Los Angeles Rams Trade for First Overall Pick with Titans

The Tennessee Titans have long been rumored to be trading for the first overall pick. According to Ian Rapoport, the Tennessee Titans have moved that first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams.

The trade will send the Los Angeles Rams 15th overall pick in this year’s draft, two second-round picks (43 and 45), and a third-rounder (76) in 2016. The Titans will also receive the Rams’ first-round pick in 2017, along with their third-round pick in next year’s draft.

In addition to Tennessee’s No.1 pick this year, the Rams will also receive a fourth-round pick (113) and sixth-round pick (177) in 2016.

The presumed first overall pick is expected to be a quarterback now that the Rams are picking number one overall.

Carson Wentz out of North Dakota State and Jared Goff from Cal are the top two quarterbacks and either would be worthy of that first overall pick.

"“Being able to acquire six players in the top 76 this year, along with next year when you factor that into it — I am assuming five in the top three rounds — that is 11 players that we can add to this football team that should not only increase our depth, but give us good quality players at all those positions,’’ Titans general manager Jon Robinson said.“In the end we thought it was a decision that was best for this football team. It made sense for us to do it, and that’s why we moved on it. We talked to several teams about the pick. There was interest in the pick, and in the end we thought this was the option that made the most sense for us…We think we can really bolster this roster with the picks that we now have.”Robinson said the two teams made the trade now for planning purposes for both teams leading up to the April 28-30 draft in Chicago. The two teams had been in discussions for several weeks before “things fell into place” on Thursday morning. Robinson said he “talked to a couple of teams” over the last few weeks about the pick.“There wasn’t any framework in place (from a previous deal) that we were working off of,’’ Robinson said. “With the No.1 overall pick, there were a lot of factors that were talked about in making that move and in the end we weighed all of those factors and what it would take for a team to come to the No.1 overall pick.“In the end this was a deal we agreed on.”"

The Rams have a history of being a part of these types of trades. They traded out of the number two overall pick with the Washington Redskins in the Robert Griffin III draft and made out quite well with the number of draft picks they received.

The Rams need at quarterback is highlighted incredibly when you look at their depth chart. Nick Foles and Case Keenum are their current options and both have proven to not be consistent, NFL starting quarterbacks. Sean Mannion was drafted earlier, but his future is not expected to be one of an NFL starter at this point.

By moving to Los Angeles, Jeff Fisher and the Rams needed to make a big splash as they move their franchise to the west coast. With Todd Gurley already in the backfield, the Rams could have a potent offense for years to come if they go with a quarterback.

Look for the Titans to pick either a wide receiver, defensive back or offensive tackle with their new first round pick.