Top-5 2015 NFL Draft Immediate Impact Players

May 8, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) looks on during rookie minicamp at Rams Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

No. 3: Todd Gurley

Last year, the St. Louis Rams went 6-10 and came in last place in the tough NFC West division. Every team in the division has a great defense but the Rams defense always get sent back on the field. The NFC West has sent a team to the Super Bowl the last three years with great running backs and quarterback that could manage the game.

Seeing the Seattle Seahawks go to two Super Bowls in a row with Marshawn Lynch made Todd Gurley their guy. They already had deep threat Tavon Austin and quarterback Nick Foles, who can throw the deep ball and manage the game with the rest of them. Along with the offensive line, which the Rams spent their next two picks on, those two things are a running backs best friend.

A great defense and running game are the marriage of a football team that stays in contention. And with the running of a guy like Gurley, contention is what the Rams will always be in with that defense. I don’t know about worst to first in that division but the addition of Gurley should vault the Rams into the playoffs.

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