Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Rams Draft Tight End Gerald Everett with First Pick in 2017 NFL Draft


A member of the Los Angeles School District's management advisory committee, Rey Mayoral serves as a project consultant for the Marin County Office of Education and administrator mentor for San Rafael City Schools. Outside of his professional endeavors, Rey Mayoral is an avid fan of the National Football League's (NFL) Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams won just four of its 16 games in its first season back in Los Angeles last year, but despite the poor record, the team didn't make a selection at the 2017 NFL draft until the middle of the second round. Los Angeles dealt its 2017 first-round pick as part of a trade the year prior with the Tennessee Titans, which gave Tennessee the first overall pick. Still, the Rams filled a major organization need with its selection of Gerald Everett with the 44th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.

A six-foot-three, 239-pound tight end, Everett didn't start playing football until his final year of high school, but he developed into a premiere offensive player during three seasons at the University of South Alabama, where he accumulated 1,584 yards receiving and 17 touchdowns. In 2016, Everett recorded a career-high 717 yards receiving and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt conference with 49 receptions.