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1st round, 31st overall – Robert Thomas, LB, UCLA
 In 2004, Thomas made 69 tackles (50 solo) while playing in 14 games with 11 starts at middle linebacker.  The season saw the UCLA product battle injuries throughout, hampering his effectiveness.

Thomas emerged as the Rams’ starting middle linebacker in 2003, finishing with 102 tackles (63 solo), two sacks, four passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.  He established a career-high 16 tackles vs. San Francisco 9/14, and made his first career sack the following week on QB Matt Hasselbeck at Seattle 9/21.  Thomas missed the final three games of the regular season in 2003 due to a strained groin, but played in the postseason.  Thomas started nine of the 12 games he played in as an NFL sophomore.

As a rookie, Thomas racked up 50 tackles (31 solo), two passes defensed, three tackles for loss, one QB pressure, and one forced fumble.  The former all-America selection at UCLA started 10 of the 16 games he played in, and notched four or more tackles in eight of those games.

2nd round, 64th overall – Travis Fisher, CB, Central Florida
 After a rookie season where Fisher was forced into duty, the Central Florida product was a full-time starter in 2003, starting all 15 games he played.  Fisher collected 65 tackles (54 solo) with a team-high-tying four interceptions, 12 passes defensed, and one fumble recovery.

Fisher was given a big responsibility in 2002 as he stepped in for injured future Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams.  Fisher tallied 67 tackles (53 solo) with two interceptions, third on the team with 14 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.  The former Central Florida standout had a career game in his second start against Oakland 10/13, as he had a Rams’ season-high-tying four passes defensed and made his first career interception to seal the game off 2002 NFL MVP QB Rich Gannon.

Fisher battled injuries in 2004, but finished the season with 42 tackles (35 solo), one interception, six passes defensed, and one forced fumble while starting all 10 games he played in.
 For his career, Fisher has played in 39 games, starting 36, racking up 184 tackles (142 solo) with seven interceptions, 32 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

3rd round, 84th overall – Lamar Gordon, RB, North Dakota State
 Gordon’s sophomore NFL season was hampered by an ankle injury, but performed admirably when called upon.  He finished the season with 298 rushing yards on 71 carries with one touchdown, adding eight receptions for 59 yards.  In back-to-back weeks, Gordon set career-highs in 2003.  Against Arizona 9/28, he rushed 21 times for 81 yards, then followed that performance with 19 carries for 92 yards vs. Atlanta 10/13.

As a rookie, Gordon rushed 65 times for 228 yards and one touchdown, while finishing sixth on the team with 30 receptions for 278 yards and two more touchdowns.  Gordon played in 13 games with five starts, filling in for an injured RB Marshall Faulk.  Gordon’s top rushing performances both came on Monday Night Football as at Tampa Bay 9/23, he entered the game in the fourth quarter and rushed four times for a team-high 44 yards, including his first career touchdown, a 21-yard run.  Later in the season his top receiving game came at Washington 11/24, as the Milwaukee native caught a career-best 10 passes for 68 yards.

Gordon was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a third-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft prior to the 2004 season.

3rd round, 95th overall – Eric Crouch, WR, Nebraska
 Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner at Nebraska, spent the preseason with the Rams, much of time suffering from various injuries.  He spent the first game of the season as a gameday inactive before announcing his retirement from the NFL.

4th round, 130th overall – Travis Scott, G, Arizona State
 Scott spent his rookie season on the reserve/injured list after shoulder injuries he suffered in the preseason.  He spent the 2003 training camp with the Rams before being released prior to the regular season.

5th round, 167th overall – Courtland Bullard, LB, Ohio State
 Bullard played in 11 games with one start in 2002, collecting one solo tackle and 11 special teams tackles.  The Ohio State product made his first career solo tackle in his only start, the season finale against San Francisco 12/30, a game where he also notched three special teams tackles.
 In 2003, Bullard played in nine games on special teams for the Rams, collecting five special teams stops, before being released 12/9.
 
6th round, 205th overall – Steve Bellisari, S, Ohio State
 Bellisari, the former college quarterback, spent the 2002 season on the reserve/injured list after suffering rib and knee injuries in the preseason.  He spent the 2003 training camp with the Rams before being released prior to the regular season.

7th round, 243rd overall – Chris Massey, LS, Marshall
 Massey has played in all 48 games in his career, handling all long-snapping duties.  The Rams’ special teams have not had any bad snaps with Massey at the helm.  The Marshall product started a game at fullback in 2002 due to injuries to RBs Chris Hetherington and James Hodgins, and recorded one rushing attempt in 2003, for a one-yard loss, but drew a Cardinal defender offsides in the process vs. Arizona

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