The Los Angeles Rams made eight picks in the 2022 NFL Draft and half of them were defensive backs, including two who were expected to play safety. Rams general manager Les Snead also drafted six defensive backs in the previous three years, with four of those being safeties. That’s six safeties drafted between 2019 and 2022, plus a seventh this year, all of whom were selected with at least some hope that they could be the next John Johnson III.
On Monday, Snead gave up trying to find the next JJIII and instead brought back JJIII after a two-year absence.