The Los Angeles Rams have long been associated with the “Eff Them Picks” strategy made famous by a t-shirt. But that is a fundamental misunderstanding of their draft strategy. Les Snead loves draft picks, just not necessarily first-round picks. The Rams have had 77 draft picks in the eight seasons of the Sean McVay era, far more than any other team in the same time frame.
The philosophy is simple; The draft is a crap shoot. The more at-bats you give yourself, the more likely you are to hit a home run, and you’re more likely to hit a few singles and doubles along the way to mitigate the inevitable draft busts.
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One of the ways the Rams have been able to load up on picks is through the league’s compensatory pick formula, which compensates teams who lose coaches or players with additional late-round draft picks.
The Rams draft strategy creates a self-sustaining talent loop that perpetuates itself; Load up on late-round picks, develop that talent, and once their rookie contract is up they are signed by another team — Poof, another late-round pick.
Los Angeles Rams Draft Predicted To Have Zero Comp. Picks

According to Over the Cap, this cycle may be disrupted this offseason. They are predicting that the Rams won’t get any comp picks this year, which leaves them with just six draft picks available. Before this year, the fewest the team had was eight, and averaged 9.6 picks since 2017.
The Rams could pick up more picks via trade, but what makes comp picks so important is that they are additional ‘at-bats’ that don’t require the allocation of ANY assets, unlike a trade.
A good example of how the Rams drafts have benefitted from this strategy is from their most recent draft, using a comp pick to select Kam Kinchens in the third round. He played 46 percent of snaps and intercepted four passes. He is just one example of many.