We ran a team needs/mock draft article for the Los Angeles Rams back in late March. Boy, how things have changed since then. 

While the Rams needs remain relatively the same, the player they are likely going to target has changed. After trading up from 15th overall to the top pick with the Tennessee Titans last week, the Rams are now going to be going quarterback in the first round. 

The bounty Los Angeles send to Tennessee in this deal also changes the landscape of the remainder of the draft for the team. 

Here are the team needs with analysis we ran back in March followed by a completely new mock draft using the FanSpeak simulator. As has been the case with all the mocks we have run draft season, we pick for the Rams here while the system picks for the league's 31 other teams. 

1. Quarterback  

There's simply no way the Rams can go into the 2016 season with Nick Foles and Case Keenum competing for the starting job and expect to contend for a playoff spot. That time surely has passed. And while the playoffs are a long-shot anyway in their first season back in Los Angeles, getting that franchise quarterback has to be a priority for the team. With three picks in the first two rounds, the Rams could be in position to do just that. 
 
 

2.  Offensive Tackle

It remains to be seen if Greg Robinson is every going to live up to his status as a top-five pick. What we do know is that Los Angeles is going to rely on him to play left tackle moving forward. The bigger issue here is on the right side where Rob Havenstein is slated to start. He shouldn't be anywhere near a starting lineup in the NFL, an indication that the Rams are going to have to find an eventual replacement. That could come when the second tier options receive attention on Day 2. 

 
3. Wide Receiver

The combination of Brian Quick, Kenny Britt and Tavon Austin don't necessarily inspire fear in opposing defenses. Equally as important as lackluster quarterback play, this has played a major role in the Rams' lack of success through the air. After all, not a single receiver put up as much as 700 yards for a Rams' passing attack that ranked dead last in the NFL in 2015. If the team doesn't go quarterback in Round 1, I can easily envision a Laquon Treadwell or Josh Doctson being the pick there. 
 
 

4. Middle Linebacker

Los Angeles boasts three solid outside linebackers in Akeem Ayers, Mark Barron and Alec Ogletree. Short of one moving inside (Ogletree?), the team will have to find an inside linebacker to replace the departed James Laurinaitis. Simply put, Bryce Hager is not the answer. 
 

5. Cornerback

Deciding not to get into a bidding war for Janoris Jenkins made a ton of sense for the Rams. It however, does leave a hole opposite Trumaine Johnson at corner. Can E.J. Gaines be that guy on the outside? That has yet to be decided. Meanwhile, the addition of a substandard veteran in the form of Coty Sensabaugh in free agency doesn't do much. With Lamarcus Joyner best suited to play inside, getting an outside cover guy has to be of importance for the Rams here.