The 2020 NFL Draft is right around the corner. And with the draft, comes a lot to talk about.

There is simply so much to look at when it comes to drafts. Trades dominate the day. As do teams reaching for a player and prospects sliding down the draft board and lasting much longer than anyone expected.

Steals and busts are the two most popular topics. So what about the Los Angeles (and formerly, St. Louis) Rams? Who were the biggest steals and busts of the NFL Draft in the history of the franchise?

Here, we'll take a look at the steals.

5. Isaac Bruce

Isaac Bruce is one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time. And he's finally getting the respect he deserves, as he's part of the 2020 Hall of Fame inductee class.

However, he's barely sneaking on to the list at number five. The reason for that is simple: The Rams took him in the second round (33) overall. So it's not like he was sitting on the draft board too long. Still, even with a pick so early it was almost a first-rounder, Bruce is worth a spot in the top five of Rams steals.

The receiver spent 14 seasons with the Rams. In that time, he racked up 942 receptions for 14,109 yards and 84 touchdowns. Paired with Torry Holt, he was part of one of the most dangerous and dominant duos in NFL history. Throw in Marshall Faulk at running back and Kurt Warner at quarterback and the offense was unstoppable.

Bruce then spent two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He added enough stats to end with 1,024 receptions for 15,208 yards and 91 touchdowns in his career.

The numbers are staggeringly good and it's a mystery why it took so long to get him into the Hall of Fame.

4. Leonard Little

Leonard Little had some pretty obvious off-field issues. The superstar famously was involved in an accident while driving drunk in 1998, which sadly killed a woman. He was also caught driving drunk in 2004.

Despite those glaring problems, Little was an incredible player for the Rams. And while there are no excuses for what he has done, this list is not about mistakes; it is about the best steals in the NFL Draft that the Rams have ever had.

And in 1998, they took Little in the third round (65th overall). That turned out to be a fairly massive steal.

Little would go on to play 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Rams. In that time, the defensive end racked up 87.5 sacks, 89 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 16 pass deflections, nine fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns, plus a ridiculous 31 forced fumbles.

What's even crazier is how his career started. Little appeared in 12 games between his first two seasons, starting none. In that time, he had just 0.5 sacks. So in the last 10 years of his career, the numbers were even more impressive.

His prime was dominant. There was a three year stretch (2001, 2002 and 2003) that saw Little's best play. In that time, he racked up 33 tackles for loss, 39 sacks, one interception and 17 forced fumbles. That includes nine in 2002 alone.

Little was a playmaker and a game changer. And his on-field play made him a very obvious steal.

3. Jackie Slater

The Rams took Jackie Slater in the third round (with the 86th overall pick) of the 1976 NFL Draft. He did not disappoint.

Slater spent 20 seasons in the NFL, all of them were with the Rams.

In that time, Slater was one of the best tackles in football. He appeared in 259 games for Los Angeles, starting 211 of them. And he racked up seven Pro Bowl nods to show for it.

Slater was a constant presence on the roster and a brick wall that helped lead the Rams offense to some strong seasons. He was also a very large part of the 1979 Los Angeles team, which made it to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.

Slater was rightfully inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001. And is an easy choice to add onto this list.

Even if he was just an average player, someone who spends 20 years on one team as a starter would be a great draft pick. Make that player a third rounder who made it to the Hall of Fame, and that's the definition of a steal.

2. Norm Van Brocklin

Norm Van Brocklin was drafted in the fourth round (37th overall) by the Rams all the way back in 1949.

Being honest, based on today's style of play, his numbers don't look all that impressive. The quarterback completed 53.6 percent of his passes for 23,611 yards and 173 touchdowns compared to 178 interceptions.

However, the NFL was a much different game back in Van Brocklin's time. Quarterbacks weren't expected to do nearly as much. It was a running and defensive league.

What Brocklin did was put up some strong numbers for that time and help lead his team to wins. In his career, he had a 61-36-4 record. That translates to any era.

Brocklin spent nine seasons with the Rams, before playing his final three with the Philadelphia Eagles.

He won two championships with Los Angeles and had a number of personal accolades, including the 1960 MVP award and a first team All-Pro honor that year, as well as nine Pro Bowl selections.

Brocklin clearly had to be near the top of the list.

1. Deacon Jones

This might be one of the most obvious number one's of all-time. Was there any one else who could possibly top the list for the Rams?

No.

Deacon Jones was selected in the 14th round (186th overall) by the Rams in the 1961 NFL Draft. And he's literally the inventor of the term “sack.” And he was really good at that, too.

Technically, the NFL did not keep track of sacks as official statistics in that era. But it is believed that Jones had 173.5 sacks in his career. That would be the third-most of all-time, behind just Reggie White and Bruce Smith.

Jones spent 11 seasons with the Rams, before playing for two years with the San Diego Chargers and one with the Washington Redskins.

In that time, he had eight Pro Bowl selections and had five first team All-Pro honors. He's one of the greatest of all-time and a literal pioneer of the game. There is no one more deserving to be at the top of the list of greatest steals in Rams' franchise history.