Rams Mock Draft: Lemon & Ponds

0:00On April 6, the 2026 NFL draft is creeping up fast, less than a month out, and the L.A. Rams are primed with a 13th overall. Paken Round 1 and the 61st in Round 2. In this mock-draft, they snag USC Y receiver Mackay Lemon at 13 to beef up their already-stack receiving crew, behind Pukka Nakua and Devante. Atoms. Then in Round 2, they grab Indiana Cornerback the Angelo Ponds to add speed and versatility in the slot. Rams' GMless need traded away their other first-rounder last year for corner-trend McDuffie, fixing a big secondary hole that almost cost them a super. Bowl run. Now the roster is loaded with few weaknesses, but depth that receiver or more defensive backs make sense after their playoff push showed how key A. Lockdown Secondary is. Fans and analysts are buzzing because Coach Sean McVeigh and Sneed have a track record of turning mid-round gyms into stars. Like recent picks, Jared.

1:00Vers and Braden Fisk. Lemon's College Explosion 79 catches for over 1100 yards and 11 scores in his last year. Fits perfect as a physical slot guy. Who can screen and stretch the middle for Matthew Stafford? Meanwhile, Ponds overcame his 5-foot 9-frame with a lead speed of 4.3 140 and playoff heroics like a pick 6 in the semis. During Indiana's title run, his 167 tackles and 7 picks bring physicality to match top receivers, plus special teams upside. These moves could turn the Rams' offense into a mismatch nightmare and defense into a balanced beast, setting up another deep playoff charge, and maybe. That second Lombardi under McVeigh.