Los Angeles Rams: The five-best second-round picks of the last 10 years

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 30: Andrew Whitworth #77, Rodger Saffold #76 and Rob Havenstein #79 of the Los Angeles Rams enter the field to play San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Rams won 48-32. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 30: Andrew Whitworth #77, Rodger Saffold #76 and Rob Havenstein #79 of the Los Angeles Rams enter the field to play San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Rams won 48-32. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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4. Lance Kendricks, 2011

Lance Kendricks is not going to be remembered as a huge asset for the Los Angeles Rams for multiple reasons. First of all, his entire tenure with the team came before Sean McVay, when the Rams were a mediocre team and in the process of moving to LA.

His last season with the Rams was the team’s first season in LA before he moved on to the Green Bay Packers for the next two seasons.

The other reason why Kendricks might not get remembered as a huge asset for the Rams is that he never was the premier target for the team. If you look back at his career with the team you likely are not going to be all that impressed, with his best season resulting in 519 receiving yards.

However, there are multiple reasons why Hendricks makes the list and makes it as the fourth-best player. First of all, he was with the team for seven seasons and had a role in all seven seasons. That is more than Joyner, and in fact, he has the most games played on the Rams than any other second-round pick of the 2010s.

And while he never had that one overly impressive season, he was consistently a good asset in the run-blocking game and did exactly what the Rams needed him to do as a pass-catcher. The team was not asking him to be Travis Kelce.

Joyner, and the other players on this list, have higher ceilings than Hendricks, but his consistency puts him at number four.