Rams Select Jared Goff with 1st Pick

Statement from the Rams website.

With the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams have selected quarterback Jared Goff of California.

The Rams traded up to No. 1 with the idea of selecting a special player capable of pushing the franchise into being a year-in, year-out contender. By choosing Goff, Los Angeles clearly believes he can do just that.

Goff, a 6-foot-4 signal-caller, is a native of the Golden State and will continue his football career where he’s made his name. After starring at Marin Catholic High School, Goff went just down the road to Berkeley where he made an immediate impact for the Golden Bears.

The quarterback earned the starting role as an 18-year-old true freshman, and started every game for which he was eligible while at Cal. In doing so, Goff set 26 program records and set Pac-12 single-season records with 4,719 yards passing and 43 touchdown passes in 2015.

And when it comes to performance, as Goff improved, so did Cal in each of the quarterback’s three seasons. While the team went 1-11 in 2013, Goff threw 35 touchdowns as the Golden Bears improved to 5-7 in 2014. And in 2015, the program won its first bowl game since 2008 to finish the season 8-5.

Goff’s experience in being a significant part of Cal’s resurgence plays a role in why he feels he will be successful at the game’s highest level.

“I’m just very confident in myself. I turned around Cal football — had a lot of help doing it, but I had a big role in it,” Goff said in his exclusive interview with therams.com. “I know it’s a completely different level and a lot of different stuff going on, but I’m just very confident in myself and my abilities.”

As the Rams begin a new era in Los Angeles, Goff is now slated to lead the offensive unit to success with a growing line, and playmakers like running back Todd Gurley and wide receiver Tavon Austin by his side.