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This is the final installation from the five reporters who cover the teams that had top-five selections in this year's draft for ESPN NFL Nation, taking a closer look at an issue collectively.

Today, we identify a second choice their teams could have chosen in the first round instead of the player selected last Thursday.

1. Los Angeles Rams[2] (from Tennessee Titans[3]): The only other real option for the Rams after trading up to No. 1 was quarterback Carson Wentz. In a lot of ways, Wentz made plenty of sense for the Rams. He has the size and experience in a pro-style offense that seemed to be an ideal fit for what the Rams do offensively, and it didn't hurt that coach Jeff Fisher had experience working with a small-school quarterback making the adjustment to NFL-caliber competition. In fact, the Rams really liked Wentz and vetted him thoroughly along with Jared Goff. But in the end, they believed Goff's ability to deliver in the face of pressure, take care of the ball and light it up in the red zone made him the right choice. Although Wentz was originally a consideration, Goff was the target from the moment the Rams traded up to the first pick. -- Nick Wagoner[4][5]

2. Philadelphia Eagles[6] (from Cleveland Browns[7]): With the No. 2 pick, there probably was no other option for the Eagles, unless the Rams took Wentz and they were left with Goff. They were prepared for that, but there's no way they part with the draft picks it took to move up for anything but a quarterback. That said, if I was the Eagles GM with the No. 2 pick, I would have been very tempted to grab Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa or Jalen Ramsey at that spot. If you decided to give Sam Bradford $35 million over two years, for example, you could make the case that Elliott would give Bradford the best chance to succeed on offense. The fact that NFC East rival Dallas took him stings a little bit. By the same logic, giving new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz some weapons would also help Bradford have success. Schwartz is all about the pass rush, and it woul d be fun to see how he would use a player like Bosa. Schwartz also values cornerbacks -- the other part of the equation when you're rushing the passer -- and Ramsey would be a significant upgrade over the Eagles' current group of defensive backs. I am not the Eagles GM, however. The trades they made were all about getting a quarterback. We'll see if they were right. -- Phil Sheridan[8][9][10][11]

3. San Diego Chargers[12]: With the third pick, the Chargers got the team's No. 1-rated player on the board in Bosa, filling an obvious need along the defensive line. However, San Diego passed on perhaps the team's most pressing need -- offensive line. Notre Dame offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley has the potential to develop into a Pro Bowl player for the next decade. And with King Dunlap turning 31 in September and dealing with concussion issues, the Chargers could have groomed Stanley as his eventual replacement and blindside protector for Philip Rivers. San Diego used 24 offensive line combinations in 2015, fourth-most in the NFL. So the Chargers can use as many talented, healthy bodies up front as they can get. -- Eric D. Williams[13][14][15]

4. Dallas Cowboys[16]: If the Cowboys didn't take Elliott, they would have taken Ramsey, who went a pick later. The Cowboys thought long and hard about Ramsey, who they viewed as a Day 1 starter with position flexibility and tremendous athleticism. They just saw Elliott as a game-changer for the entire team, not just the offense. The Cowboys seriously considered moving back to No. 6 overall in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. Jerry Jones was of the belief the Ravens were going to take Elliott with the fourth pick. The Cowboys knew Ramsey would have been the Jacksonville Jaguars' pick at No. 5 if the Cowboys passed. That would have left the Cowboys without either of their top two choices. So what would they have done had they made the deal with Baltimore? Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd was their guy. They saw him as one of the best pass-rushers and athletes available in the draft. The Chicago Bears took Floyd with the No. 9 overall pick. -- Todd Archer[17][18][19][20]

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ramsey was the Jaguars' top target and he fell to them at No. 5. Had he been unavailable, the Jaguars would have targeted a pair of defensive ends in either Bosa or DeForest Buckner. Neither of them are true edge-rushers, which is an area the Jaguars need to improve, but the Jaguars would have adapted. Buckner, in particular, would have been interesting because at 6-foot-7 and 291 pounds he fits what the Jaguars want in their big end, which plays on the opposite side from their pass-rushing end (which they call a Leo). Buckner is a power-rusher who has a bit more quickness than people expect. Bosa isn't as big and is a better fit at Leo than Buckner, but he's not a true edge-rusher, either. They both would have improved the Jaguars' pass rush, though, and that was one of the team's big gest priorities for the offseason. They added defensive tackle Malik Jackson to beef up the interior rush in free agency and drafted end Yannick Ngakoue, who had 13.5 sacks at Maryland last season, in the third round. Things worked out for the Jaguars when San Diego took Bosa and Dallas took Elliott, and that allowed GM Dave Caldwell to get the top-rated player on his board. -- Michael DiRocco[21][22][23]