Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead must have entered the 2025 NFL Draft with two preconceived conclusions. The most obvious is that after failing to trade up in Round 1, he concluded remaining rookies projected on the board at the 26th overall pick would not be impact starters for his team in 2025
The second conclusion is L.A.'s roster was good as is after filling holes via free agency. That changed the entire tone of the draft, going from drafting for need to drafting for future investment.
One of Los Angeles' speculative selections was choosing Ole Miss linebacker Chris "Pooh" Paul, Jr.