With the exciting and controversial 2017 NFL Draft ending, teams get no time to rest as they all rush to try to sign players that went undrafted. The Los Angeles Rams have signed a few of these undrafted free agents to supplement their eight man draft class and finish filling out their roster. If any team knows how important an undrafted free agent can be, it's the Rams, who had such a player lead them to a Super Bowl victory in Kurt Warner.
Offensive signings
The Los Angeles Rams went to work fixing one of their biggest needs by signing two undrafted offensive linemen, after not drafting one in the 2017 NFL Draft.
They signed center Anthony McMeans out of New Mexico State and guard Jake Eldrenkamp from the University of Washington.
The Rams also went local in adding depth at the running back position, signing University of Southern California's Justin Davis. They also added another tight end, a position the team has addressed a lot in the last two seasons, by signing Johnny Mundy out of the University of Oregon.
It will be interesting to see if McMeans or Eldernkamp can make enough of an impression to stick around as backups on the Rams' offensive line. Davis and Mundy will likely have to impress on special teams, with the Rams having a lot of young players at both positions.
Defensive signings
On the defensive side of the ball the Los Angeles Rams were aggressive in addressing one of their biggest needs that they ignored in the 2017 NFL Draft, cornerback.
They signed Jared Collins out of Arkansas, Aarion Penton from Missouri, Dravious Wright from North Carolina State, and went local by signing UCLA's Ishmael Adams.
They also addressed their need for more linebacker depth as they signed Kevin Davis from Colorado State and their only non-FBS undrafted signing, Dartmouth's Folarin Orimolade.
They also picked up a defensive lineman, signing Casey Sayles out of Ohio.
All of the cornerbacks and linebackers should have a chance to make the Rams' roster if they can impress on special teams, while Sayles will have to show that he can be a solid rotation option on the defensive line.
The Rams' roster is now complete
With free agency and the 2017 NFL Draft now over, the NFL season will enter its quiet period until training camp starts in July.
For the Los Angeles Rams their final roster is filled out. The next step will be to weed out players over the course of the coming months in training camp and the pre-season to find out who makes the final roster.
