The Los Angeles Rams are being aggressive in their pursuit of pass rushers in the draft. At No. 161 overall in the fifth round, they selected Appalachian State outside linebacker Nick Hampton.
Hampton was given a fourth-round grade by Lance Zierlein of NFL.com, so the Rams are getting a good value in the fifth round. Like Byron Young, the Rams’ third-round pick, Hampton is slightly undersized at just 6-foot-2 and 236 pounds. But he has nearly 34-inch arms, so length isn’t much of an issue despite him being on the shorter side.
