# List of Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks

The Los Angeles Rams, a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, joined the National Football League (NFL) as the Cleveland Rams in 1937. The Rams began playing in 1936 as a charter member of the second American Football League. Although the NFL granted membership to the same owner, the NFL considers it a separate entity. In 1946, Rams' owner Dan Reeves, fed up with poor attendance at Cleveland Stadium, moved the Rams to Los Angeles, and the team played there from 1946 to 1979. Before his death in 1979, later Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom planned a move within the Los Angeles metropolitan area to Anaheim, using the venue now known as Angel Stadium, and his widow and successor Georgia Frontiere went through with the move in 1980, with the team still officially representing Los Angeles. The Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995 and renamed the team St. Louis Rams. In January 2016, the Rams and the NFL announced that the team would return to Los Angeles. The team initially played at its original L.A. venue, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 2016-2019, while awaiting the 2020 opening of its new stadium in suburban Inglewood.
The Rams first participated in the 1938 NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, more commonly known as the NFL draft. The Rams did have a 1937 pick, but it was picked by the NFL for an expansion team and later the Rams were later admitted into the league before the 1937 season. Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second–worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.
The Rams' first selection as an NFL team was Johnny Drake, a fullback from Purdue in 1937. The Rams have selected the number one overall six times, drafting Corbett Davis in 1938, Billy Cannon in 1960, Terry Baker in 1963, Orlando Pace in 1997, Sam Bradford in 2010, and Jared Goff in 2016. The Rams have drafted second overall seven times and the third overall two times. Five eventual Hall of Famers were selected by the Rams: Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Merlin Olsen, Tom Mack, Jack Youngblood, and Eric Dickerson. The team's most recent first round selections are Greg Robinson, an offensive tackle from Auburn, Aaron Donald, a defensive tackle from Pittsburgh, Todd Gurley, a running back from Georgia, and Jared Goff, a quarterback from California. Each draftee of team has made an average earning of $99,082,510 over the course his career.

## Key

| RB | Running back | FB | Fullback |
| HB | Halfback | QB | Quarterback |
| DE | Defensive end | C | Center |
| LB | Linebacker | T | Offensive tackle |
| TE | Tight end | DB | Defensive back |
| WR | Wide receiver | DT | Defensive tackle |
| S | Safety | CB | Cornerback |
| † | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| * | Selected number one overall | Selected number one overall | Selected number one overall |

## Player selection

| Year | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1937 | 10 | Johnny Drake | FB | Purdue |
| 1938 | 1 | Corbett Davis * | FB | Indiana |
| 1939 | 3 | Parker Hall | QB | Mississippi |
| 1940 | 5 | Olie Cordill | HB | Rice |
| 1941 | 4 | Rudy Mucha | G | Washington |
| 1942 | 2 | Jack Wilson | HB | Baylor |
| 1943 | 5 | Mike Holovak | FB | Boston College |
| 1944 | 11 | Tony Butkovich | B | Illinois |
| 1945 | 5 | Crazy Legs Hirsch† | OE | Michigan |
| 1946 | 10 | Emil Sitko | HB | Notre Dame |
| 1947 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | B | Saint Mary's (California) |
| 1948 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1949 | 7 | Bobby Thomason | QB | VMI |
| 1950 | 9 | Ralph Pasquariello | FB | Villanova |
| 1950 | 12 | Stan West | G | Oklahoma |
| 1951 | 11 | Bud McFadin | DT | Texas |
| 1952 | 13 | Bob Carey | DE | Michigan State |
| 1953 | 9 | Donn Moomaw | C | UCLA |
| 1953 | 12 | Ed Barker | DE | Washington State |
| 1954 | 10 | Ed Beatty | C | Mississippi |
| 1955 | 7 | Larry Morris | C | Georgia Tech |
| 1956 | 6 | Joe Marconi | HB | West Virginia |
| 1956 | 11 | Charlie Horton | HB | Vanderbilt |
| 1957 | 2 | Jon Arnett | HB | USC |
| 1957 | 11 | Del Shofner | HB | Baylor |
| 1958 | 4 | Lou Michaels | DT | Kentucky |
| 1958 | 5 | Jim Phillips | DE | Auburn |
| 1959 | 2 | Dick Bass | HB | Pacific |
| 1959 | 9 | Paul Dickson | DT | Baylor |
| 1960 | 1 | Billy Cannon * | RB | LSU |
| 1961 | 4 | Marlin McKeever | LB | USC |
| 1962 | 2 | Roman Gabriel | QB | North Carolina State |
| 1962 | 3 | Merlin Olsen† | DT | Utah State |
| 1963 | 1 | Terry Baker * | RB | Oregon State |
| 1963 | 10 | Rufus Guthrie | G | Georgia Tech |
| 1964 | 7 | Bill Munson | QB | Utah State |
| 1965 | 9 | Clancy Williams | HB | Washington State |
| 1966 | 2 | Tom Mack† | OT | Michigan |
| 1967 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1968 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1969 | 8 | Larry Smith | RB | Florida |
| 1969 | 10 | Jim Seymour | SE | Notre Dame |
| 1969 | 21 | Bob Klein | TE | USC |
| 1970 | 22 | Jack Reynolds | LB | Tennessee |
| 1971 | 10 | Isiah Robertson | LB | Southern |
| 1971 | 20 | Jack Youngblood† | DE | Florida |
| 1972 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1973 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1974 | 11 | John Cappelletti | RB | Penn State |
| 1975 | 9 | Mike Fanning | DT | Notre Dame |
| 1975 | 11 | Dennis Harrah | G | Miami (Florida) |
| 1975 | 20 | Doug France | T | Ohio State |
| 1976 | 26 | Kevin McLain | LB | Colorado State |
| 1977 | 23 | Bob Brudzinski | LB | Ohio State |
| 1978 | 20 | Elvis Peacock | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | 19 | George Andrews | LB | Nebraska |
| 1979 | 26 | Kent Hill | T | Georgia Tech |
| 1980 | 17 | Johnnie Johnson | S | Texas |
| 1981 | 9 | Mel Owens | LB | Michigan |
| 1982 | 14 | Barry Redden | RB | Richmond |
| 1983 | 2 | Eric Dickerson† | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 1984 | — | — No pick | — | — |
| 1985 | 21 | Jerry Gray | S | Texas |
| 1986 | 23 | Mike Schad | T | Queen's (Canada) |
| 1987 | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick | — No pick |
| 1988 | 14 | Gaston Green | RB | UCLA |
| 1988 | 20 | Aaron Cox | WR | Arizona State |
| 1989 | 21 | Bill Hawkins | DE | Miami (Florida) |
| 1989 | 26 | Cleveland Gary | RB | Miami {Florida} |
| 1990 | 23 | Bern Brostek | D | Washington |
| 1991 | 5 | Todd Lyght | CB | Notre Dame |
| 1992 | 3 | Sean Gilbert | DL | Pittsburgh |
| 1993 | 10 | Jerome Bettis | RB | Notre Dame |
| 1994 | 15 | Wayne Gandy | T | Auburn |
| 1995 | 6 | Kevin Carter | DE | Florida |
| 1996 | 6 | Lawrence Phillips | RB | Nebraska |
| 1996 | 18 | Eddie Kennison | WR | Louisiana State |
| 1997 | 1 | Orlando Pace* | T | Ohio State |
| 1998 | 6 | Grant Wistrom | DE | Nebraska |
| 1999 | 6 | Torry Holt | WR | North Carolina State |
| 2000 | 31 | Trung Canidate | RB | Arizona |
| 2001 | 12 | Damione Lewis | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 2001 | 20 | Adam Archuleta | DB | Arizona State |
| 2001 | 29 | Ryan Pickett | DT | Ohio State |
| 2002 | 31 | Robert Thomas | LB | UCLA |
| 2003 | 12 | Jimmy Kennedy | DT | Penn State |
| 2004 | 24 | Steven Jackson | RB | Oregon State |
| 2005 | 19 | Alex Barron | OT | Florida State |
| 2006 | 15 | Tye Hill | CB | Clemson |
| 2007 | 13 | Adam Carriker | DE | Nebraska |
| 2008 | 2 | Chris Long | DE | Virginia |
| 2009 | 2 | Jason Smith | OT | Baylor |
| 2010 | 1 | Sam Bradford* | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2011 | 14 | Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina |
| 2012 | 14 | Michael Brockers | DT | LSU |
| 2013 | 8 | Tavon Austin | WR | West Virginia |
| 2013 | 30 | Alec Ogletree | LB | Georgia |
| 2014 | 2 | Greg Robinson | OT | Auburn |
| 2014 | 13 | Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | 10 | Todd Gurley | RB | Georgia |
| 2016 | 1 | Jared Goff* | QB | California |
| 2017 | — No pick (traded to Tennessee to select Jared Goff) | — No pick (traded to Tennessee to select Jared Goff) | — No pick (traded to Tennessee to select Jared Goff) | — No pick (traded to Tennessee to select Jared Goff) |
| 2018 | — No pick (traded to New England for Brandin Cooks) | — No pick (traded to New England for Brandin Cooks) | — No pick (traded to New England for Brandin Cooks) | — No pick (traded to New England for Brandin Cooks) |
| 2019 | No pick (traded to Atlanta for more picks) | No pick (traded to Atlanta for more picks) | No pick (traded to Atlanta for more picks) | No pick (traded to Atlanta for more picks) |
| 2020 | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) |
| 2021 | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) | No pick (traded to Jacksonville for Jalen Ramsey) |
| 2022 | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) |
| 2023 | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) | No pick (traded to Detroit for Matthew Stafford) |
| 2024 | 19 | Jared Verse | DE | Florida State |