EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The NFL draft is set to begin April 30 and the St. Louis Rams hold six picks in this year's selection process. For the next week and a half, we'll take a look at a different position every day with what the Rams have in place at a position, what they need, when they might address it and some possible fits.

We begin the countdown with a look at this year's crop of quarterbacks.

In place: Nick Foles, Austin Davis, Case Keenum

What's needed: The Rams have made major moves this offseason to change their outlook at the position, starting with the Sam Bradford trade that netted Foles and draft picks. Foles is the starter with Keenum and Davis likely vying for backup spots, assuming Davis doesn't get an outside restricted free-agent offer before Friday's deadline. Even with this trio in place, there's no guarantee that the long-term franchise quarterback is already on the roster. Foles flashed that ability in 2013 but regressed before injury in 2014. If nothing else, Foles and Davis are both scheduled to be unrestricted free agents after the season and Keenum is set to be restricted. The Rams would do well to find themselves a possible franchise centerpiece or at least a genuine prospect who they could develop into a starter in time.

Possible fits: Florida State's Jameis Winston and Oregon's Marcus Mariota represent the cream of the crop in this year's class and the Rams have expressed interest in both. Of course, the Rams have expressed interest in just about any quarterback with a pulse in the pre-draft process (and well they should). It's awfully unlikely either Winston or Mariota would fall to the Rams' pick at No. 10 but we can't rule out a trade up should either drop into the middle half of the top 10. Beyond that duo, the Rams have been linked to Baylor's Bryce Petty, UCLA's Brett Hundley, Colorado State's Garrett Grayson and Oregon State's Sean Mannion. There are other quarterbacks out there but none that would qualify as much beyond the type the Rams took in Garrett Gilbert in the sixth round last year.

Verdict: Do the Rams need to find a quarterback? Probably. Should they feel like they have to do it no matter what? Not necessarily. The bottom line is this quarterback class just isn't that good and, after Winston and Mariota, it's a major crapshoot on whether any of the others will turn into NFL starters. And, really, even Winston (off-field issues) and Mariota (transition away from Oregon offense) come with questions. If the Rams see value in a quarterback on the second day and think they can develop a guy there, great. But they shouldn't feel the need to force the issue solely because they didn't address it properly last year. Although the Rams have been all over this quarterback class on the scouting trail, they did the same thing a year ago and didn't take one until the sixth round. It wouldn't be a surprise if they went all-in and traded up for one or decided not to draft one altogether this time around.