Los Angeles Rams NFL Draft: Help Make Quarterback History?

2024 NFL Draft Quarterbacks: Could Los Angeles Rams Be Apart Of History?

Mar 2, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon quarterback Bo Nix (QB07) during the 2024 NFL Combine at / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Talented NFL quarterbacks are always in demand. The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner and will have a chance to make history. There have never been four quarterbacks drafted from No. 1 to No. 4. 

The record holder for most quarterbacks selected in the first round goes to the 1983 NFL Draft when six quarterbacks were picked off the board. It’s also possibly the best quarterbacks class of all time with three Hall-Of-Famers and two of the highest-regarded quarterbacks ever. John Elway, Jim Kelly, Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino defined the NFL in the 1980s and '90s. 

Fast forward to this season and there are six quarterbacks who could fly off the board in the first round, which would tie the record. 

The Los Angeles Rams have 11 picks this year and could target an heir for 36-year-old Matthew Stafford. Backup Jimmy Garoppolo is only on a one-year deal in L.A. so it’s possible the Rams would look to secure a signal-caller of the future. Los Angeles has the No. 19 overall pick or could trade later into the first round.

Mar 2, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon quarterback Bo Nix (QB07) during the 2024 NFL Combine at / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The most popular among mock drafts and the betting favorites order is: No. 1 Caleb Williams to the Chicago Bears, No. 2 Jayden Daniels to the Washington Commanders and No. 3 Drake Maye to the New England Patriots. 

After the first three, top quarterbacks remaining on the board include J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix and Bo Nix. 

The Arizona Cardinals pick at No. 4 and the Los Angeles Chargers pick and No. 5 - both of which could receive plenty of calls from teams looking to move up for McCarthy. The Minnesota Vikings trade with the Chargers to draft J.J. McCarthy in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft. The Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders also are in the market for a quarterback of the future. 

Penix and Nix could be excellent later first-round selections for teams like the New York Giants or the Rams. 

The Vikings are arguably the best situation for a rookie quarterback. Minnesota lost Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons but still has star playmakers Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and T.J. Hockenson. 

History-making or not, this year’s first round is expected to be quarterback heavy and the Rams could be in the heat of it.