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2017 NFL Draft: GM John Lynch Positions 49ers to Trade No. 2 Pick

By Chris Wilson

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) is pressured by Arizona Cardinals free safety D.J. Swearinger (36) and nose tackle Corey Peters (98) in the fourth quarter during a NFL football game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) is pressured by Arizona Cardinals free safety D.J. Swearinger (36) and nose tackle Corey Peters (98) in the fourth quarter during a NFL football game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Rams Trade Up for Jared Goff

After two drafts with limited top-QB prospects, the 2015 NFL Draft offered a pair of projected starter-caliber QBs who were quickly snatched up by the two QB-needy teams at the top of the draft: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Tennessee Titans.

The 2016 NFL Draft also had two top-QB prospects, and the team at the top of the draft, the Titans, drafted a QB the previous year.

The Rams, now free from their Bradford burden, had the No. 15 pick, and needed a QB. A move up from the 1,050-point No. 15 pick to the top of the draft would cost an estimated 1,950 points, or approximately one first-round and two second-round picks worth of value.

The Rams traded two first-round, two second-round and two third-round picks to the Titans. The Rams received the Titans’ top pick, and an additional fourth-round and sixth-round pick. The Rams selected QB Jared Goff with their top selection.

It was an initial win for the Titans, since they received the additional lower-round picks. It became an even larger victory when the Rams’ new QB flopped in his first season, and the Titans’ new first-round pick became the No. 5 overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Final score: Titans 3,980, Rams 3,089. The Titans ended up 891 points ahead, or the value of two second-round picks.