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2019 NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid scouting combine

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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CLEMSON, SC – SEPTEMBER 2: Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence #90 of the Clemson Tigers #90 celebrates a tackle against the Kent State Golden Flashes on September 2, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SC – SEPTEMBER 2: Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence #90 of the Clemson Tigers #90 celebrates a tackle against the Kent State Golden Flashes on September 2, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images) /

51. . Defensive Tackle. Clemson. Dexter Lawrence. 31. player

So much of what the Los Angeles Rams will do this offseason hinges on which pending free agents they re-sign. Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is hitting the open market. So is EDGE Dante Fowler, along with safety Lamarcus Joyner.

The Rams would like to bring back as many pieces as they can as they look to move on their underwhelming loss in Super Bowl LIII. But given some of the age differences, it seems likely Suh is the player to hit the open market the most.

As a replacement, Los Angeles brings aboard Clemson defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, whose NFL Draft stock took a hit with a failed drug test. That said, he’s an excellent run stuffer. In an NFC West division that boasts the Cardinals’ Todd Gurley, the Seahawks’ Chris Carson and the 49ers’ Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida, one can see how a younger and cheaper Lawrence would make sense.

Plus, pairing Lawrence along arguably the best defensive player in the NFL, Aaron Donald, would mean L.A. keeps its defensive line dominant for years to come.