1st round, 12th overall – Damione Lewis, DT, Miami (FL)
Lewis has played in 37 games, starting 12, in his three seasons in St. Louis.  He has totaled 102 tackles (40 solo) with 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.  In his rookie season, the former Miami Hurricane played in nine games, starting three, before breaking a bone in his foot and being placed on the reserve/injured list on 11/20/01.  The former first-team all-Big East selection finished his inaugural season with 25 tackles (10 solo) with 10 QB pressures and one fumble recovery.  In 2002, Lewis came back strong from his foot injuries, collected 44 tackles (19 solo), four sacks, and one pass defensed.  All four of his sacks came in two games, where he notched two in each game – dropping Oakland QB Rich Gannon twice against the Raiders 10/13, and Chicago QB Chris Chandler twice against the Bears 11/18.  In 2003, Lewis started out strong as well, starting the first seven games of the season before missing the next four with a high ankle sprain.  His 2003 season ended with 33 total tackles (11 solo), 0.5 sack, two passes defensed, and one forced fumble.

1st round, 20th overall – Adam Archuleta, S, Arizona State
Archuleta has played in 42 games, starting 41, for the Rams in his three seasons, totaling 331 tackles (221 solo) with 9.5 sacks, two interceptions, 15 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and eight special teams tackles.
 In 2003, “Arch” finished with 101 tackles, a career-high five sacks, one interception, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.  Archuleta had four games with 10 tackles in 2003 (including the NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Carolina 1/10), with his best performance in one of those games coming against Baltimore 11/9.  On one play, the Chandler, AZ native sacked QB Kyle Boller, forcing a fumble that he recovered, and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.

Archuleta had one of the best seasons in team history by a Rams’ defensive back in 2002 as he led the team in tackles in his second season.  The Arizona State product made 149 tackles (101 solo) in starting all 16 contests, adding 2.5 sacks, his first career interception, four passes defensed, and one fumble recovery.  Archuleta played a lot of linebacker last season in Defensive Coordinator Lovie Smith’s ‘4-1-6’ alignment and started at weakside linebacker in a regular alignment at Seattle 12/22.  Against Oakland 10/13, Archuleta collected a career-high 17 tackles (career-high 13 solo), and a career-high two passes defensed.

As a rookie, Archuleta started 12 of the 13 games he played in for the Rams, finishing last season with 81 tackles (43 solo), second amongst defensive backs.  The former Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker also made two sacks with five passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.  In the postseason, the former Sun Devil standout made 20 tackles (14 solo), which was good for fourth on the team, as well as one fumble recovery.  Archuleta was named to the all-Rookie team by Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly.

1st round, 29th overall – Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio State
Injuries slowed Pickett in 2003, as he had a nagging ankle injury throughout the season, but he still finished with a solid season.  Last season, he finished with 81 tackles (29 solo), one sack, and three passes defensed in playing all 16 contests.  For his career, Pickett has played in 43 games, starting 27, racked up 211 tackles (98 solo), two sacks, and nine passes defensed.

Pickett’s 2002 season was a career year for the Ohio State product as he emerged as a bonafide starter in 2002 and certainly did not suffer from a sophomore slump, as he led the defensive line and came in second to Archuleta on the Rams with 107 tackles.  “Big Grease” started 14 of the 16 games he played at left defensive tackle and also led the defensive line with five passes defensed.  Pickett set his career-high in tackles as he racked up 12 at Philadelphia 12/1.

In his rookie season, Pickett played in 11 games in the regular season and all three in the postseason for St. Louis, coming on strong toward the end of the season.  The former Buckeye standout finished the season with 24 tackles (10 solo), 0.5 sack and one pass defensed.

2nd round, 42nd overall – Tommy Polley, LB, Florida State
Polley has been a productive player for the Rams since his entry into the NFL, and the 2003 season was no different.  Polley finished second on the team with 115 tackles (64 solo), adding a career-high four interceptions, 10 passes defensed, and one forced fumble.  His four interceptions was the most by a Rams’ linebacker since London Fletcher had four in 2000.

Polley’s second NFL season was no slouch, although he did suffer from injuries that made him miss four games totally, and play in very limited action in two other games.  The former Seminole finished his sophomore campaign with 94 tackles (54 solo), two passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles.  Polley set a career-high with 17 tackles (career-high 13 solo) at Philadelphia 12/1, also forcing a fumble.

Polley started 11 of 16 games as a rookie for the Rams, finishing second on the team with 119 tackles (72 solo).  In the 2001 postseason he led the team in tackles with 32 (21 solo).  During the postseason, Polley also made two interceptions and one forced fumble.  Polley was named to the all-Rookie team by Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly.

Overall, Polley has played in 42 games, starting 36, and collected 328 tackles (190 solo) with four interceptions, 15 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 18 special teams tackles.
 
3rd round, 83rd overall – Brian Allen, LB, Florida State
Allen played in three games for the Rams after being selected 41 spots after his former Seminole teammate.  Allen finished the season with one special teams tackle before being selected by the expansion Houston Texans in their player allocation draft after the 2001 season.

4th round, 116th overall – Milton Wynn, WR, Washington State
Wynn spent 2001 training camp with the Rams before being released at the end of camp.

4th round, 129th overall – Brandon Manumaleuna, TE, Arizona
Manumaleuna has played in all 48 contests in his career, with 24 starts (14 in 2003 and 10 in 2002).  For his career, he has made 51 receptions for 330 yards with three touchdowns.

2003 was a career year for the Arizona product.  Manumaleuna was the Rams’ number one tight end and set career-highs with 29 receptions for 238 yards and one touchdown, adding a career-long reception of 39 yards.  He established a new career-high with four receptions for 23 yards vs. Green Bay 10/19, and a yardage career-high with 56 yards on three catches the previous week vs. Atlanta 10/13.

In 2002, he made eight receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown.  Manumaleuna’s only reception as a rookie in 2001 was a one-yard touchdown strike from QB Kurt Warner on Monday Night Football against Tampa Bay 11/26.

5th round, 145th overall – Jerametrius Butler, CB, Kansas State
Butler emerged in 2003 as a legitimate NFL starting cornerback, as he played in all 16 contests, starting 15, and finished with 95 tackles (72 solo), four interceptions, one tackle for loss, 11 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.  The Kansas State product’s four interceptions tied for the team lead, and were the first of his career.  He made the first two picks of his career against Baltimore 11/9, making him one of eight players since the Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995 to have two interceptions in one game. 

Butler played in nine games in 2002, collecting one solo tackle and three special teams tackles.  His rookie season was a solid one, however, as he played in all 16 games for the Rams in 2001, finishing the season tied for second on the team with 12 special teams tackles.  The former first-team all-Big 12 selection also made nine tackles (seven solo) with two passes defensed as a rookie. 

Butler has played in 41 career games, starting 16, and has collected 105 tackles (80 solo) with four interceptions, 15 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.

6th round, 197th overall – Francis St. Paul – WR – Northern Arizona
St. Paul spent 2001 training camp with the Rams before being released.  St. Paul later spent five of the last seven weeks, as well as the postseason, on St. Louis’ practice squad.  The former Northern Arizona star was with the Rams in the 2002 preseason as well, and later spent five weeks on the St. Louis practice squad.