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The Los Angeles Rams are going all-in, as evidenced by their trade of the No. 29 pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Trent McDuffie.
But, they still own the No. 13 pick, and could now add any player they want to bolster the offense or defense. An all-in team rarely owns a pick as good as No. 13, which presents the Rams with a fantastic opportunity to take the best-player-available.
However, ESPN's Dan Graziano is linking the Rams to a stunning draft trade, as "some people" are keeping an eye on the Rams swinging a stunning blockbuster trade-up in the draft to pick Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love.
"Some people are even watching to see if they make a big move up for Love, who would be a very exciting cherry on top of their offensive sundae," Graziano writes.
If the Rams went out and traded up the board to select Love, the Notre Dame running back, it would be the shocker of the draft.
It's not simply because the Rams already have Kyren Williams and Blake Corum, but that they would be investing so much into the running back position with this trade.
Looking at the potential landing spots for Love in the first round, the Arizona Cardinals at No. 3, Tennessee Titans at No. 4, New York Giants at No. 5, and Washington Commanders at No. 7 are the most likely landing spots inside the top-10 for Love.
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For Les Snead and Sean McVay to land Love, they might have to move up from the 13th pick to as high as No. 3 overall or No. 6 overall to make sure they can land the superstar running back.
Love had 1,372 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns last year, and is the far-and-away best running back in this year's class. Ignoring positional value, he might even be the best player in the draft.
The Rams swinging such a bold trade-up in the NFL Draft for Love would be a stunner. But McVay and Snead aren't afraid of using their picks when they deem fit.
Despite how wild this move would be, this rumor from Graziano is, at the very least, worth keeping in mind. It's not likely, but there's at least a non-zero chance this stunning move happens.
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