Many fans and analysts were expecting the Los Angeles Rams to select a wide receiver in the 2022 NFL draft – not only to keep with tradition of the Sean McVay era, but to add depth at a position the Rams have shown interest in improving. They opted not to draft any, though they did select a running back in the fifth round.
The decision to pass on wide receivers in the draft leaves the door open for one particular player to return in free agency: Odell Beckham Jr.
That’s not to say the Rams selecting a wide receiver in the seventh round would’ve precluded them from re-signing Beckham, but the fact that they didn’t draft one at all – especially in the third or fourth round like some thought they might – is a sign that maybe, just maybe, Beckham will be back with the Rams next season.
