The Rams traded up three spots with Buffalo, giving up their fifth-round pick, to claim the Florida State mighty mite (5'8" 180-something), Lamarcus Joyner. Joyner's made a late run up draft boards and was a favorite sleeper pick of a lot of analysts despite being far from special athletically. That's why I don't like the pick. His play on the field, though, tells a different story, and is good reason to like the pick. Smart, great hitter, great effort player, ton of great intangibles, Joyner has "Jeff Fisher DB" written all over him. His playing style gets compared a lot to Tyrann Matthieu's, and I definitely missed the boat on the Honey Badger last season. Joyner's the Honey Badger without the rap sheet. I assume he'll assume the lead nickel role, even with plenty of concern about his ability to hang in well there at the pro level.
I wouldn't call a second-round pick on an undersized, average-speed tweener DB a good draft pick for a team in general, but I think the Rams will have the perfect place to put Joyner.
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