Random Ramsdom: Rams select LB Ernest Jones in Mel Kiper’s latest mock

Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper just published his latest two-round mock draft and he has the Rams avoiding several other prominent needs to select South Carolina linebacker Ernest Jones with the 57th-overall pick.

Jones is a lengthy, rangy linebacker who was a tackling machine during the 2020 season. In just nine games played, he finished with 86 total tackles, including a pair of games where he notched at least 18 stops. He also added five tackles-for-loss and a sack.

As a junior, Jones totaled 97 tackles, 5.5 for loss, and another sack to go with a pair of interceptions and five pass breakups. In three seasons, including 26 games played and 21 starts,…