Rams Trade Draft Pick, Pass on QB Simpson

0:00On April 21st, the Los Angeles Rams started with 10 picks in the 2026 NFL draft, including two in the first round. But after trading the 29th overall pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for cornerback Trent McDuffie, they're down to seven picks total, with just the 13th overall left on day one. NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports the Rams had real interest in Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson as a late first round option, especially with that. The 29th pick, they liked him more for there than jumping up to 13. But now without it, their next shot is the 61st overall pick way too late for a guy. Projected Dead High, fans are buzzing about this trade off, wondering if it caused them a future franchise quarterback behind Matthew Stafford. Some drop parallels to past regrets, like picking wide receiver 2-2 at well over center creed Humphrey, where hindsight hit hard. On the flip side, general manager Les Neid likely made the smart play. McDuffie steps in right away to shore up the secondary with a thousand snaps this season,

1:04while any rookie quarterback like Simpson would ride the bench anyway. In the end, the Rams plugged the glaring hole now. But if Simpson blows up elsewhere in a few years, that's thing might linger for the horns faithful.