trade back, acquiring pick Nos. 46 and 242 and an extremely valuable 2026 first-rounder for Nos. 26 and 101. I love the deal for L.A., which is going year to year with quarterback Matthew Stafford and now could look to next year's draft to find a successor. Atlanta isn't guaranteed to make the playoffs, which means its pick could fall in the teens.

On Day 2, the Rams added tight end Terrance Ferguson, who can make plays after the catch. The Rams had the fewest receiving yards from tight ends of any team last season (459). I would have preferred Elijah Arroyo over Ferguson, but now those two will be on opposite sidelines twice a year because the Seahawks took Arroyo a few picks later. L.A. got good value with edge rusher Josaiah Stewart, who went right around where I expected. He has some potential as a pass rusher.

I was surprised to see fourth-round pick Jarquez Hunter go before a few other running backs, including Dylan Sampson. He can break tackles. Per ESPN Research, this is the eighth-straight draft the Rams have selected a running back. Fifth-round pick Chris Paul Jr. is a tackling machine who can cover running backs in space. He doesn't have great speed, but he'll have a role with the Rams' defense.

The biggest question for me: Why didn't Snead take any corners? I see issues when looking at the Rams' depth chart. That's still a weak group.