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LA Rams select Cam Akers to bolster their running attack

The LA Rams trusted their draft board and scouting department in the selection of Cam Akers. Akers played collegiately at Florida State University. He stands 5-feet-10 weighing 217 pounds. He was a solid “get” for the Rams, and is an ideal fit for the team’s run-pass-option offense.
We named him as one of the potential selected running backs two months ago, and now it seems to have come to pass.

Lance Zierlein of nfl.com projected the following:

He runs with tempo and flow but alters his rush track at a moment’s notice when needed.