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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff Writer
But that's not going to stop us from taking a sneak peek. In the past week, both of our ESPN draft insiders, Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr., have weighed in with a glance at next year's proceedings.
First, it was McShay with a way-too-early mock draft and Kiper followed on Wednesday with his way-too-early big board with the top 25 players in the draft.
McShay had the St. Louis Rams drafting eighth based on the Football Outsiders' 2015 projection of a 6-10 record. As such, he has the Rams drafting Auburn receiver D'haquille Williams. It's a long way away, but it's not hard to see that scenario playing out giving the pending free agency of wideout Brian Quick and the team's affinity for Auburn players.
Kiper's big board simply ranks the top 25 players but if we go based on where McShay had the Rams drafting in his mock, it would put the Rams in range for players such as Oklahoma State DE Emmanuel Ogbah, California QB Jared Goff and Notre Dame OT Ronnie Stanley.
The Rams have a lot of questions to answer about their roster before we can even begin thinking about which direction they might go in next year's draft. With so many players scheduled for free agency, much of what happens next offseason will depend on what happens in the next nine months or so with their own players.
