When Les Snead and Sean McVay turn down the opportunity to trade back in the NFL draft, you know they like the player they selected. That’s exactly the case with Logan Bruss, who the Rams drafted at No. 104 overall on Friday night.
After the third round concluded, Les Snead told reporters that the Rams “did get a couple calls” from teams looking to trade up, but they turned those offers down and stood pat to take Bruss.
“He was starred. He got the gold star, or one of the gold stars of, ‘Hey, we take this player at 104,’” Snead said.
So, why did the Rams turn down trade offers to move back? Because they see Bruss as someone who can compete right away for starting reps at right guard.
He’ll have to battle with Bobby Evans, Coleman Shelton and Tremayne Anchrum, but the Rams are confident in his skills to potentially start immediately at right guard between Rob Havenstein and Brian Allen.
“I think it’s gonna be a really good thing for him to fit in and know there’s a lot of work ahead. We’ve got some other really good players that are candidates to continue to compete at that position, but he is a guy we identified as somebody that’s gonna immediately come in and compete to be a big factor in our offense,” McVay said.
McVay said Bruss is a “seamless guy that can transition inside” after playing right tackle in college, though he did start a handful of games at right guard, too. If Bruss does wind up starting from Day 1, he’ll wind up being a great value in Round 3.
