After trading up for Jared Goff in 2016, the Los Angeles Rams were left without a first-round pick in this year’s draft. As a result, they were forced to sit around on Thursday night until they eventually made three picks on Day 2.

Suffice it to say, those three picks have turned out pretty well through just seven games. Gerald Everett has showed flashes of being a dynamic tight end, Cooper Kupp has looked like a long-time slot receiver, while John Johnson has already earned a spot in the starting lineup.

Kupp, however, has been the most impressive of the bunch. In fact, he’s the NFL’s most productive rookie receiver at this point in the season.

Through seven games, Kupp has 23 catches for 316 yards – both of which lead all first-year wideouts. He’s also scored three touchdown, which is tied with JuJu Smith-Schuster for the most among rookie receivers.

Kupp leads all rookie wideouts with 42 targets in seven games as Jared Goff has showed a great deal of confidence in his slot weapon. You’d like to see his catch rate (54.8 percent) improve a bit, but that’s partly because of a combination of things.

Goff has been somewhat inaccurate on throws to Kupp, throwing behind him a handful of times. Kupp, by the same token, has dropped two passes – a number that could be far higher if you include a bunch of throws that hit his hands, but were somewhat difficult to make.

Smith-Schuster has been great for the Steelers and could wind up as the league’s best rookie receiver at the end of the season, but for now, that title belongs to Kupp.