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Beat writersā favorite 2022 NFL Draft picks: One intriguing player from all 32 teams
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Los Angeles Rams:Ā The way the Rams evaluate safeties, from their scheme fit to their personalities, is deeply fascinating to me. Itās also a position around which an important part of their team-build revolves, because safeties will be mid- to late-round picks and have to contribute at high level on their rookie deals in order to help maintain their financial and roster balance on defense. Their history at the position includes Eric Weddle (twice!), John Johnson andĀ Jordan Fuller, all of whom have been difference-makers physically and mentally. So when they picked UCLA prospectĀ Quentin LakeĀ at No. 211, a player who has been compared to Fuller (who started for the Rams as a sixth-round pick in his rookie season), I was of course hooked. Lakeās development will be fun to watch, and who knows? He could be on the āFullerā track. āĀ Jourdan RodrigueĀ