St. Louis Rams: Full 7-Round 2012 NFL Mock Draft Prediction - Bleacher Report

School: Oklahoma State Cowboys

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 215

November Mock's Pick: Justin Blackmon

Nothing has changed here from last November. The Rams need firepower on offense more than anything else. 

Offensive tackle Matt Kalil (USC) is another option, but if you look at teams like Miami (Jake Long) and Cleveland (Joe Thomas), who used high picks on franchise left tackles, it has not equaled more wins for those franchises. 

But when you look at teams like Green Bay (Chad Clifton), San Francisco (Joe Staley), Baltimore (Bryant McKinnie) and New England (Matt Light), they all have found a way to win without using a high pick on a left tackle. 

Also, if there is another lineman besides Harvey Dahl playing at an acceptable level, it's left tackle Rodger Saffold. And since Saffold has the left tackle spot locked up, there's not another position on the line worthy of a No. 2 overall pick. 

So having said that, the choice has to be Justin Blackmon. 

Even if the Rams can trade down the No. 4 with Cleveland and pick up some extra picks (we're not going to predict trades here), it still makes sense to target Blackmon at No. 4 overall, assuming Minnesota passes on him. 

If the Rams re-sign Brandon Lloyd, that's fine, too, but it would be wise to draft Blackmon, regardless. 

Lloyd would be the No. 1 receiver for the next two years or so, while Blackmon would be the long-term answer as the team's No. 1 wideout. 

At 6'1" he lacks the elite height that you see in Calvin Johnson, Randy Moss or Larry Fitzgerald; however, if he can leap in the air and grab a ball just like a 6'4" receiver, then what difference does it make? 

Blackmon will also offer something that no other receiver on the roster can offer: physicality.