After doing tape study of Rams rookie Brian Quick, NFL Films' Greg Cosell says Quick has a chance to be the best receiver in the 2012 draft class. Cosell says Quick and Justin Blackmon ran similar routes in college, and "you can make the argument" that Quick shows more athleticism than Blackmon on tape. "With his size and overall skill set, he has a chance to be the best wide receiver in this draft class," Cosell wrote of Quick. "I know some teams saw him that way." Picking Quick at No. 33 was viewed as a "reach" in draftnik circles, but league evaluators saw it much differently.

The Rams had a higher receiver grade on A.J. Jenkins and Brian Quick than Michael Floyd entering last week's draft. It sounds like they had a second-round grade on Floyd, though likely not because of his off-field history. St. Louis didn't back down from character concerns on draft day. It's believed the Rams had both Jenkins and Quick in the first round, and that Jenkins would have been the pick had he made it to No. 33. Instead, the 49ers made Jenkins a first-round pick and the Rams picked Quick, and he's expected to immediately step in as the club's No. 1 wideout.