Rams trade for Jalen Ramsey: Grading trade for Los Angeles, Jaguars

The Jalen Ramsey trade is happening as the cornerback is heading to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a boatload of draft picks. Grading the trade.

Jalen Ramsey, welcome to the Los Angeles Rams. On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Rams completed a blockbuster trade that has been a long-time coming. The All-Pro cornerback heads to the City of Angels in exchange for a bevy of draft picks, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

In exchange for Ramsey, the Jaguars get their asking price as the Rams send a 2020 first-round pick, a 2021 first-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick. Yes, none of that helps the Jags win games in the 2019 season. But they make a rich deal for a player that did not want to be in Jacksonville any longer.

This deal also comes on the heels of the Rams trading cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens, which no doubt was a precursor to this deal happening. It was a mini blockbuster that set the stage for the even bigger trade with the Jaguars.

For those who need to keep up, let’s take a look at the deal as a whole.

As it was expected to be if Jalen Ramsey was traded this season, this is a year-defining trade for both the Rams and the Jaguars. In fact, it’s a trade that could also define the futures of both teams given the draft pick compensation involved.

So taking what these teams are right now into account and the implications for the future of each franchise, let’s hand out a grade to both the Rams and the Jaguars for the blockbuster Jalen Ramsey trade.