Rams area scout may have played a key role in team drafting Cam Akers who is viewed as potential workhorse
The ' offense is going to look very different in 2020. is now a member of the and was traded Fred Biletnikoff Jersey away to the -- but the Rams did pick up a few pieces in the 2020 NFL Draft that could serve as nice . One of those players is former Florida State running back . On Monday, the Rams that provided a behind the scenes look at how general manager Les Snead and his scouts prepared for the all-virtual NFL draft. In the video, it was revealed that they were actively discu sing the available running backs, and Akers was someone who they were very interested in.During a pre-draft Zoom meeting, Snead asked one of his area scouts, , if he would take Akers in the second round or a running back like Florida's Desmond Trufant Jersey La'Mical Perine in the fourth round."I'm taking Akers. If he's there, I think you have to take him because K.J. Wright Jersey he's just so much of a complete back," responded Pierce. "He can end up being your workhorse."Ultimately, Snead decided to heed the advice of Pierce when the Rams opted to use their second-round pick on Akers, drafting him with the No. 52 overall selection. The second team All-ACC player out of Jackson, Mi si sippi rushed for a career-high 1,144 yards and 14 touchdowns during his junior season in Tallaha see and broke freshman record for rushing yards in his first year at Florida State (1,025). He's a compact, aggre sive prospect who could be a three-down back at the next level.While the Rams are apparently high on Akers Theo Riddick Jersey , he's going to have to prove himself in a crowded running back room. Los Angeles still has -- who rushed for a career-high 255 yards and five touchdowns last season -- and also traded up to draft Jr. out of Memphis last season. Either way, the Rams are loading up on talent to attempt to George Blanda Jersey replace the kind of production Gurley gave them -- and Akers could be their best option.
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