Blaine Grisak· Oct 22, 2026
Grisak argues the Rams should not trade a second-round pick for Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr., calling it too great a risk and too high a cost. In an embedded tweet of his own from the 2024 pre-draft period, he suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19.
“Would not be shocked if Rams took BTJ at 19 as an Atwell replacement.”
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- Mock Draft PicksBrian Thomas Jr.Los Angeles RamsOct 22, 2026
Brian Thomas Jr. to be picked at number 19
“Would not be shocked if Rams took BTJ at 19 as an Atwell replacement. pic.twitter.com/fLcIbbZb4T — Blaine Grisak (@BGMediaOnSI) April 5, 2024”
Hit · 84Scored 84.09a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2024
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Brian Thomas Jr.
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 84.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 23
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 84.09
- predicted pick:
- 19
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- no two picks we can place at different pick numbers — no order to score
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