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LOS ANGELES RAMS - LOS ANGELES CHARGERSSATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017
5:06 P.M.LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM
RAMS HOST CHARGERSIN FINAL HOME PRESEASON
CONTEST OF 2017
Los Angeles, Calif. - The Los Angeles Rams (2-0) look to string together three-consecutive wins to start the 2017 preseason as they host the Los Angeles Chargers (0-2) in the Rams’ final home preseason contest of the season.
Under first year head coach Sean McVay, the Rams offense has been finding its groove. In the first quarter of Saturday’s game, the Rams posted 134 yards of offense, including 100 yards through the air by QB Jared Goff.
Goff completed 16-of-20 passing attempts for 160 yards and one touchdown, posting a 116.7 passer rating.
QB Sean Mannion finished the contest with 132 yards passing, completed 15-of-22 passing attempts and connected with rookie WR Josh Reynolds on a 20-yard game winning touchdown.
CB Trumaine Johnson recorded the team’s first interception of the 2017 preseason slate and returned it nine yards, setting up the Rams’ second touchdown in the team’s first three possessions against the Raiders.
The Los Angeles Chargers are looking for their first win of the 2017 preseason schedule as the team has yet to leave the greater L.A. area. The Chargers dropped their first preseason game to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 48-17, and most recently fell to the New Orleans Saints, 13-7.
Chargers QB Philip Rivers has only attempted six passes this preseason, the 14-year vet completed five-of-six passing attempts for 56 yards and one touchdown with a 145.1 passer rating.
QB Jared Goff
PRESEASONAug. 12 Dallas Cowboys (Sat.) 6:00 p.m. W, 13-10Aug. 19 at Oakland Raiders (Sat.) 7:00 p.m. W, 24-21Aug. 26 Los Angeles Chargers (Sat.) 5:06 p.m. CBSAug. 31 at Green Bay Packers (Thur.) 4:00 p.m. CBS2, KFTR
REGULAR SEASONSept. 10 Indianapolis Colts 1:05 p.m. CBSSept. 17 Washington Redskins 1:25 p.m. FOXSept. 21 at San Francisco 49ers (Thur.) 5:25 p.m. NFLNOct. 1 at Dallas Cowboys 10:00 a.m. FOXOct. 8 Seattle Seahawks 1:05 p.m. CBSOct. 15 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:05 p.m. FOXOct. 22 Arizona Cardinals (London) 10:00 a.m. FOX BYE WEEKNov. 5 at New York Giants 10:00 a.m. FOXNov. 12 Houston Texans 1:05 p.m. CBSNov. 19 at Minnesota Vikings 10:00 a.m. FOXNov. 26 New Orleans Saints 1:05 p.m. FOXDec. 3 at Arizona Cardinals 1:25 p.m. FOXDec. 10 Philadelphia Eagles 1:25 p.m. FOXDec. 17 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05 p.m. FOXDec. 24 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. FOXDec. 31 San Francisco 49ers 1:25 p.m. FOX
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Team W L T Pct. PF PA Conf. Div.Seattle 10 5 1 .656 354 292 6-5-1 3-2-1Arizona 7 8 1 .469 418 362 6-5-1 4-1-1Los Angeles 4 12 0 .250 224 394 3-9 2-4San Francisco 2 14 0 .125 309 480 2-10 2-4
FINAL 2016 NFC WEST STANDINGSThe Los Angeles Rams boast the league’s third-best time
of possession average this preseason. The Rams averaged 34:38 minutes of possession in the team’s first two
preseason contests.
RAMdom FACT
Former Chargers• Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was the Chargers defensive coordinator from 2004-2006.• Rams assistant head coach/linebackers Joe Barry was the Chargers linebackers coach from 2012-2014. • Rams assistant linebackers coach Chris Shula was a defensive quality control coach with the Chargers from 2015-2016.• Rams pro scouting assistant Matt Waugh interned with the Chargers scouting department last season.
Former Rams • Chargers defensive backs coach Ron Milus was a member of the Rams coaching staff from 2006-2008. Milus was the assistant secondary coach from 2006-2007 and was the secondary coach in 2008.• Chargers senior director of pro personnel Louis Clark was an assistant wide receivers coach with the Rams in 1996. • Chargers T Joe Barksdale was a member of the Rams from 2012-2015.• Chargers QB Kellen Clemens was on the Rams from 2011-2013.• Chargers CB Trovon Reed was a member of the Rams practice squad in 2015.• Chargers LB Korey Toomer was on the Rams in 2014.
Los Angeles Ties• Chargers Chairman of the Board Dean Spanos raised his sons, A.G. Spanos (Chargers President-Buisness Operations) and John Spanos (President-Football Operations) in La Jolla, Calif., which is 120 miles away from Los Angeles.• Chargers Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer Jeanne M. Bonk is a native of Covina, Calif.• Chargers linebackers coach Richard Smith attended Rio Hondo Junior College in Whittier, Calif.• Chargers assistant offensive line coach James Cregg is from Norco, Calif.• Chargers RB Kenjon Barner grew up in Riverside, Calif.• Chargers LB Nick Dzubnar is from Mission Viejo, Calif.• Chargers NT Brandon Mebane grew up in Los Angeles, Calif.• Chargers C Max Tuerk is from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.• Chargers QB Mike Bercovici grew up in Woodland Hills, Calif. • Chargers P Toby Baker was born in Calabasas, Calif.• Chargers CB Michael Davis is from Glendale, Calif.
Coaching Connections• Rams Head Coach Sean McVay was a coaching assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008. Safeties coach Ejiro Evero and quarterbacks coach Greg Olson were also on that staff with Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who was the linebackers coach for Tampa Bay. Bradley was also on the same Tampa Bay staff as a defensive quality control coach with current Rams assistant head coach/linebacker Joe Barry who was the linebackers coach with the Bucs from 2001-06. Bradley and Rams offensive line coach Aaron Kromer were on the same Bucs staff in 2007 when Kromer was a senior assistant/offensive line. • Rams assistant head coach/linebackers Joe Barry (2009), safeties coach Ejiro Evero (2009) and quarterbacks coach Greg Olson (2008-11) were all on the same Tampa Bay staff with Chargers running backs coach Alfredo Roberts (2009-11) in 2009. Roberts and Rams wide receivers coach Eric Yarber were on the same Tampa Bay staff in 2011.• Rams assistant offensive line coach Andy Dickerson was an offensive assistant on the same Jets staff as Chargers Head Coach Anthony Lynn in 2011. Lynn was the Jets running backs coach from 2009-14 and took over assistant head coach responsibilities in 2014.• Rams assistant offensive line coach Andy Dickerson and Chargers offensive quality control coach Dan Shamash were on the same New York Jets staff in 2011.• Rams assistant head coach/linebackers Joe Barry and Andy Sugarman (Rams operations) were on the same 49ers staff as Chargers special teams coordinator George Stewart and linebackers coach Richard Smith in 2000. Rams quarterbacks coach Greg Olson was also on the 49ers staff with Sugarman, Smith and Stewart in 2001. Sugarman, Olson and Smith were also on the Detroit Lions staff together in 2004.• Rams offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was on the same Buffalo Bills staff as Chargers Head Coach Anthony Lynn, offensive line coach Pat Meyer and defensive assistant D’Anton Lynn from 2015-16. Rams offensive quality control coach Zak Kromer was on that Bills staff in 2016. • Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and defensive line coach Bill Johnson coached for the Atlanta Falcons in 2003 with Chargers special teams coordinator George Stewart. • Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and Chargers linebackers coach Richard Smith were both on the Atlanta Falcons staff from 2015-16.• Rams assistant head coach/linebackers Joe Barry served in the same capacity with the Chargers from 2012-14. Barry was on the same Chargers staff as current Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt (2013), offensive assistant Mark Ridgley (2012-17), quarterbacks coach Shane Steichen (2011-17) and wide receivers coach Nick Sirianni (2013-17). Whisenhunt returned to the Chargers as offensive coordinator in 2016 and was on the same staff as Rams assistant linebackers coach Chris Shula. Shula was also on the Chargers staff from 2015-16 with current Chargers defensive backs coach Ron Milus and assistant special teams coach Marquice Williams. • Rams quarterbacks coach Greg Olson and Chargers offensive quality control
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coach Dan Shamash were both on Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley’s staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2015-16.• Rams special teams coordinator John Fassel and Chargers assistant offensive line coach James Cregg were on the same Oakland Raiders staff in 2008.• Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was the Denver Broncos Head Coach from 1993-94. Phillips hired Chargers linebackers coach Richard Smith to be a special teams/linebackers coach in 1993. Smith stayed with the Broncos until 1996. Phillips returned to the Broncos as their defensive coordinator in 2015 and was on the same Denver staff as current Rams defensive quality control coach Thad Bogardus and Chargers assistant offensive line coach James Cregg from 2015-16.• Rams offensive line coach Aaron Kromer and running backs coach Skip Peete were on the same Chicago Bears staff as Chargers offensive line coach Pat Meyer and assistant defensive backs coach Chris Harris from 2013-14.• Rams quarterbacks coach Greg Olson and Chargers defensive backs coach Ron Milus were on the same St. Louis Rams staff from 2006-07.• Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and Chargers linebackers coach Richard Smith were on the same Houston Texans staff in 2008.• Rams assistant offensive line coach Andy Dickerson and Chargers offensive quality control coach Dan Shamash were on the Cleveland Browns staff together from 2009-10.
College Connections• Rams WR Robert Woods and CB Nickell Robey-Coleman were teammates with Chargers C Max Tuerk at USC in 2012. Tuerk was teammates with Rams RB Justin Thomas from 2013-2015.• A pair of former LSU Tigers in Rams DT Michael Brockers and Chargers T Joe Barksdale will square off against each other. The two were college teammates from 2009-2010. • Rams OLB Connor Barwin and Chargers LS Mike Windt were teammates at Cincinnati from 2006-2008.• Rams WR K.D Cannon and LB Bryce Hager were teammates with Chargers CB Ryan Reid at Baylor from 2012-2014. • Rams QB Jared Goff and Chargers DE Chris McCain were both teammates at California in 2013.• There will be four Auburn Tigers playing on Saturday. Rams DB Blake Countess, LB Cassanova McKinzy, OL Alex Kozan and Chargers CB Trovon Reed were all college teammates.• Rams LB Mark Barron and DT Damion Square were teammates at Alabama from 2009-2011. They were both part of National Championship teams in 2009 and 2011. • Rams CB Troy Hill and Chargers RB Kenjon Barner were college teammates at Oregon from 2010-2012.• Rams RB Malcolm Brown will square off against his former teammate at Texas, Chargers S Adrian Phillips. The two were teammates from 2011-2013.• Rams CB Aarion Penton will face off against his former college teammate, Chargers TE Sean Culkin. They were on the same Missouri squad from 2013-2016.• Four Utah Utes will play on Saturday. Rams CB Dominique Hatfield, TE Travis Wilson and Chargers DT Temmy Palepoi and T Sam Tevi were all teammates in 2013.• Rams RB Aaron Green and Chargers CB Jason Verrett were college teammates at TCU from 2011-2013.• Rams DB John Johnson III and Chargers RB Andre Williams were teammates at Boston College in 2013.• Rams DT Louis Trinca-Pasat, C Austin Blythe and T Andrew Donnal were all on the same Iowa Hawkeyes squad as Chargers CB Desmond King. • Rams T Darrel Williams will face off against his former college teammate, Chargers OLB Nigel Harris. Williams and Harris were teammates at South Florida from 2013-2014. • Rams DT A.J. Jefferson and Chargers DT Kaleb Eulls were on the same defensive line at Mississippi State from 2012-2014.• Rams TE Tyler Higbee was teammates with Chargers G Forrest Lamp from 2012-2015 at Western Kentucky. Lamp was also teammates with Rams DT Omarious Bryant in 2016.• Rams G Cody Wichmann was teammates with Chargers WR Isaiah Burse at Fresno State from 2010-2013.• Rams WR Josh Reynolds, Chargers P Drew Kasar and K Josh Lambo were all teammates at Texas A&M in 2014. • Rams OL Rob Havenstein and Chargers FB Derek Watt both helped block for Chargers RB Melvin Gordon at Wisconsin.
NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
Rams T Rob Havenstein and Chargers RB Melvin Gordon
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Passing Comp/Att. Yards TDs INTs Rtg. Sean Mannion 33/47 276 1 0 92.2Jared Goff 19/24 194 1 0 114.2
Rushing Att. Yards Avg. Long TDsJustin Davis 14 78 5.6 32 0
Receptions Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDsNelson Spruce 8 105 13.1 23t 1
Receiving Yards Yards Rec. Avg. Long TDsCooper Kupp 105 8 13.1 23t 1
Tackles Total Solo Asst.Kevin Davis 7 4 3
Sacks No. YardsCarlos Thompson 1.0 4.0Casey Sayles 1.0 7.0
Interceptions No. Yards Avg. Long TDTrumaine Johnson 1 9 9.0 9 0
Punting No./Yards Avg. Net Avg. In20 LongJohnny Hekker 7/293 41.9 38.1 1 49Travis Coons 7/265 37.9 36.1 0 52
Kicking FGM FGA FG Pct. Long PointsGreg Zuerlein 2 2 100% 42 9Travis Coons 1 1 100% 36 4
Punt Returns Ret/FC Yards Avg. Long TDsShakeir Ryan 6/4 13 2.2 11 0
Kickoff Returns Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDsPharoh Cooper 2 38 19.0 27 0
Rams Final 2016 Statistics Chargers(NFL Rank) (NFL Rank) 14.0 (32) Points Per Game 25.6 (9) 262.7 (32) Total Offense 356.8 (14) 78.3 (31) Rush Offense 94.4 (26) 184.4 (31) Pass Offense 262.4 (8) 29:21 (25) Time Of Possession Average 30:12 (17) 24.6 (23) Opponent Points Per Game 26.4 (29) 337.0 (9) Total Defense 347.1 (16) 103.9 (16) Rush Defense 97.9 (10) 233.3 (10) Pass Defense 249.2 (20) 31.0/196 (t24) Sacks Made/Yards 35.0/230 (t14)10 (t23) Interceptions 18 (t1) -11 (28) Turnover Differential -7 (t26)7.5 (22) Punt Return Average 6.6 (27)23.9 (6) Kickoff Return Average 18.1 (30)51 (1) Punts Inside the 20 18 (31)86.4 (11) Field Goal Percentage 81.3 (22)
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CHARGERS 2017 PRESEASON LEADERSRAMS 2017 PRESEASON LEADERS
Passing Comp/Att. Yards TDs INTs Rtg. Kellen Clemens 14/27 199 1 2 57.5
Rushing Att. Yards Avg. Long TDsAndre Williams 19 41 2.2 13 0
Receptions Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDsJamaal Jones 6 59 9.8 17 0
Receiving Yards Yards Rec. Avg. Long TDsTravis Benjamin 89 2 44.5 74t 1
Tackles Total Solo Asst.Nigel Harris 11 8 3
Sacks No. YardsChris McCain 1.5 14
Interceptions No. Yards Avg. Long TDDexter McCoil 1 99 99.0 99t 1Desmond King 1 0 0.0 0 0
Punting No./Yards Avg. Net Avg. In20 LongToby Baker 8/335 41.9 36.1 1 55
Kicking FGM FGA FG Pct. Long PointsJosh Lambo 1 1 100% 53 4
Punt Returns Ret/FC Yards Avg. Long TDsIsaiah Burse 6/0 29 4.8 17 0
Kickoff Returns Ret. Yards Avg. Long TDsAndre Williams 3 52 17.3 20 0
Parking: Limited parking is available in USC Campus lots on a first-come, first-served basis for $50.
Metro: Due to limited parking, fans are encouraged to take Metro to the game.
Clear Bag: The NFL’s Clear Bag Policy is in effect and any bags brought to the game must be compliant. Visit NFL.com/allclear for more informa-tion.
Water: Guests may bring into the Coliseum two factory sealed bottles of water or an empty bottle to fill at water refill stations located throughout the yard and concourse levels. Additionally, free cups of water will be available at concession stands.
Arrive Early: Fans should arrive early and be in their seats 15-minutes prior to kickoff for the National Anthem and lighting of the torch.
New this season: • There are two new video boards to enhance gameday entertainment
and information.
• Evolved concessions including increasing core items such as hot dogs, sausage, nachos and pretzels and each quadrant of the stadium will now have a location selling a $10 beer and a $3 water.
• New, unique food and beverage experiences on the East and West sides of the stadium including, to the East, Craft Beers from Southern to Northern California, food trucks, Corona Beach House and new Rams Party Zone; and to the West, new food options such as BBQ, Hawaiian, loaded fries and frozen cocktails, along with shade and seating.
• Seat cushions may now be carried into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as long as they are clear WITHOUT pockets, zippers, compart-ments, or covers.
Visit therams.com/gameday for more information.
Tickets for Los Angeles Rams games, including season tickets and single-game tickets are available at www.therams.com/tickets
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fan Information
6The Los Angeles Rams are one of just six NFL teams to have zero
interceptions in the 2017 preseason. The Rams QBs have posted a 98.7 QB rating through the team’s first two preseason games.
18.9Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips served in the same role with the San Diego Chargers from 2004-2006. In his third season with the team in 2006, Phillips’ defense allowed 18.9 point-per-
game, 7th best in the league that season.
116.7Rams QB Jared Goff had a quarterback rating of 116.7 in the
team’s 24-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Week 2 of the preseason. Goff completed 16-of-20 passes, including a 23-yard
touchdown pass to WR Cooper Kupp en route to the victory.
1994The last time two Los Angeles based NFL franchises faced off in the preseason was in 1994. The L.A. Raiders defeated the L.A. Rams on
Aug. 20, 29-20.
COACHES’ CORNEROn Jan. 13, 2017, the Los Angeles Chargers made their first official transaction, naming Anthony Lynn the 16th head coach in franchise history and the first African-American head coach in team annals. The 48-year-old Lynn joined the Chargers after spending the last two seasons (2015-16) as the assistant head coach and running backs coach for the Buffalo Bills.
A native of Celina, Texas, some 40 miles north of Dallas, Lynn was an All-Southwest Conference running back as a collegian at Texas Tech, where he rushed for 1,911 yards and 17 touchdowns on 481 carries. That helped him earn a ticket to the NFL where he signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1992. After being released by the Giants, Lynn signed with Denver in 1993 and appeared in 13 games for the Broncos. In 1994, he suffered a broken leg and spent the year on injured reserve. Lynn moved on to the Bay Area in 1995, spending two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (1995-96) before concluding his career in Denver (1997-99) where he won back-to-back Super Bowl championships (XXXII and XXXIII) with the Broncos. Lynn hung up his cleats after the ‘99 season, having played in 83 career games.
Lynn jumped right into the coaching ranks in 2000, spending three seasons (2000-02) with the Broncos as an offensive assistant and assistant to special teams. In 2003, he landed his first full-time position gig as the running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-04). That was followed by similar positions with the Dallas Cowboys (2005-06), Cleveland Browns (2007-08), New York Jets (2009-14) and Bills (2015-16). Lynn carried the additional title of assistant head coach in New York in 2014 and with the Bills for his two seasons there.
Lynn spent the last two seasons (2015-16) with the Bills, including the final 14 games of the 2016 season as their offensive coordinator and the final game of the year as their interim head coach. The Bills led the NFL in both of Lynn’s seasons in both rushing yards (2,630 in 2016 and 2,432 in 2015) and rushing touchdowns (29 in 2016 and 19, tie in 2015). The Bills also led the League in average yards per carry (5.3 in 2016 and 4.8, tie in 2015) in each of his two seasons in Upstate New York. More impressively, at his last two coaching stops (New York and Buffalo), his teams combined to rush for 18,218 yards during that span (2009-16), the most combined yards in the NFL over that time period. In Los Angeles, Lynn will take over a team with a workhorse running back in Melvin Gordon, who broke out with 1,416 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns in 2016.
The fact that Lynn is coaching today is a miracle in and of itself. Back in 2005, early in Lynn’s first season with the Cowboys, he was hit by a drunk driver while crossing a street. The impact was so violent that it’s a miracle he survived. The accident happened as Lynn was leaving a restaurant following dinner with several Cowboys coaches. The impact threw him an estimated 40-50 feet and he landed on top of a parked Volkswagen. The force of the impact totaled the car. Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley was with Lynn at the time. He narrowly avoided being hit himself and was the first to render aid to Lynn. The damage tally was extensive – two collapsed lungs, three broken ribs, major facial and shoulder damage that required four surgeries and temporary paralysis – yet despite it all, Lynn walked out of the hospital in less than two weeks.
Lynn was raised in Texas by a single mom, Betty Jackson, a former all-state basketball player who had coaching aspirations herself. Lynn’s maternal grandfather, Tommy Lynn, a farmer and former baseball catcher, helped raise Anthony. Mother and grandfather helped instill a tireless work ethic in Lynn at an early age. By 13, he was working 40-60 hour weeks doing construction in the summertime. He worked his way up the construction ladder and had become a foreman by the time he was in high school. One of his responsibilities was driving his crew to job sites for a company that built shopping malls and custom homes. It spurned an interest in interior design and Lynn initially studied interior fashion design in college.
Lynn has since reconnected with his father, Donald Wilson, a Los Angeles native who once tried out for the Dodgers as a left-handed pitcher. Wilson now resides in Corona.
Lynn is married to Stacey Bell Lynn. He has two children, son, D’Anton, and daughter, Danielle. Stacey is a news anchor at WNBC in New York City. D’Anton played football collegiately at Penn State and professionally with the New York Jets and the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Danielle studied at the University of Oklahoma and is currently in graduate school at the University of North Texas.
On January 12, 2017, Los Angeles Rams Owner/ Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke named Sean McVay the 23rd full-time head coach in franchise history. McVay became the youngest coach in modern NFL history.
McVay completed his third season as the Redskins’ offensive coordinator in 2016 after initially being promoted to the position on January 15, 2014. Prior to his promotion during the 2014 offseason, McVay spent three seasons as the team’s tight ends coach and one as an offensive assistant.
The 2016 Redskins’ offensive unit broke many fran-chise records and ranked in the top three in a number of statistical categories. The Washington offense became the first unit in franchise history to aver-age over 400 yards per game (403.4) and notched
a franchise record 6,545 total net yards.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins finished the year with single-season team records in completions (406) and passing yards (4,917) and matched his team record for 300-yard passing games (seven). His 4,917 passing yards ranked third in the NFL in 2016 and are the 15th-most in a season in NFL history. Cousins closed out the season ranked second in the NFL in passing yards per game (297.4), passing yards per play (7.84) and yards per play (6.4), in addition to being the league’s third ranked offensive team, averaging 403.4 yards per game.
From 2015-16, Cousins threw for 9,083 yards, the fourth highest output by a quarterback trailing only Drew Brees (10,078), Matt Ryan (9,535) and Philip Rivers (9,178).
The Redskins offense had eight players finish the season with at least 500 yards from scrimmage (DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Jamison Crowder, Rob Kelley, Chris Thompson, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis and Matt Jones), tying the 2011 New Orleans Saints for the most in a single season in NFL history.
McVay’s group posted a breakout campaign in his second year as offensive coordinator in 2015, including record-setting performances by quarterback Kirk Cousins and tight end Jordan Reed. McVay’s scheme and tutelage helped Cousins break Redskins records for attempts (543), completions (379), passing yards (4,166) and 300-yard passing games (seven) in a single season. Reed has been a direct beneficiary of McVay’s work, spending 2013 as a member of his unit during McVay’s time as tight ends coach and being a focal point of the offense in 2015, as Reed recorded 87 receptions for 952 yards (both team records for a tight end) with 11 receiving touchdowns (one shy of the team record) in 2015.
Collectively, McVay’s 2015 offense recorded top-10 rankings in third down per-centage (43.5, fifth in the NFL), red zone scoring percentage (61.2, eighth), yards per play (5.6, 10th) and points per game (24.3, 10th). The Redskins also led the NFL with a team-record 69.5 completion percentage in 2015, leading the league in the category for the 11th time in team history and the first time since 1970.
In his first season as offensive coordinator in 2014, McVay helped the offense to a Top 10 league ranking in yards per play (5.7) despite starting three different quarterbacks. His work with the three passers was instrumental in setting a team record for completion percentage (66.5 percent, later broken in 2015) and helping facilitate the explosive debut season of wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Jackson averaged a league-best 20.9 yards per reception and became only the fourth player in team history to lead the NFL in that category.
In 2013, McVay played a crucial role in Reed’s development, as the then-rookie compiled 45 receptions for 499 yards – both Redskins’ single-season rookie tight end records – despite Reed playing in only nine games. Under McVay’s tutelage, Reed joined Chris Cooley (2004) as the only Redskins tight ends named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. In addition, McVay helped tight end Logan Paulsen from an undrafted free agent into a 30-game starter from 2010-13, with Paulsen increasing his reception total each season.
During Washington’s NFC East championship season in 2012, McVay’s unit was productive despite losing starting tight end Fred Davis to a torn Achilles tendon in Week 7. Davis had led the team in both receptions (24) and receiving yards (325) through seven games before being placed on the Reserve/Injured list. McVay guided a unit that provided reliable receiving options on top of contributing signifi-cantly as blockers to the Redskins’ league-leading 2,709 rushing yards.
In 2011, McVay played an integral role in Davis’ emergence, as the then fourth-year tight end surpassed his previous career highs despite playing in only 12 games. Davis caught 59 passes for 796 yards, the second-highest total on the team in both categories. Before missing the final four games of the season, Davis was on pace to set a franchise record in receiving yards by a tight end and was on pace to post the first 1,000-yard receiving season by a tight end in Redskins’ history.
McVay served as an offensive assistant to the Redskins in 2010 in addition to working with the tight ends during the final four weeks of the season following coach Jon Embree’s departure. The Redskins offense ranked eighth in the NFL in passing yards per game (244.6) and tight end Chris Cooley ranked second among NFL tight ends in receptions (77) and third in receiving yards (849). The offensive unit also set a franchise record for completions in a season (349), and registered a touchdown pass in 15 consecutive games for the first time in team history. The Redskins’ offense led the NFL with nine completions of at least 50 yards, including one in four consecutive games for the first time since 1987.
McVay joined the Redskins prior to the 2010 season after an undefeated regular season with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL). The Tuskers finished a perfect 6-0 before losing in the UFL’s inaugural championship game. McVay originally entered the National Football League as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008.
McVay graduated from Miami University (Ohio) where he played wide receiver from 2004-07, earning Miami’s Scholar-Athlete Award in 2007. His grandfather, John, served in various roles – including vice president/director of football opera-tions from 1983-94 – for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979-95, overseeing five Super Bowl championship squads and earning induction into the 49ers Hall of Fame in 2013. Chargers HC Anthony Lynn and Rams HC Sean McVay
WR Robert Woods – Joined the team as one of the first free agent signings under Head Coach Sean McVay. The USC product has played in 57 games with 48 starts in four seasons with the Bills. Recorded 613 yards on 51 receptions (12.0 yards/rec.) with one touchdown during the 2016 campaign.
LT Andrew Whitworth – For the first time in his career became a free agent ultimately signing with the Los Angeles Rams. Started all 16 regular season games at left tackle with the Bengals and earned a Pro Bowl nod for the second-consecutive season, third time in his career. The 12th-year pro has played in 168 career games with 164 starts.
LG Rodger Saffold – Seventh-year pro has started 80-of-83 career games played, including 15 during the 2016 campaign. Has started at four different positions in 83 career games - 38 at LT, 24 at LG, 13 at RG, and five at RT.
C John Sullivan – Re-joins Head Coach Sean McVay, who served as offensive coordinator for Sullivan with the Redskins in 2016. The ninth-year pro played in 13 games, started one in his lone season in Washington.
RG Jamon Brown – A third-round selection (No. 72 overall) by the Rams in the 2015 NFL Draft. Appeared in 11 games with five starts during the 2016 season. Started four games at RG and one at LG. During the 2017 offseason transitioned to right tackle, a position he had experience at during his collegiate days at Louisville. RT Rob Havenstein – A second-round selection (No. 57 overall) by the Rams in the 2015 NFL Draft. Battled back from an injury during the 2016 offseason. Started the Rams’ first 15 games during the 2016 season before sitting out Week 17 due to injury. Started all 25 career games played.
TE Tyler Higbee – A fourth-round selection by the Rams in the 2016 NFL Draft. Played in all 16 games during the 2016 season with seven starts. Caught 11 passes for 85 yards, his first-career touchdown reception from QB Jared Goff in the team’s Week 16 contest against the San Francisco 49ers.
WR Cooper Kupp – Kupp was a consensus FCS All-American for four straight seasons, earning first team All-America honors on all eight 2016 teams announced. Kupp established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records in his 52-game Eastern career. His 6,464 yards, 428 receptions, 73 touchdown catches, 124.3 average yards per game and 1.40 average touchdowns per game were all FCS records.
WR Tavon Austin – Ranked second on the team in receptions (58), and third in receiving yards with 509, establishing a career-high. As a returner, fielded 44 punts for 364 yards, including a 47-yarder against Arizona to set up the game-winning touchdown. Was on the receiving end of QB Jared Goff’s first-career touchdown. Finished the 2016 campaign with four total touchdowns (three receiving, one rushing). QB Jared Goff – Completed 112-of-205 passing attempts for 1,089 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions in seven games as a pro. Threw for three touchdowns in the first half of the Rams’ Week 12 contest at New Orleans. Drafted No. 1 overall by the Rams after starting all 37 games during three seasons at Cal.
RB Todd Gurley II – Carried the ball 278 times for 885 yards with six touchdowns. Caught 43 passes for 327 yards during the 2016 campaign. Hauled in a season-long 31-yard reception against the Saints in Week 12. Was voted a captain by his teammates prior to the 2016 season.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
WR Sammy Watkins – Acquired by the Rams via a trade that sent CB E.J. Gaines and a second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for Watkins and a sixth-round selection. Watkins has averaged 16.1 yards per reception since entering the league in 2014, which is the second-highest in the NFL among active receivers with a minimum of 150 receptions during that span.
WR Pharoh Cooper – Played in 10 games, started three in 2016. Hauled in 14 passes for 106 yards and also returned five punts and amassed 323 kickoff return yards as a rookie. Originally joined the franchise as a fourth-round selection (No. 117 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.
TE Gerald Everett – Selected in the second round (No. 44 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft as the first draft pick under Head Coach Sean McVay. As a senior at South Alabama, tied for the team lead with 49 receptions, and was second on the squad with 717 yards receiving and four touchdown catches.
DE Ethan Westbrooks – Third-year pro played 35 career games, starting two at defensive end. Collected 88 tackles (48 solo), three sacks, and one defensive touchdown. Finished the 2016 season with 46 tackles (26 solo), 27 quarterback pressures, 14 quarterback hits, two passes defensed and 2.0 sacks.
NT Michael Brockers – Started all 14 contests he competed in during the 2016 campaign. The fifth-year pro started 74-of-75 career games played. Recorded 58 total tackles, seven quarterback pressures and five quarterback hits in 2016.
DT Louis Trinca-Pasat – Spent the 2015 season on the Rams practice squad and the 2016 season on injured reserve. Collegiality at Iowa, tied for 12th in the Big Ten in QB sacks (6.5) and tied for 17th in tackles for loss (11.5) as a senior. Started all 38 games over his final three seasons at Iowa.
OLB Robert Quinn – Recorded Los Angeles’ first sack of the 2016 season. The former first-round draft pick entered his sixth season after undergoing offseason surgery. Named to the Pro Bowl twice (2014, 2015). Registered a strip-sack in two consecutive games (vs. SEA, at TB), leads the league in forced fumbles since the start of the 2012 season with 18. OLB Connor Barwin – Nine-year vet has started in 96-of-113 games, including five postseason match-ups. Has collected 341 tackles (238 solo), 50.5 sacks, and one interception. Spent his first four seasons as a member of the Houston Texans, after spending his last four years in Philadelphia. The 2015 Pro Bowlers tallied 20-career postseason tackles (13 solo) and two passes defensed. LB Alec Ogletree – Transitioned to MLB for his fourth NFL season after spending the first three at WLB. Voted a team captain by his teammates. Led Los Angeles in tackles with 171, including 132 solo stops. Posted 16 PDs, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery during the 2016 season.
LB Mark Barron – Sixth-year pro out of Alabama started 67-of-78 career games played. Finished second on the Rams with 147 total tackles in 2016. Registered his first INT of the season against the Bucs, followed by intercepting Cardinals QB Carson Palmer a week later. Set a career-high 19 tackles in win over Browns during the 2015 season. Transitioned from pure safety to safety-LB hybrid in 2015.
LCB Trumaine Johnson – Fifth-year pro started 47-of-69 career games played, including the first five of 2016, before suffering an ankle injury. Returned to the starting lineup for the team’s Week 9 contest against Carolina. Totaled 58 tackles on the season and intercepted Arizona QB Carson Palmer for his lone INT of the season. Added 13 PDs through Week 16, the second-highest total on the team.
RCB Kayvon Webster – Fifth-year cornerback is in his first season with the Rams after signing as a free agent. Has played in 54 career games with two starts in his career as well as appearing in seven postseason contests. Reunites with Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips, the duo won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos.
FS Lamarcus Joyner – Appeared in 14 contests for the Rams during the 2016 season including nine starts. Led Los Angeles CBs with 70 tackles, which ranked fourth on the team, and eight PDs. Recorded his lone sack of the season, fourth of his career against the Dolphins in the team’s Week 11 contest.
SS Maurice Alexander – Started 14 games at free safety, recorded 66 total tackles, 12 QB pressures, six PDs, two interceptions, one sack and one QB hit. Started 19-of-37 career games played.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
CB Nickell Robey-Coleman – Fifth-year cornerback is in his first season with the Rams after signing as a free agent. Has played in 64 career games with 15 starts in his career. Posted three career interceptions and two returned for touchdowns. Recorded two interceptions against the Rams a season ago as a member of the Bills, returned one 41 yards for a touchdown.
DE Morgan Fox – A second-year player out of Colorado State University-Pueblo appeared in four games for the Rams as a rookie in 2016. Recorded six total tackles, including four solo stops. Added five QB pressures, two QB hits in addition to forcing one fumble and recovering a fumble.
DT Mike Purcell – Claimed during the 2017 offseason off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers. Third-year pro has played in 25 games with eight starts. Totalled 29 tackles, 1.0 sack and forced one fumble.
2017 LOS ANGELES RAMS PROJECTED STARTERSOFFENSE DEFENSE
COORDINATORS’ CORNER
Head Coach ...........................................................Sean McVayAssistant Head Coach/Linebackers ........................... Joe BarrySpecial Teams Coordinator .................................... John FasselOffensive Coordinator ............................................Matt LaFleurDefensive Coordinator ..........................................Wade PhillipsDefensive Quality Control..................................Thad BogardusAssistant Offensive Line ...................................Andy DickersonSafeties.....................................................................Ejiro EveroAssistant Strength and Conditioning ................. Edward GrayerDefensive Line ....................................................... Bill JohnsonOffensive Line .....................................................Aaron KromerOffensive Quality Control ........................................Zak KromerAssistant Special Teams ............................... Tyrone McKenzieStrength Assistant ........................................ Fernando NoriegaQuarterbacks ........................................................... Greg OlsonRunning Backs ..........................................................Skip PeeteCornerbacks ....................................................Aubrey PleasantHead Strength & Conditioning ......................................Ted RathAssistant Linebackers .............................................Chris ShulaAssistant Wide Receivers..........................................Zac TaylorAssistant Strength and Conditioning .....................Blair WagnerTight Ends .........................................................Shane WaldronWide Receivers ........................................................Eric Yarber
Matt LaFleur joins the Rams fresh off his first Super Bowl appearance as quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
The 2016 season marked LaFleur’s second season coaching quarterbacks for the Falcons, and it was a prolific year for QB Matt Ryan. Ryan was named NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 4,944 yards and 38 touchdowns for a 117.1 quarterback rating. Ryan recorded his sixth straight year throwing for at least 4,000 yards. Currently, Ryan is one of three quarterbacks to accomplish that feat, joining Drew
Brees and Matthew Stafford.
In LaFleur’s first season with Atlanta, Ryan was also third in the NFL in completions (407), fifth in yards (4,591), and sixth in completion percentage (66.3).
LaFleur spent the 2014 season in the same role at the University Notre Dame. Under LaFleur’s tutelage, in 2014 Irish QB Everett Golson completed 256-of-427 passes (60 percent) for 3,445 yards with 29 touchdowns. Prior to arriving in South Bend, LaFleur spent four seasons in the same role with the Washington Redskins. LaFleur worked in Washington with QB Robert Griffin III, who became the first Redskins rookie quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl and led the team to its first NFC East title in 13 years.
Under LaFleur, Griffin established Redskins rookie records in pass completions (258), passing yards (3,200), passing touchdowns (20) and rushing yards by a quarterback (815).
LaFleur played quarterback at Saginaw Valley State where he guided the Cardinals to three-straight NCAA Division II playoff appearances.
Offensive Coordinator Matt LaFleur
Wade Phillips, who is in his 48th year of coaching, enters his first season with the Rams and will take on the defensive coordinator role on Head Coach Sean McVay’s staff.
A veteran of 39 NFL seasons, Phillips owns 35 years of experience as a defensive coordinator or head coach. He most recently served as defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos (2015-16), which was his second stint with the club after serving the same role from 1989-92, and also as head coach from 1993-94.
Phillips has been a part of 21 different top-10 defensive units during his NFL career and has coached a total of 31 Pro Bowlers, including Pro Football Hall of Famers Elvin Bethea, Curley Culp, Rickey Jackson, Bruce Smith and Reggie White.
He is one of three individuals in NFL history to be named Assistant Coach of the Year multiple times by the Pro Football Writers of America, being honored with that distinction in 2011 with Houston and in 2015 with Denver. Phillips also received the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award from the PFWA in 2016 (lifetime achievement as an NFL assistant coach).
Denver finished the 2016 season at the top of the league in several key categories with Phillips at the helm of the defense. The Broncos ranked first in the NFL in pass defense, yards per play and interception return yards, as well as fourth in total defense and scoring defense. The unit tied for third in the NFL with 42 sacks and ranked second in the league with 113 quarterback hits in 2016. Several players earned consecutive Pro Bowl nods in Von Miller, Chris Harris Jr., and Aqib Talib, while Darian Stewart notched his first such honor.
The veteran coach has made quick work of improving defenses that he’s inherited in his first season working with the group. Over those past seven first seasons running a team’s defense, which included his 2007 stint as the Dallas Cowboys’ head coach, Phillips has shaved off an average of 35 yards allowed and 5.1 points scored from the previous season.
The Rams have developed a reputation for delivering the unexpected in the kicking game, and special teams coordinator John Fassel is at the helm of the trickery that has helped the Rams become one of the NFL’s best when it comes to special teams.
The 2016 season was another record-breaking year for Fassel’s special teams unit. P Johnny Hekker earned his third trip to the Pro Bowl after setting an NFL record for punts downed inside the 20 (51). Hekker also established a new NFL record for single-season net punting average (46.0), breaking the previous record that Hekker himself set in 2013. Hekker also moved into second place in Rams history, with 434 career punts. K Greg Zuerlein moved into eighth-place in Rams history in points scored, passing WR Torry Holt. LS Jake McQuaide became the first long snapper in franchise history to earn a Pro Bowl berth.
The 13th-year NFL coach served as the Los Angeles Rams interim head coach for the final three games of the 2016 season.
Fassel is the son of former NFL coach Jim Fassel, a longtime NFL coach who guided the New York Giants to the Super Bowl during the 2000 season. John is a triathlete who has finished three Ironman distance triathlons.
LINING UP FOR LaFLEUR PHILLIPS’ PHILOSOPHIES
FASSEL’S FLYERS
LOS ANGELES RAMS COACHES
Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel
Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips
The Los Angeles Rams once again call the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum home, the original home of the Los Angeles Rams from 1946-1979 and once again from 2016 through the 2019 campaign.
Los Angeles has a regular-season record of 143-81-8 in games played at the Coliseum. Los Angeles also hosted 10 playoff contests at the
Coliseum, posting a record of 5-5 in postseason action.
Los Angeles went 7-0 at home twice in its first 34 seasons in the Coliseum, during the 1973 and 1977 seasons.
The Rams’ historic return to Los Angeles was highlighted by a home-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks. The 91,046 in attendance aided Los Angeles in limiting the Seahawks to just three points as the Rams won the contest, 9-3.
A trio of Rams were voted to the 2017 Pro Bowl in P Johnny Hekker, DT Aaron Donald and LS Jake McQuaide. It was Donald’s third-consecutive invitation to the all-star game, and Hekker’s third trip in four years. LS Jake McQuaide became the first long snapper in franchise history to be named to the Pro Bowl.Los Angeles has seven Pro Bowlers that have combined for 14 Pro Bowl appearances.
Current Rams Pro Bowl AppearancesPlayer YearOLB Connor Barwin 2015DT Aaron Donald 2015, 2016, 2017RB Todd Gurley 2016P Johnny Hekker 2014, 2016, 2017LS Jake McQuaide 2017OLB Robert Quinn 2014, 2015T Andrew Whitworth 2012, 2015, 2016
Rams 2017 Pro Bowl Participants P Johnny Hekker and LS Jake McQuaide
RAMS TEAM NOTESHOME IS WHERE THE HEART ISALOHA RAMS
In addition to 20 new coaches on the Rams’ 23-man coaching staff, Los Angeles also has 43 new faces on its roster, including one player acquired via trade, two waiver claims, 11 free agents and 29 rookies.
Of the 43 new faces, 24 are on the offensive side of the ball, while 19 new defenders joined the Rams this offseason.
Pos. Name College Height Weight ObtainedAcquired via Trade:WR Sammy Watkins Clemson 6-1 211 T(BUF)-‘17Waiver Claims:C Austin Blythe Iowa 6-3 300 W(IND)-‘17DT Mike Purcell Wyoming 6-3 328 W(SF)-‘17Free Agents:OLB Connor Barwin Cincinnati 6-4 255 FA-‘17K Travis Coons Washington 6-1 200 FA-’17RB Lance Dunbar North Texas 5-8 187 FA-‘17 QB Dan Orlovsky Connecticut 6-5 215 FA-’17CB Nickell Robey-Coleman USC 5-8 178 FA-‘17C John Sullivan Notre Dame 6-4 310 FA-‘17OLB Carlos Thompson Mississippi 6-5 250 FA-‘17CB Kayvon Webster South Florida 5-11 192 FA-‘17T Andrew Whitworth LSU 6-7 333 FA-‘17TE Travis Wilson Utah 6-7 258 FA-‘17 WR Robert Woods USC 6-0 193 FA-‘17 Rookies:DT Omarius Bryant W. Kentucky 6-3 315 UDFAWR K.D. Cannon Baylor 5-11 183 FA-‘17OL Parker Collins Appalachian St. 6-3 295 FA-‘17CB Carlos Davis Mississippi 5-8 170 FA-‘17RB Justin Davis USC 6-1 198 UDFALB Kevin Davis Colorado St. 6-2 238 UDFAOL Michael Dunn Maryland 6-5 300 UDFAOLB Samson Ebukam E. Washington 6-3 240 D4B-‘17C Jake Eldrenkamp Washington 6-4 300 UDFATE Gerald Everett S. Alabama 6-3 245 D2-‘17CB Dominique Hatfield Utah 5-10 170 UDFA DT A.J. Jefferson Mississippi St. 6-3 280 UDFADB John Johnson III Boston College 6-0 204 D3B-‘17OL Alex Kozan Auburn 6-4 300 UDFAWR Cooper Kupp E. Washington 6-2 205 D3A-‘17RB De’Mard Llorens Northwestern St. 5-10 212 FA-‘17DE Caushaud Lyons Tusculum 6-5 264 FA-‘17TE Johnny Mundt Oregon 6-4 232 UDFA OLB Andy Mulumba Eastern Mich. 6-3 260 FA-‘17LB Folarin Orimolade Dartmouth 6-0 235 FA-‘17CB Aarion Penton Missouri 5-9 187 UDFAOLB Ejuan Price Pittsburgh 5-11 250 D7-‘17WR Josh Reynolds Texas A&M 6-3 192 D4A-‘17FB Sam Rogers Virginia Tech 5-10 235 D6B-‘17WR Shakeir Ryan N.W. State 5-8 169 UDFADT Casey Sayles Ohio 6-3 289 UDFADT Tanzel Smart Tulane 6-1 290 D6A-‘17RB Lenard Tillery Southern 5-10 198 UDFAOLB Davis Tull Chattanooga 6-3 240 FA-‘17
FRESH FACES
Los Angeles P Johnny Hekker was honored twice during his record-setting 2016 season with one NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award (Week 10) and one NFL Special Teams Player of the Month award (December). In the Rams’ Week 10 contest at the New York Jets, Hekker booted a career-long 78-yard punt. In the final five weeks of the regular season, Hekker established NFL single-season records for most punts downed inside opponents’ 20-yard line (51), and broke his own single-season net punt average (46.0).DT Aaron Donald was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week following the Rams’ Week 4 win over Arizona, marking the third time in Donald’s career he has
been recognized as the NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 and Week 14 in 2015).On the Rams roster, six players have combined for 16 NFC Defensive or Special Teams Player of the Week accolades, with Hekker and WR/PR Tavon Austin each bringing home NFC Special Teams Player of the Month accolades.CB Nickell Robey-Coleman earned AFC Player of the Week accolades as a member of the Buffalo Bills for his Week 5 performance against the Rams a season ago.Player Award (Season) Tavon Austin NFC ST POW Week 10 (2013)Tavon Austin NFC ST POM November (2013)Tavon Austin NFC ST POW Week 14 (2014)Tavon Austin NFC ST POW Week 1 (2015)Aaron Donald NFC Def POW Week 1 (2015)Aaron Donald NFC Def POW Week 14 (2015)Aaron Donald NFC Def POW Week 4 (2016)Johnny Hekker NFC ST POW Week 5 (2012)Johnny Hekker NFC ST POW Week 10 (2016)Johnny Hekker NFC ST POM December (2016)Robert Quinn NFC ST POW Week 8 (2011)Robert Quinn NFC Def POW Week 1 (2013)Nickell Robey-Coleman AFC Def POW Week 5 (2016)Greg Zuerlein NFC ST POW Week 4 (2012)Greg Zuerlein NFC ST POW Week 13 (2012)Greg Zuerlein NFC ST POW Week 11 (2014)
P Johnny Hekker at NYJ, Week 10, 2016
HONOR ROLL
A season ago, the Rams were the youngest team in the NFL with an average age of 25.6 years old.
WR Pharoh Cooper was the youngest player on the Rams 53-man roster, he turned 22 in March, which was the 23rd youngest player in the National Football League during the 2016 season. QB Jared Goff turned 22 in October of last year.
For the 2017 campaign, Los Angeles has three 21 year olds that will report to training camp. RB Justin Davis is the youngest player on the Rams roster, he will turn 22 on Nov. 11.
There are four players on roster that are over 30 years old, including T Andrew Whitworth, C John Sullivan, QB Dan Orlovsky and OLB Connor Barwin.
WR Pharoh Cooper and QB Jared Goff were the two youngest Rams in 2016
The Los Angeles Rams 2017 draft class, the first under first-year head coach Sean McVay featured four offensive players as well as four defenders. McVay and company concentrated their efforts on pass catchers, selecting three different receiving threats with the team’s first four selections.
Defensively, Los Angeles added two outside linebackers as the unit makes the switch to defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme, as well as a defensive tackle and a defensive back.
2017 Rams Draft ClassPos. Player School Selection (overall) TE Gerald Everett South Alabama Rd. 2 (44)WR Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Rd. 3 (69)DB John Johnson III Boston College Rd. 3 (91)WR Josh Reynolds Texas A&M Rd. 4 (117)OLB Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Rd. 4 (125)DT Tanzel Smart Tulane Rd. 6 (189)FB Sam Rogers Virginia Tech Rd. 6 (206)OLB Ejuan Price Pittsburgh Rd. 7 (234)
The Los Angeles Rams entered the 2016 NFL Draft with the No. 1 overall pick, having acquired it in a historical trade with the Tennessee Titans. With that pick, the Rams selected QB Jared Goff - the 22nd quarterback taken with the first overall pick during the common draft era (since 1967).
With the debut of QB Jared Goff earning his first start in the team’s Week 11 contest against the Miami Dolphins, all six draft selections from the 2016 draft played, with four rookies earning a start in the first 13 games of the season.
2016 Rams Draft ClassPos. Player School Selection (overall) QB Jared Goff California Rd. 1 (1)TE Tyler Higbee Western Kentucky Rd. 4 (110)WR Pharoh Cooper South Carolina Rd. 4 (117)TE Temarrick Hemingway South Carolina St. Rd. 6 (177)LB Josh Forrest Kentucky Rd. 6 (190)WR Mike Thomas Southern Miss. Rd. 6 (206)
Rams TE Gerald Everett
There are six current Rams who have played at least 75 games for the franchise, led by LSJake McQuaide, with 96 career games played in a Rams uniform. McQuaide has played in every game since joining the franchise as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft.
OL Rodger Saffold (83), P Johnny Hekker (80), DE Robert Quinn (80), K Greg Zuerlein (78), and DT Michael Brockers (75) join McQuaide
for most games played as a Ram.
Pos. Player Games Played for the Rams LS Jake McQuaide 96OL Rodger Saffold 83P Johnny Hekker 80DE Robert Quinn 80K Greg Zuerlein 78DT Michael Brockers 75
LS Jake McQuaide
RAMS TEAM NOTESYOUNG GUNSLONGEST TENURED RAMS
DRAFT HISTORY
The 2017 NFL Draft marked the 81st draft for the Rams franchise dating back to the second-ever NFL draft in 1937. The team has not had a first-round selection in only eight of those drafts, most recently in 2017.
The season following a draft in which the team didn’t make a selec-tion in the first round, the Rams went on to win at least 10 games on four different occasions (1967, 1968, 1973, 1984), including two seasons where the Rams claimed the NFC West title (1967, 1973).
Additionally, five of the franchise’s 21 ties have come the season following a draft that the Rams didn’t make a first-round selection, including two ties during the 1967 season, one of three seasons that featured two games ending in a draw.
Year (Traded to) Record, Divisional Finish2017 (choice to Cleveland through Tenn.) TBD1987 (choice to Houston) 6-9, third in NFC West1984 (choice to Kansas City) 10-6, second in NFC West1973 (choice to New England) 12-2, first in NFC West1972 (choice to NY Giants through N.E.) 6-7-1, third in NFC West1968 (choice to Detroit) 10-3-1, second in NFC West1967 (choice to Minnesota) 11-1-2, first in NFC West1948 (choice to Detroit) 6-5-1, third in Western Conference
In total, the Rams are 61-33-5 (.559) all-time the season after not selecting in the first round of that year’s draft.
NO FIRST, AND 10
Rams Head Coach Sean McVay and General Manager Les Snead
Rams QB Jared Goff threw three touchdowns in the first half of his first-career road start in a Week 12 match-up with the New Orleans Saints, marking the first time a Rams passer has tossed three touchdowns in the first half since 2010.Goff became the third rookie to throw three touchdowns in their first-career road start over the past 20 years. The Cal product’s first professional touchdown came on the Rams’ opening drive of their Week 12 game at New Orleans on a 24-yard pass to WR Tavon Austin. The score marked the seventh time in the team’s first 11 games that it scored on its first
possession. Against the Falcons in Week 14, Goff scored his first career
rushing touchdown on a two-yard quarterback keeper. Against the 49ers in a Week 16 contest, Goff connected with rookie TE Tyler Higbee for his fifth-career TD pass, the first TD of Higbee’s professional career.
Jared Goff Touchdown Passes
Play Date/Opponent 24-yard pass to WR Tavon Austin 11/27/16/NO6-yard pass to WR Kenny Britt 11/27/16/NO15-yard pass to TE Lance Kendricks 11/27/16/NO1-yard pass to WR Kenny Britt 12/4/16/NE2-yard pass to TE Tyler Higbee 12/24/16/SF
QB Jared Goff
Rams jack-of-all-trades weapon Tavon Austin has continued to contribute in multiple ways in the Rams’ first season in Los Angeles after enjoying a breakout year in 2015. Austin accounted for 1,037 total yards during the 2016 season, including 509 yards receiving, 438 punt return yards, 159 yards rushing and five yards in kickoff return. The West Virginia product added four touchdowns in 2016.In 2015, Austin tied RB Todd Gurley for the most touchdowns among Rams with 10, which gave the Rams two players in double digits in the category for the first time since 2006 (Steven Jackson & Torry Holt). Austin’s 10 total touchdowns in 2015 was tied for third-most among NFC receivers.Austin’s 75-yard punt return in Week 1 of 2015 was just the third longest of his career. He’s the only player in NFL history with a punt return of 75 or more yards in each of his first three seasons. Austin needs just one more punt return for touchdown to tie the Rams’ all-time record. In his first four NFL seasons, Austin scored 23 career touchdowns: 12 receiving, eight rushing and three punt returns. That total is tied for the most among wide receivers in the 2013 draft class.
Most Career Touchdowns by WRs, 2013 DraftPlayer TDs1t. Tavon Austin, L.A. 231t. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 233. Terrance Williams, DAL 204t. Keenan Allen, SD 164t. Cordarrelle Patterson, MIN 16
Austin has led the Rams in punt return yardage in each of his first four seasons in the league. The dynamic West Virginia product is only 32-yards rushing away from amassing 1,000-plus yards in three different statistical categories.
Tavon Austin’s Career All-Purpose Yardage BreakdownPlayer Rush Rec. KR PR TotalTavon Austin 968 1,642 438 1,303 4,351
WR Tavon Austin
One of Head Coach Sean McVay’s first tasks was shoring up the Rams offensive line - a unit that saw six different starting combinations during the 2016 campaign.
The franchise has not used a draft pick on an offensive lineman since the 2015 draft, so McVay and Co. infused the exsisting youth on roster with a pair of veteran free agents in T Andrew Whitworth and C John Sullivan.
The duo has combined to play in 290 career games with 258 starts. Additionally, Whitworth and Sullivan have played in 10 postseason contests with nine career playoff starts between them.
Prior to McVay’s arrival, the Rams used four of their first seven selections in the 2015 draft on offensive linemen.
OL Rob Havenstein, a massive 6-8 lineman from Wisconsin, was the team’s second round (57th overall) pick in 2015. Havenstein started the first 15 games of the 2016 season at RT before sufering an ankle injury, keeping him out of the season finale.
2015 third-round pick OL Jamon Brown started five games in his second professional season at both left and right guard positions. He will compete at the RT position heading into the 2017 campaign. Brown spent some time at the tackle position in his collegiate career at Louisville.
A 2015 sixth-round pick, Cody Wichmann started 11 games at right guard in 2016.
Selected between Brown and Wichmann, in the fourth round (No. 199 overall) of the 2015 draft, G Andrew Donnal, started the final four games of the 2016 season.
C John Sullivan and T Andrew Whitworth
RAMS OFFENSIVE NOTESSTARTING GOFF ON THE ROADLINING THEM UP
THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE SCORE
The Los Angeles Rams offensive unit scored on its first possession in seven of its 2016 regular season games, outscoring their opponents 71-65 in the first quarter.
The Rams amassed 37 points on seven of the team’s first 16 offensive drives, the sixth-most in the NFC during the 2016 campaign, with a 43.8 percent first drive scoring efficiency.
NFC Leaders in points scored on opening offensive drive
NFC Team First Drive Points Scored1. Atlanta Falcons 692. Green Bay Packers 583. Dallas Cowboys 484. Detroit Lions 445. Philadelphia Eagles 436. Los Angeles Rams 37
Rams 2016 Opening Drive ScoresWeek Opponent Scoring PlayWeek 2 Seattle 39 yard FGWeek 3 at Tampa Bay 44 yard TD passWeek 5 Buffalo 37 yard FGWeek 6 at Detroit 20 yard TD passWeek 7 New York Giants 10 yard TD passWeek 10 at New York Jets 20 yard FGWeek 12 at New Orleans 24 yard TD pass
WR Tavon Austin vs. N.O.
TAVON AWESOME
Rams DT Aaron Donald has used an explosive first step to make a living in opponents’ backfields since entering the league in 2014.
From the start of the 2014 season, Donald ranks second in the league in tackles for loss, tallying 57 in 48 games played.
During the 2016 season, he racked up the most quarterback
knockdowns in the league (31) in addition to 33.5 quarterback hurries (the fourth-most in the NFL) to total the second-best QB hurry and knockdown total in the NFL.
During the 2015 campaign, Donald tied for sixth in the NFL in sacks (11.0) and second in both tackles for loss and quarterback hits. Donald was the only interior lineman to rank in the top five during the 2015 season in those categories.
2016 NFL Leaders - QB KnockdownsPlayer Knockdowns1. Aaron Donald, L.A. 31.02. Cliff Avril, SEA 26.53. Bruce Irvine, OAK 26.04. Khalil Mack, OAK 25.05. Trent Murphy, WAS 24.5
2016 NFL Leaders - Total QB Hurries and KnockdownsPlayer QBH and Knockdowns1. Brandon Graham, PHI 72.52. Aaron Donald, L.A. 68.53. Geno Atkins, CIN 67.04. Olivier Vernon, NYG 64.55. Von Miller, DEN 59.5
2014-Present NFL Leaders - Most Tackles for LossPlayer TFL1. J.J. Watt, HOU 592. Aaron Donald, L.A. 573. Khalil Mack, OAK 534. Ndamukong Suh, DET/MIA 495. Ryan Kerrigan, WAS 46
DT Aaron Donald
Since entering the league in 2014, Aaron Donald has turned in three of the best seasons by a defensive tackle in franchise history.
In just three seasons as a professional, Donald has recorded at least 8.0 sacks in each season, accounting for three of the top six sack performances by a DT in team history.
In 2015, Donald became just the third Rams defensive tackle to reach double digits in sacks since the NFL began recognizing the stat in 1982. He completed the season one sack shy of surpassing D’Marco Farr for the most in franchise history by a DT.
Donald finished his 2015 season tied for the NFL lead in sacks among 4-3 defensive tackles, and over the last three years, no other defensive tackle has more sacks than the Rams’ three-time Pro Bowler.
Most Sacks by a Rams DT, Single SeasonPlayer Sacks1. D’Marco Farr, 1995 11.52. Aaron Donald, 2015 11.03. Sean Gilbert, 1993 10.54. Aaron Donald, 2014 9.05. D’Marco Farr, 1999 8.56. Aaron Donald, 2016 8.0
DT Aaron Donald
Rams OLB Robert Quinn has made a career out of terrorizing opponents’ quarterbacks. Since 2012, Quinn leads the National Football League in forced fumbles with 18.
Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips looks to build on Quinn’s success and emulate the success that some of his previous defenses have had in forcing fumbles, Phillips Broncos defensive unit forced 34 fumbles in his two seasons as coordinator, tied for the fourth-best total in those two seasons.
LB Alec Ogletree has forced 11 fumbles since 2012, which is tied for the
15th-highest output in the NFL.
As a team, the Rams have forced 73 fumbles since 2012. The 73 forced fumbles is the sixth-best total in the NFL during that time frame.
Individual Forced Fumble Totals 2012-PresentPlayer Forced Fumbles1. Robert Quinn, L.A. 182t. Von Miller, DEN 172t. Cameron Wake, MIA 174t. Cliff Avril, SEA/DET 154t. Carlos Dunlap, CIN 154t. Ryan Kerrigan, WAS 154t. Ryan Kerrigan, CHI/CAR 154t. J.J. Watt, HOU 15
Team Forced Fumble Totals 2012-PresentPlayer Forced Fumbles1. New England Patriots 862. Carolina Panthers 823. Denver Broncos 814. Seattle Seahawks 755. Washington Redskins 746. Los Angeles Rams 73
DE Robert Quinn
RAMS DEFENSIVE NOTESA PRODUCTIVE PRESENCEDONALD DOMINATES
BROCKERS BRINGING IT
DT Michael Brockers recorded the second-most tackles on the team by an interior defensive lineman (58) during the 2016 season. His 58 total tackles ranked eighth on the team a season ago.
Additionally, the LSU product has tallied seven quarterback pressures and four quarterback hits despite missing the team’s 2016 Week 5 contest against Buffalo and Week 7 contest against the Giants.
Brockers finished the 2015 season with career highs in tackles (74) and tackles for loss (12). His tackle for loss total tied for third among all Rams.
Brockers is one of five Rams defensive linemen who joined the team as a first-round draft pick. He was an All-Rookie selection by the Pro Football Writers of America in 2012.
DT Michael Brockers
ROB’N THE BALL
CB Trumaine Johnson is tied for the lead amongst the 2012 Draft Class with 16 interceptions and was among the NFL’s best cornerbacks in 2015 as he enjoyed a breakout season.
The former Montana Grizzly recorded his first interception of the 2016 campaign in the end zone as he picked off Cardinals QB Carson Palmer in the Rams’ Week 4 win at Arizona.
Johnson’s 16 career interceptions are tied for the seventh most since he entered the NFL, and he has more picks than any other player in his draft class. Most Interception, 2012 Draft ClassPlayer INTs1t. Trumaine Johnson, L.A. 161t. Casey Hayward, LAC 163. Stephon Gilmore, BUF 144. Janoris Jenkins, STL/NYG 135t. Harrison Smith, MIN 125t. Luke Kuechly, CAR 12
CB Trumaine Johnson
Both against the run and the pass, the Rams defense was among the NFL’s best over the past two seasons when it came to making plays behind the line of scrimmage.
The Rams defense forced 113 negative plays by opposing offenses in 2016, the third-most in the NFL this past season. Los Angeles leads the league in negative plays since the start of the 2015 season with 245.
The Rams finished the 2015 season with a league-best 132 negative plays, which included 82 negative rushes and 50 negative passing plays by their opponents.
In 2016, Los Angeles forced 74 negative rushes by opponents and 39 negative passes. The Rams defense cost opposing offenses 386 yards of negative offense in 2016.
2015-Present NFL Leaders, Opponent Negative PlaysTeam Plays1. Los Angeles Rams 2412. Arizona Cardinals 2403. Miami Dolphins 2314t. Philidelphia Eagles 2214t. Jacksonville Jaguars 221
DT Aaron Donald
RAMS DEFENSIVE NOTESCOUNT IT ALL FOR LOSSA TRU PLAYMAKER
LB Mark Barron entered the Rams’ starting lineup in Week 5 of the 2015 season, and he has made his impact felt ever since. The Crimson Tide product recorded 135-plus tackles in back-to-back seasons.
Barron started all 16 contests of the 2016 campaign and finished second on the team with 147 tackles. He led or tied for the most tackles on the team in eight of the Rams’ contests in their first season back in Los Angeles.
In the team’s 2015 Week 7 win over Cleveland, Barron recorded a career-high 19 tackles, which is the most by any Ram in a game since 2001, and was close to matching it against the New Orleans Saints in the 2016 Week
12 match-up, finishing with 18 tackles. Coaches also credited Barron with two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a quarterback hit against the Browns.
In addition to his team-leading tackle total in 2015, Barron finished with five QB pressures, eight QB hits, three forced fumbles and five passes defensed.
LB\ Mark Barron
ON THE MARK
The Los Angeles Rams defensive unit finished tied for third in the league in three-and-out percentage during the 2016 NFL season.
The Rams defense was on the field for 192 series, and recorded 49 three-and-out possessions (25.5 percent).
Los Angeles’ three-and-out series percentage was tied for the third-best in the NFL during the 2016 campaign.
2016 Defensive Three-and-Out Percentages
Team Three-and-Out Pct.1. Houston Texans 27.6%2. Jacksonville Jaguars 26.2%3t. Los Angeles Rams 25.5%3t. Denver Broncos 25.5%5. Carolina Panthers 24.5%
S Maurice Alexander
AND IT’S 1, 2, 3 AND OUT...
A contributing factor to the Rams’ three-and-out success starts on first down. During the 2016 season, Los Angeles was the third-best defensive team in the league on first down plays.
The 2016 Rams defensive unit saw opponents play 455 first-down snaps. Of those snaps, the Rams only surrendered a four-plus yard gain 201 times. The 44.2 percent of first down plays going for more than four yards was the third-lowest percentage of any NFL team in 2016.
2016 Opponent First Down EfficiencyTeam Pct. 1st Down Plays 4+ Yds.1. Jacksonville Jaguars 43.0%2. New York Jets 44.1%3. Los Angeles Rams 44.2%4. Seattle Seahawks 44.5%5. Philadelphia Eagles 44.6%
CB Trumaine Johnson and DE Robert Quinn
IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST
In just four seasons with the Rams, LB Alec Ogletree has three seasons in the top 10 for highest single-season tackle totals, which is the most of any Ram in history.
In his first season as Los Angeles’ middle linebacker, Ogletree had his most productive season as a professional, leading the Rams defense with 171 tackles, the fifth-highest output in franchise history.
Rams Single-Season Leading TacklersPlayer (season) Total tackles1. London Fletcher (2000) 1932. London Fletcher (2001) 1893. Jim Collins (1984) 1854. James Laurinaitis (2012) 1745. Alec Ogletree (2016) 1716. Roman Phifer (1996) 1707. Alec Ogletree (2014) 1698. Alec Ogletree (2013) 155
LB Alec Ogletree
A TREE IN THE MIDDLE
Rams K Greg “The Leg” Zuerlein is one of the most prolific long-distance kickers in NFL history.
At Minnesota (11/8/15), he broke his own team record with a 61-yard field goal. In the process, he became just the second kicker in NFL history to make two 60 yard field goals in a career, joining Sebastian Janikowski. Coincidentally, Rams Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel held the same position with the Raiders when Janikowski accomplished his feat.
Zuerlein owns five of the six longest field goals made in Rams history, and his 61-yard kick in Minnesota was the longest in the NFL during the 2015 season.
Zuerlein has been one of the best deep ball kickers in the league since he arrived in 2012. At Washington (9/20/15), Zuerlein made a 52-yard kick. With 16 career kicks from 50 yards or more, Zuerlein ranks second in team history in field goals of 50 yards or more. He passed Josh Brown last season to move into second on the Rams all-time scoring list. He’s tied for the third-most 50-yard field goals in the NFL since 2012.
NFL Kickers have made only 16 field goals of 60 yards or more in league history, and Zuerlein has two of them.
Longest Field Goals, NFL HistoryPlayer, Team Year DistanceMatt Prater, DEN 2013 64David Akers, SF 2012 63Tom Dempsey, NO 1970 63Jason Elam, DEN 1998 63Sebastian Janikowski, OAK 2011 63Matt Bryant, TB 2006 62Greg Zuerlein, L.A. 2015 61Jay Feely, ARI 2012 61Sebastian Janikowski, OAK 2009 61Justin Tucker, BAL 2013 61Greg Zuerlein, L.A. 2012 60Morten Andersen, NO 1991 60Rob Bironas, TEN 2006 60Dan Carpenter, MIA 2010 60Steve Cox, CLE 1984 60Chandler Catanzaro, ARI 2016 60
Most FG made from 50 yards or more, Rams HistoryPlayer Years NumberJeff Wilkins 1997-07 26Greg Zuerlein 2012-present 18Josh Brown 2008-11 15Tony Zendejas 1991-94 8Mike Lansford 1982-90 4
K Greg Zuerlein
In addition to recording the most punts downed inside opponents’ 20-yard line in NFL history a season ago, Hekker broke his own NFL single-season net punting average record (46.0).
Hekker booted a then career-long 75 yard punt against the Carolina Panthers in the Rams’ Week 9 contest, and bested himself a week later with a 78-yarder against the New York Jets, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. The former Oregon State Beaver earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for December during the 2016 season.
The Oregon State product finished the 2016 season with 98 punts, a 47.8 yard gross punting average, 51 punts inside opponents 20-yard line with only one touchback. As a unit, the Rams punt coverage team limited opponents to 152 return yards on 35 attempts and limited opponents to a league-best 4.3 yard average. With the outstanding coverage unit and directional punting, Hekker posted a 46.0-yard net average on the season, the best in NFL history.
Hekker led the NFL in 2015 in net average (43.7), gross average (47.9) and punts downed inside the opponents’ 20 yard-line (41). Since the NFL began tracking punts inside 20 yard-line in 1976, Hekker is the first player to lead the league in gross, net and punts placed inside the 20-yard line in the same season, a feat achieved a season ago.
Highest Net Punting Average in a Season (Since 1976)Player Punts Net Avg 1. Johnny Hekker, L.A. - 2016 98 46.02t. Johnny Hekker, L.A. - 2013 78 44.22t. Sam Martin, DET - 2016 62 44.2 3. Andy Lee, SF - 2011 78 44.0 4. Shane Lechler, OAK - 2009 96 43.9 5. Johnny Hekker, L.A. - 2015 91 43.7
P Johnny Hekker
In the team’s Week 16 game against the San Francisco 49ers, P Johnny Hekker recorded four punts inside the 20-yard line, moving him into sole possession of the single-season record. Hekker tied an NFL record with 46 punts downed inside opponents’ 20-yard line in the team’s Week 14 contest against the Atlanta Falcons.
The record was previously held by Arizona Punter Dave Zastudil, who amassed 46 punts inside opponents territory during the 2012 season.
Zastudil needed 112 punting attempts to reach the record and also recorded
eight touchbacks. Hekker reached 46 punts inside the 20 with 79 punting attempts and only committed one touchback during the 2016 season. Hekker punted a career-high 98 times in 2016.
Single Season Punts Inside the 20 RecordPlayer Punts Inside 201. Johnny Hekker, L.A. - 2016 98 51 2. Dave Zastudil, ARI - 2012 112 46 3. Dustin Colquitt, KC - 2012 83 45
P Johnny Hekker
Against Buffalo in the Rams’ Week 5 contest, K Greg Zuerlein made his 100th career field goal. He now has connected on 112 field goals and 143 PATs in his five-year NFL career.
Zuerlein’s 97.9 percent PAT success rate is the fourth-highest percentage in franchise history. Zuerlein is the only kicker in franchise history that has kicked PATs from the 2-yard line and the 15-yard line.
With 479 career points scored, Zuerlein ranks eighth in Rams history in the category. K Greg Zuerlein
RAMS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESONE ‘HEK’ OF A RECORDGREG THE LEG
A LEG UP IN THE SCORING COLUMN
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
The Rams special teams units have flourished since Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel took over prior to the 2012 season.
P Johnny Hekker and the Rams coverage units have backed opponents up deep in their own territory and limited opponents to average just 6.4 yards per punt return, which is the lowest average in the NFL since the start of the 2012 season.
Through the 2016 season, Los Angeles held its opponents to just 4.3 yards per punt return, the lowest average in the NFL over the
course of the season.
2012-Present Team Punting Leaders Avg. Opp. Return1. Los Angeles Rams 6.42t. Minnesota Vikings 7.52t. Kansas City Chiefs 7.54. New England Patriots 7.65. Green Bay Packers 7.8
LS Jake McQuaide
In addition to limiting opposing teams punt return unit to only 6.4 yards per return, the Rams punt return unit is tied for the third-most punts returned for touchdowns (4) since 2012.
WR/PR Tavon Austin ranked 13th in the NFL in punt return average for the 2016 season, averaging 9.0 yards per return. In the team’s Week 4 win at Arizona, Austin returned a punt 47 yards late in the game to set up the Rams go-ahead touchdown.
The West Virginia product is the only player in NFL history with a punt return of 75 or more yards in each of his first three seasons. Austin needs just one more punt return for touchdown to tie the Rams’ all-time record.
Now in his fourth NFL season, Austin has 23 career touchdowns: 12 receiving, eight rushing and three punt returns.
2012-Present Team Punt Return TDs Touchdowns1t. Minnesota Vikings 51t. Philadelphia Eagles 51t. Kansas City Chiefs 54t. Los Angeles Rams 44t. Green Bay Packers 4
WR/PR Tavon Austin
P Johnny Hekker continues to be not only one of the most accurate punters in the NFL, but has developed to be a complete special teams weapon at flipping the field.
Hekker became the first punter in the NFL to record a 75-plus yard punt in back-to-back games since Patriots’ Luke Prestridge in 1984.
The Oregon State product estab-lished a career-long 75-yard punt in the team’s Week 9 contest against the Carolina Panthers, a record that stuck for a week before he booted a 78-yarder against the New York Jets in the Rams’ Week 10 contest. On the season, Hekker has three punts over 75 yards.
There were only nine 70-plus punts during the 2016 NFL cam-paign, Hekker and Jaguars’ Brad Norton each had a 78-yarder to their name.
Hekker’s 46.0-yard net average led the league in 2016, and ranks first in NFL history for a single season. Previously, the 16-game record was 44.2, a record Hekker himself set in 2013
Since the NFL went to a 16-game season in 1978, the lowest opponent punt return average, with a minimum of 25 returns, is 2.6 yards, set by the Rams in 2013. The 2016 version of the Rams saw its opponents return 35 punts for just a 4.3 yards per return average.
Longest Punts Since 2012Player, Team Distance1. Robert Malone, NYJ 842t. Jordan Berry, PIT 792t. Drew Butler, PIT 792t. Brett Kern, TEN 795t. Johnny Hekker, L.A. 785t. Brad Nortman, JAX 78
P Johnny Hekker
RAMS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESSHORT CHANGED RETURNFLIPPING FIELDS
RETURN TO SENDER
Won 2, Lost 0
8/12 W 13-10 vs. Dallas Cowboys8/19 W 24-21 at Oakland Raiders Rams OpponentTotal First Downs 33 24Rushing 8 4Passing 24 18Penalty 1 23rd Down: Made/Att 11/30 8/273rd Down Pct. 36.7% 29.6%4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 0/24th Down Pct. 100.0% 0.0%Possession Avg. 34:38 25:22Total Net Yards 612 515Avg. Per Game 306.0 257.5Total Plays 128 111Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.6Net Yards Rushing 164 123Avg. Per Game 82.0 61.5Total Rushes 52 35Net Yards Passing 448 392Avg. Per Game 224.0 196.0Sacked/Yards Lost 3/25 2/11Gross Yards 473 403Attempts/Completions 73/53 74/42Completion Pct. 72.6% 56.8%Had Intercepted 0 1Punts/Average 14/39.9 13/43.7Net Punting Avg. 37.1 42.2Penalties/Yards 18/151 14/98Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/1 4/2Touchdowns 4 4Rushing 1 0Passing 2 4Returns 1 0
Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsRams 21 3 3 10 0 37Opponents 7 10 7 7 0 31
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsC.Kupp 2 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 12G.Zuerlein 0 0 0 0 3/3 2/2 0 9J.Reynolds 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6T.Gurley 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6T.Coons 0 0 0 0 1/1 1/1 0 4Rams 4 1 2 1 4/4 3/3 0 37Opponents 4 0 4 0 4/4 1/1 0 31
2-Pt. Conversions: Rams 0/0, Opponents: 0/0Sacks: C. Sayles 1.0, C. Thompson 1.0Team: 2.0, Opponents: 3.0
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack /Lost RatingS.Mannion 47 33 276 70.2% 5.9 1 2.1% 0 0.0% 20t 2/15 92.2J.Goff 24 19 194 79.2% 8.1 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 24 1/10 114.2D.Orlovsky 2 1 3 50.0% 1.5 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 0/0 56.3Rams 73 53 473 72.6% 6.5 2 2.7% 0 0.0% 24 3/25 98.7Opponents 74 42 403 56.8% 5.4 4 5.4% 1 1.4% 31 2/11 84.5
Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDJ.Davis 14 78 5.6 32 0T.Gurley 12 40 3.3 9 1M.Brown 14 38 2.7 9 0D.Llorens 3 8 2.7 6 0S.Mannion 3 7 2.3 8 0J.Goff 1 1 1.0 1 0D.Orlovsky 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0L.Tillery 4 -6 -1.5 4 0Rams 52 164 3.2 32 1Opponents 35 123 3.5 10 0
Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDC.Kupp 8 105 13.1 23t 1G.Everett 6 42 7.0 24 0N.Spruce 6 30 5.0 7 0P.Cooper 5 44 8.8 17 0M.Thomas 4 49 12.3 17 0J.Davis 4 27 6.8 11 0R.Woods 3 24 8.0 10 0M.Brown 3 23 7.7 10 0T.Gurley 2 22 11.0 12 0C.Harkey 2 18 9.0 13 0T.Higbee 2 15 7.5 12 0B.Shippen 2 10 5.0 6 0S.Watkins 2 8 4.0 5 0J.Reynolds 1 20 20.0 20t 1P.McRoberts 1 14 14.0 14 0T.Hemingway 1 13 13.0 13 0D.Llorens 1 9 9.0 9 0S.Rogers 0 0 0 0 0Rams 53 473 8.9 24 2Opponents 42 403 9.6 31 4
Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDT.Johnson 1 9 9.0 9 0Rams 1 9 9.0 9 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BJ.Hekker 7 293 41.9 38.1 0 1 49 0T.Coons 7 265 37.9 36.1 0 0 52 0Rams 14 558 39.9 37.1 0 1 52 0Opponents 13 568 43.7 42.2 0 5 55 0
Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Ryan 6 4 13 2.2 11 0N.Spruce 1 0 7 7.0 7 0Rams 7 4 20 2.9 11 0Opponents 9 1 38 4.2 11 0
Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDP.Cooper 2 38 19.0 27 0M.Thomas 1 23 23.0 23 0B.Shippen 1 23 23.0 23 0K.Cannon 1 16 16.0 16 0Rams 5 100 20.0 27 0Opponents 4 73 18.3 23 0
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+G.Zuerlein 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 1 0/ 0T.Coons 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0Rams 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0/ 0Opponents 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0
Fumbles Lost: J.Davis 1 Total: 1
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: Opponent Fumble Recoveries: J.Forrest 1, T.Smart 1 Total: 2
RAMS 2017 PRESEASON STATS
Won 4, Lost 12
9/12 L 28-0 at San Francisco 49ers9/18 W 9-3 vs. Seattle Seahawks9/25 W 37-32 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers10/2 W 17-13 at Arizona Cardinals10/9 L 30-13 Buffalo Bills10/16 L 31-28 at Detroit Lions10/23 L 17-10 New York Giants (London)11/6 L 13-10 Carolina Panthers11/13 W 9-6 at New York Jets11/20 L 14-10 Miami Dolphins11/27 L 49-21 at New Orleans Saints12/5 L 26-10 at New England12/11 L 42-14 Atlanta Falcons12/15 L 24-3 at Seattle Seahawks12/24 L 22-21 San Francisco 49ers1/1/17 L 44-6 Arizona Cardinals Rams OpponentTotal First Downs 245 325Rushing 68 91Passing 151 194Penalty 26 403rd Down: Made/Att 67/213 82/2203rd Down Pct. 31.5% 37.3%4th Down: Made/Att 8/20 12/144th Down Pct. 40.0% 85.7%Possession Avg. 29:21 30:39Total Net Yards 4,203 5,392Avg. Per Game 262.7 337.0Total Plays 960 1,037Avg. Per Play 4.4 5.2Net Yards Rushing 1,252 1,660Avg. Per Game 78.3 103.8Total Rushes 375 424Net Yards Passing 2,951 3,732Avg. Per Game 184.4 233.3Sacked/Yards Lost 49/362 31/196Gross Yards 3,313 3,928Attempts/Completions 536/312 582/378Completion Pct. 58.2% 64.9%Had Intercepted 20 10Punts/Average 98/47.8 96/44.9Net Punting Avg. 46.0 39.6Penalties/Yards 126/1091 108/920Fumbles/Ball Lost 24/9 19/8Touchdowns 24 50Rushing 9 12Passing 14 32Returns 1 6
Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsRams 71 53 26 74 0 224Opponents 65 134 79 116 0 394
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsG.Zuerlein 0 0 0 0 23/23 17/20 0 74G.Zuerlein 0 0 0 0 23/23 19/22 0 80T.Gurley 6 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 36K.Britt 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30T.Austin 4 1 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 24B.Quick 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18L.Kendricks 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Keenum 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6E.Westbrooks 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Goff 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6T.Higbee 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Rams 24 9 14 1 23/23 19/22 0 224Opponents 50 12 32 6 44/47 16/18 1 394
2-Pt. Conversions: Rams 0/1, Opponents: 1/3Sacks: A.Donald 8.0, W.Hayes 5.0, R.Quinn 4.0, D.Easley 3.5, E.Sims 2.5, E.Westbrooks 2.0, M.Alexander 1.0, M.Barron 1.0, L.Joyner 1.0, T.McDonald 1.0, C.Thomas 1.0, B.Countess 1.0 Team: 31.0, Opponents: 49.0
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack /Lost RatingC.Keenum 322 196 2,201 60.9% 6.8 9 2.8% 11 3.4% 65t 23/140 76.4J.Goff 205 112 1,089 54.6% 5.3 5 2.4% 7 3.4% 66 26/222 63.6S.Mannion 6 3 19 50.0% 3.2 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 9 0/0 17.4J.Hekker 2 1 4 50.0% 2.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 0/0 56.3P.Cooper 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0/0 0.0Rams 536 312 3,313 58.2% 6.2 14 2.6% 20 3.7% 66 49/362 69.5Opponents 582 378 3,928 64.9% 6.7 32 5.5% 10 1.7% 64t 31/196 95.5
Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDT.Gurley 278 885 3.2 24t 6T.Austin 28 159 5.7 30t 1B.Cunningham 21 101 4.8 24 0C.Keenum 20 51 2.6 13 1M.Brown 18 39 2.2 10 0J.Goff 8 16 2.0 6 1B.Marquez 1 2 2.0 2 0S.Mannion 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0Rams 375 1,252 3.3 30t 9Opponents 424 1,660 3.9 61 12
Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDK.Britt 68 1,002 14.7 66 5T.Austin 58 509 8.8 43t 3L.Kendricks 50 499 10.0 44 2T.Gurley 43 327 7.6 33 0B.Quick 41 564 13.8 65t 3B.Cunningham 16 91 5.7 12 0P.Cooper 14 106 7.6 23 0T.Higbee 11 85 7.7 31 1M.Brown 3 46 15.3 26 0B.Marquez 3 37 12.3 13 0M.Thomas 3 37 12.3 16 0P.McRoberts 1 6 6.0 6 0C.Reynolds 1 4 4.0 4 0Rams 312 3,313 10.6 66 14Opponents 378 3,928 10.4 64t 32
Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDM.Alexander 2 19 9.5 19 0A.Ogletree 2 15 7.5 8 0M.Barron 2 8 4.0 7 0T.McDonald 2 0 0.0 0 0C.Davis 1 29 29.0 29 0T.Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0Rams 10 71 7.1 29 0Opponents 20 349 17.5 66t 5
Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BJ.Hekker 98 4,680 47.8 46.0 1 51 78 0Rams 98 4,680 47.8 46.0 1 51 78 0Opponents 96 4,311 44.9 39.6 7 30 66 1
Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDT.Austin 44 16 364 8.3 47 0P.Cooper 5 3 5 1.0 6 0Rams 49 19 369 7.5 47 0Opponents 35 40 152 4.3 19 0
Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDB.Cunningham 22 599 27.2 61 0P.Cooper 14 323 23.1 51 0M.Thomas 9 180 20.0 41 0T.Austin 1 5 5.0 5 0C.Reynolds 1 0 0.0 0 0C.Davis 0 15 0 15 0Rams 47 1,122 23.9 61 0Opponents 22 430 19.5 27 0
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+G.Zuerlein 0/ 0 5/ 5 9/ 9 3/ 4 2/ 4Rams 0/ 0 5/ 5 9/ 9 3/ 4 2/ 4Opponents 0/ 0 6/ 6 5/ 5 5/ 7 0/ 0
Fumbles Lost: J.Goff 2, M.Thomas 1, K.Britt 1, L.Kendricks 1, C.Keenum 1, T.Austin 1, M.Brown 1, T.Gurley 1, Total: 9
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: E.Sims 1, M.Barron 1, T.Johnson 1, A.Ogletree 1, E.Westbrooks 1, E.Gaines 1, M.Fox 1, J.Forrest 1 Total: 8
RAMS 2016 STATS
Based on coaches’ film review
Player Total Solo Asst. Sacks Yards QBP QB Hits INT PD FF FRAlec Ogletree 171 132 39 0.0 0.0 3 4 2 16 1 1Mark Barron 147 118 29 1.0 8.0 4 4 2 8 0 1T.J. McDonald 91 66 25 1.0 6.0 0 3 2 11 1 0Lamarcus Joyner 70 56 14 1.0 7.0 0 1 0 8 1 0Maurice Alexander 66 46 20 1.0 9.0 12 1 2 6 0 0William Hayes 64 34 30 5.0 28.0 31 13 0 0 0 0Aaron Donald 62 44 18 8.0 54.0 53 26 0 6 2 0Michael Brockers 58 33 25 0.0 0.0 7 5 0 3 1 0E.J. Gaines 58 48 10 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 7 1 0Trumaine Johnson 58 53 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 13 0 2Eugene Sims 52 25 27 2.5 17.5 17 3 0 2 0 1Dominique Easley 50 24 26 3.5 21.5 21 8 0 1 2 0Ethan Westbrooks 46 26 20 2.0 7.0 27 14 0 2 0 1Cam Thomas 44 25 19 1.0 5.0 14 5 0 0 0 0Troy Hill 38 35 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0Cody Davis 20 9 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 4 0 0Blake Countess 20 12 8 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0Matt Longacre 18 6 12 0.0 0.0 6 3 0 0 0 0Michael Jordan 18 13 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0Josh Forrest 16 10 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1Cory Littleton 13 8 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Robert Quinn 12 5 7 4.0 33.0 12 8 0 2 2 0Coty Sensabaugh 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morgan Fox 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 5 2 0 0 1 1Totals 1206 840 366 31.0 196.0 212 102 10 96 12 8
Based on coaches’ film reviewPlayer TacklesChase Reynolds 12Bryce Hager 10Cory Littleton 9Bradley Marquez 8Cody Davis 8Michael Thomas 6Josh Forrest 4Benny Cunningham 3Marqui Christian 3Mark Barron 3Malcolm Brown 3Troy Hill 2Jake McQuaide 1T.J. McDonald 1Temarrick Hemingway 1Greg Zuerlein 1Isaiah Johnson 1Blake Countess 1
RAMS 2016 DEFENSIVE STATS
RAMS 2016 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
LOS ANGELES RAMS ROSTER
LOS ANGELES RAMS COACHES/PRONUNCIATION
Head Coach……………………………………………Sean McVayAssistant Head Coach/Linebackers……………… Joe BarrySpecial Teams Coordinator…………………….……..John FasselOffensive Coordinator………………………………….Matt LaFleurDefensive Coordinator………………………….……..Wade PhillipsDefensive Quality Control……………………………..Thad BogardusAssistant Offensive Line………………………..……Andy DickersonSafeties…………………………………...……………..Ejiro EveroAssistant Strength and Conditioning…………………Edward GrayerDefensive Line………………………………………..Bill JohnsonOffensive Line………………………………………..Aaron KromerOffensive Quality Control………………………………….Zak KromerAssistant Special Teams…………………………….Tyrone McKenzieStrength Assistant……………………………………….Fernando NoriegaQuarterbacks………………………………………. Greg OlsonRunning Backs…………………….……………… Skip PeeteCornerbacks………………………………………. Aubrey PleasantHead Strength & Conditioning………………………….…..Ted RathAssistant Linebackers…………………………….. Chris ShulaAssistant Wide Receivers…………………………………..Zac TaylorAssistant Strength and Conditioning…………………Blair WagnerTight Ends…………………………………………. Shane WaldronWide Receivers………………………………………..Eric Yarber
11 TAVON Austin………………………………………….TAY-von66 Austin BLYTHE……………………………………...BLY-th68 JAMON Brown………………………………………….juh-MON41 MARQUI Christian………………………………… MAR-key10 PHAROH Cooper………………………………….. FAIR-oh64 Andrew DONNAL……………………………………don-NEL50 Samson EBUKAM…………………………………….ay-BOO-kam30 Todd GURLEY……………………………………… GUR-lee54 Bryce HAGER………………………………………. HAY-gur79 Rob HAVENSTEIN……………………………………HAY-vin-stine84 TEMARRICK Hemingway……………………………Tuh-MARE-ick37 DE'MARD LLORENS………………………………..DUH-mard LOW-rens44 Jake McQUAIDE………………………………………Mc-KWAYD49 Andy MULUMBA……………………………………….MOO-loom-ba56 FOLARIN ORIMOLADE………………………………..foe-LAIR-rin Oh-rim-oh-la-day34 AARION Penton……………………………………………Air-REE-on51 EJUAN Price……………………………………………JUAN23 NICKELL ROBEY-Coleman………………………. Nick-ELL Robe-EE12 SHAKEIR Ryan…………………………………………SHA-keer4 Greg ZUERLEIN……………………………………….ZURR-line
RAMS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
RAMS COACHING STAFF
OACHES/PRONUNCIATION
LOS ANGELES RAMS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART
OFFENSEWR 18 Cooper Kupp 10 Pharoh Cooper 19 Paul McRoberts 83 Josh Reynolds 2 Sammy Watkins
TE 89 Tyler Higbee 81 Gerald Everett 84 Temarrick Hemingway 46 Cory Harkey 87 Travis Wilson 48 Johnny Mundt
LT 77 Andrew Whitworth 72 Pace Murphy
LG 76 Rodger Saffold 69 Cody Wichmann 73 Michael Dunn 61 Parker Collins
C 65 John Sullivan 66 Austin Blythe 60B Jake Eldrenkamp
RG 68 Jamon Brown 64 Andrew Donnal 70B Alex Kozan
RT 79 Rob Havenstein 63 Darrell Williams
WR 17 Robert Woods 82 Brandon Shippen
WR 11 Tavon Austin 88 Michael Thomas 86 Nelson Spruce 12 Shakeir Ryan 3 K.D. Cannon
QB 16 Jared Goff 14 Sean Mannion 8 Dan Orlovsky
HB 30 Todd Gurley II 34 Malcolm Brown 25 Lance Dunbar 36B Aaron Green 42 Justin Davis 41B Lenard Tillery
FB: 39 Sam Rogers 37 De'Mard Llorens
DE 93 Ethan Westbrooks 97 Morgan Fox 71 Caushaud Lyons
NT 90 Michael Brockers 95 Mike Purcell 67 Omarius Bryant 66 A.J. Jefferson
DT 62 Louis Trinca-Pasat 92 Tanzel Smart 70 Casey Sayles
OLB 94 Robert Quinn 96 Matt Longacre 51 Ejuan Price 53 Carlos Thompson 45 Davis Tull
OLB 98 Connor Barwin 57 Cassanova McKinzy 50 Samson Ebukam 49 Andy Mulumba
ILB 52 Alec Ogletree 54 Bryce Hager 59 Josh Forrest 56 Folarin Orimolade
ILB 26 Mark Barron 58 Cory Littleton 55 Nicholas Grigsby 60 Kevin Davis
LCB 22 Trumaine Johnson 23 Nickell Robey-Coleman 35 Michael Jordan 34WAarion Penton 47 Kevin Peterson
RCB 21 Kayvon Webster 32 Troy Hill 36 Dominique Hatfield 33 Carlos Davis
SS 31 Maurice Alexander 27 Isaiah Johnson 43 John Johnson IIIFS 20 Lamarcus Joyner 38 Cody Davis 41w Marqui Christian 24 Blake Countess
P 6 Johnny Hekker
K 4 Greg Zuerlein 5 Travis Coons
H 6 Johnny Hekker
LS 44 Jake McQuaide
PR 11 Tavon Austin
KR 10 Pharoh Cooper 11 Tavon Austin
Head Coach: Sean McVay
Assistants: Joe Barry (Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers), John Fassel (Special Teams Coordinator), Matt LaFleur (Offensive Coordinator),
Wade Phillips (Defensive Coordinator), Thad Bogardus (Defensive Quality Control), Andy Dickerson (Assistant Offensive Line), Ejiro Evero (Safeties),
Edward Grayer (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Bill Johnson (Defensive Line), Aaron Kromer (Offensive Line), Zak Kromer (Offensive Quality Control),
Tyrone McKenzie (Assistant Special Teams), Fernando Noriega (Strength Assistant), Greg Olson (Quarterbacks), Skip Peete (Running Backs),
Aubrey Pleasant (Cornerbacks), Ted Rath (Head Strength & Conditioning), Chris Shula (Assistant Linebackers), Zac Taylor (Assistant Wide Receivers),
Blair Wagner (Assistant Strength and Conditioning), Shane Waldron (Tight Ends), Eric Yarber (Wide Receivers)
DEFENSE
SPECIALISTS
Unofficial Depth Chart as of 8/14/17
UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART
LOS ANGELES RAMS ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNO. PLAYER POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN ACQUIRED31 Alexander, Maurice S 6-1 222 2/16/1991 26 4 Utah State St. Louis, Mo. D4-'1411 Austin, Tavon WR 5-8 179 3/15/1990 27 5 West Virginia Baltimore, Md. D1A-'1326 Barron, Mark LB 6-2 225 10/27/1989 27 6 Alabama Mobile, Ala. T(TB)-'1498 Barwin, Connor OLB 6-4 255 10/15/1986 30 9 Cincinnati Southfield, Mich. FA-'17
66B Blythe, Austin C 6-3 300 6/16/1992 25 2 Iowa Williamsburg, Iowa W(IND)-'1790 Brockers, Michael DT 6-5 302 12/21/1990 26 6 LSU Houston, Texas D1-'1268 Brown, Jamon G 6-4 330 3/15/1993 24 3 Louisville Louisville, Ky. D3A-'15
34B Brown, Malcolm RB 5-11 227 5/15/1993 24 2 Texas Cibolo, Texas FA-'1567 Bryant, Omarius DT 6-3 315 10/26/1994 22 R Western Kentucky Byram, Miss. FA-'173 Cannon, K.D. WR 5-11 183 11/5/1995 21 R Baylor Mount Pleasant, Texas FA-'17
41W Christian, Marqui DB 5-11 200 10/27/1994 22 2 Midwestern State Spring, Texas W(AZ) - '1661 Collins, Parker OL 6-3 295 5/19/1994 23 R Appalachian State North Augusta, S.C. FA-'175 Coons, Travis K 6-1 200 2/6/1992 25 2 Washington Alta Loma, Calif. FA-'1710 Cooper, Pharoh WR 5-11 207 3/7/1995 22 2 South Carolina Havelock, N.C. D4B-'1624 Countess, Blake DB 5-10 185 8/8/1993 24 2 Auburn Owings Mills, MD FA-'1633 Davis, Carlos CB 5-8 170 12/30/1993 23 R Mississippi Birmingham, Ala. FA-'1738 Davis, Cody S 6-1 203 6/6/1989 28 5 Texas Tech Stephenville, Texas FA-'1342 Davis, Justin RB 6-1 198 11/11/1995 21 R Southern California Stockton, Calif. FA-'17
60W Davis, Kevin LB 6-2 238 11/21/1993 23 R Colorado State Fountain, Colo FA-'1764 Donnal, Andrew T 6-6 310 3/3/1992 25 3 Iowa Monclova, Ohio D4-'1573 Dunn, Michael OL 6-5 300 8/28/1994 22 R Maryland Bethesda, Md. FA-'1750 Ebukam, Samson OLB 6-3 240 5/9/1995 22 R Eastern Washington Portland, Ore. D4B-'17
60B Eldrenkamp, Jake C 6-5 300 3/4/1994 23 R Washington Medina, Wash. FA-'1781 Everett, Gerald TE 6-3 245 6/25/1994 23 R South Alabama Decatur, Ga. D2-'1759 Forrest, Josh LB 6-3 240 2/24/1992 25 2 Kentucky Paducah, Ky. D6B-'1697 Fox, Morgan DE 6-3 275 9/12/1994 22 2 Colorado State Pueblo Colorado Springs, Colo FA-'1616 Goff, Jared QB 6-4 223 10/14/1994 22 2 California Novato, Calif. D1-'1636 Green, Aaron RB 5-11 206 10/15/1992 24 1 TCU San Antonio, Texas FA-'1655 Grigsby, Nicholas LB 6-2 230 7/2/1992 25 2 Pittsburgh Trotwood, Ohio FA-'1630 Gurley II, Todd RB 6-1 227 8/3/1994 23 3 Georgia Tarboro, N.C. D1-'1554 Hager, Bryce LB 6-1 237 5/4/1992 25 3 Baylor Austin, Texas D7A-'1546 Harkey, Cory TE 6-4 262 6/17/1990 27 6 UCLA Chino Hills, Calif. FA-'12
36W Hatfield, Dominique CB 5-10 170 12/13/1994 22 R Utah Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1779 Havenstein, Rob OL 6-8 328 5/13/1992 25 3 Wisconsin Mount Airy, Md. D2-'156 Hekker, Johnny P 6-5 241 2/8/1990 27 6 Oregon State Bothell, Wash. FA-'1284 Hemingway, Temarrick TE 6-5 251 7/30/1993 24 2 South Carolina State Loris, S.C. D6A-'1689 Higbee, Tyler TE 6-6 257 1/1/1993 24 2 Western Kentucky Clearwater, Fla. D4A-'1632 Hill, Troy CB 5-11 184 8/29/1991 25 3 Oregon Youngstown, Ohio W(NE) - '15
66W Jefferson, A.J. DT 6-3 280 3/3/1993 24 R Mississippi State Summit, Miss. FA-'1727 Johnson, Isaiah DB 6-1 207 5/16/1992 25 3 Georgia Tech Columbus, Ohio FA-'1643 Johnson III, John DB 6-0 204 12/19/1995 21 R Boston College West Hyattsville, Md. D3B-'1722 Johnson, Trumaine CB 6-2 213 1/1/1990 27 6 Montana Stockton, Calif. D3-'1235 Jordan, Michael CB 6-1 202 10/21/1992 24 2 Missouri Western State St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1620 Joyner, Lamarcus DB 5-8 190 11/27/1990 26 4 Florida State Miami, Fla. D2-'14
70B Kozan, Alex OL 6-4 300 11/17/1993 23 R Auburn Castle Rock, Colo FA-'1718 Kupp, Cooper WR 6-2 205 6/15/1993 24 R Eastern Washington Yakima, Wash. D3A-'1758 Littleton, Cory OLB 6-3 225 11/18/1993 23 2 Washington Spring Valley, Calif. FA-'1637 Llorens, De'Mard RB 5-10 212 2/1/1994 23 R Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. FA-'1796 Longacre, Matt DE 6-3 255 9/21/1991 25 3 Northwest Missouri State Omaha, Neb. FA-'1571 Lyons, Caushaud DE 6-5 264 1/3/1993 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, Ga. FA-'1714 Mannion, Sean QB 6-6 231 4/25/1992 25 2 Oregon State Pleasanton, Calif. D3B-'1557 McKinzy, Cassanova OLB 6-3 257 11/17/1992 24 1 Auburn Birmingham, Ala. FA-'1644 McQuaide, Jake LS 6-2 225 12/7/1987 29 7 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA-'1119 McRoberts, Paul WR 6-2 197 11/15/1992 24 1 Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1649 Mulumba, Andy OLB 6-3 260 1/31/1990 27 3 Eastern Michigan Montreal, Quebec, Canada FA-'1748 Mundt, Johnny TE 6-4 232 11/23/1994 22 R Oregon Modesto, Calif. FA-'1772 Murphy, Pace T 6-6 308 3/2/1994 23 1 Northwestern State Houston, Texas FA-'1652 Ogletree, Alec LB 6-2 235 9/25/1991 25 5 Georgia Newnan, Ga. D1B-'1356 Orimolade, Folarin LB 6-0 235 11/23/1995 21 R Dartmouth Burtonsville, Md. FA-'178 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 215 8/18/1983 34 11 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. FA-17
34W Penton, Aarion CB 5-9 187 9/3/1994 22 R Missouri St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1747 Peterson, Kevin CB 5-11 180 3/22/1994 23 1 Oklahoma State Muskogee, Okla. FA-'1651 Price, Ejuan OLB 5-11 250 1/30/1993 24 R Pittsburgh Rankin, Pa. D7-'1795 Purcell, Mike DT 6-3 328 4/20/1991 26 3 Wyoming Highlands Ranch, Colo. W(SF)-'1794 Quinn, Robert OLB 6-4 250 5/18/1990 27 7 North Carolina Ladson, S.C. D1-'1183 Reynolds, Josh WR 6-3 192 2/16/1995 22 R Texas A&M San Antonio, Texas D4A-'1723 Robey-Coleman, Nickell CB 5-8 178 1/17/1992 25 5 Southern California Frostproof, Fla. FA-'1739 Rogers, Sam FB 5-10 235 4/12/1995 22 R Virginia Tech Mechanicsville, Va. D6B-'1712 Ryan, Shakeir WR 5-8 169 8/11/1995 22 R Northwestern State Lafayette, La. FA-'1776 Saffold, Rodger G 6-5 325 6/6/1988 29 8 Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'10
70W Sayles, Casey DT 6-3 289 9/4/1995 21 R Ohio Omaha, Neb. FA-'1782 Shippen, Brandon WR 5-11 196 5/17/1994 23 1 Temple Norristown, PA FA-'1692 Smart, Tanzel DT 6-1 290 11/6/1994 22 R Tulane Baton Rouge, La. D6A-'1786 Spruce, Nelson WR 6-1 210 12/5/1992 24 1 Colorado Westlake Village, Calif. FA-'1665 Sullivan, John C 6-4 310 8/8/1985 32 9 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, Conn. FA-'1788 Thomas, Michael WR 6-1 195 8/16/1994 23 2 Southern Mississippi Chicago, Ill. D6C-'1653 Thompson, Carlos OLB 6-5 250 2/16/1992 25 1 Mississippi Hollandale, Miss. FA-'17
41B Tillery, Lenard RB 5-10 198 12/9/1993 23 R Southern Baton Rouge, La. FA-'1762 Trinca-Pasat, Louis DT 6-1 300 9/7/1991 25 1 Iowa Chicago, Ill. FA-'1545 Tull, Davis OLB 6-3 240 11/12/1991 25 2 Chattanooga Knoxville, Tenn. FA-'172 Watkins, Sammy WR 6-1 211 6/14/1993 24 4 Clemson Fort Myers, Fla. T(BUF)-'1721 Webster, Kayvon CB 5-11 192 2/1/1991 26 5 South Florida Opa-Locka, Fla. FA-'1793 Westbrooks, Ethan DL 6-4 283 11/15/1990 26 4 West Texas A&M Oakland, Calif. FA-'1477 Whitworth, Andrew T 6-7 333 12/12/1981 35 12 LSU Monroe, La. FA-'1769 Wichmann, Cody G 6-5 325 3/2/1992 25 3 Fresno State Mariposa, Calif. D6B-'1563 Williams, Darrell T 6-5 305 8/3/1993 24 2 South Florida Orlando, Fla. FA-'1587 Wilson, Travis TE 6-7 258 12/14/1993 23 1 Utah San Clemente, Calif. FA-'1717 Woods, Robert WR 6-0 193 4/10/1992 25 5 Southern California Gardena, Calif. FA-'174 Zuerlein, Greg K 6-0 191 12/27/1987 29 6 Missouri Western Lincoln, Neb. D6-'12
Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)25 Dunbar, Lance RB 5-8 187 1/25/1990 27 6 North Texas Haltom City, Texas FA-'17
Active Roster: 90Active/Did Not Report (DNR)
99 Donald, Aaron DT 6-1 280 5/23/1991 26 4 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. D1B-'14Reserve/Injured
91 Easley, Dominique DT 6-2 273 4/28/1992 25 4 Florida Staten Island, N.Y. FA-'16
RAMS ALPHABETICAL ROSTERUPDATED 8/18/2017
LOS ANGELES RAMS NUMERICAL ROSTERNO. PLAYER POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN ACQUIRED2 Sammy Watkins WR 6-1 211 6/14/1993 24 4 Clemson Fort Myers, Fla. T(BUF)-'173 K.D. Cannon WR 5-11 183 11/5/1995 21 R Baylor Mount Pleasant, Texas FA-'174 Greg Zuerlein K 6-0 191 12/27/1987 29 6 Missouri Western Lincoln, Neb. D6-'125 Travis Coons K 6-1 200 2/6/1992 25 2 Washington Alta Loma, Calif. FA-'176 Johnny Hekker P 6-5 241 2/8/1990 27 6 Oregon State Bothell, Wash. FA-'128 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 215 8/18/1983 34 11 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. FA-1710 Pharoh Cooper WR 5-11 207 3/7/1995 22 2 South Carolina Havelock, N.C. D4B-'1611 Tavon Austin WR 5-8 179 3/15/1990 27 5 West Virginia Baltimore, Md. D1A-'1312 Shakeir Ryan WR 5-8 169 8/11/1995 22 R Northwestern State Lafayette, La. FA-'1714 Sean Mannion QB 6-6 231 4/25/1992 25 2 Oregon State Pleasanton, Calif. D3B-'1516 Jared Goff QB 6-4 223 10/14/1994 22 2 California Novato, Calif. D1-'1617 Robert Woods WR 6-0 193 4/10/1992 25 5 Southern California Gardena, Calif FA-'1718 Cooper Kupp WR 6-2 205 6/15/1993 24 R Eastern Washington Yakima, Wash. D3A-'1719 Paul McRoberts WR 6-2 197 11/15/1992 24 1 Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1620 Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 190 11/27/1990 26 4 Florida State Miami, Fla. D2-'1421 Kayvon Webster CB 5-11 192 2/1/1991 26 5 South Florida Opa-Locka, Fla. FA-'1722 Trumaine Johnson CB 6-2 213 1/1/1990 27 6 Montana Stockton, Calif. D3-'1223 Nickell Robey-Coleman CB 5-8 178 1/17/1992 25 5 Southern California Frostproof, Fla. FA-'1724 Blake Countess DB 5-10 185 8/8/1993 24 2 Auburn Owings Mills, MD FA-'1626 Mark Barron LB 6-2 225 10/27/1989 27 6 Alabama Mobile, Ala. T(TB)-'1427 Isaiah Johnson DB 6-1 207 5/16/1992 25 3 Georgia Tech Columbus, Ohio FA-'1630 Todd Gurley II RB 6-1 227 8/3/1994 23 3 Georgia Tarboro, N.C. D1-'1531 Maurice Alexander S 6-1 222 2/16/1991 26 4 Utah State St. Louis, Mo. D4-'1432 Troy Hill CB 5-11 184 8/29/1991 25 3 Oregon Youngstown, Ohio W(NE) - '1533 Carlos Davis CB 5-8 170 12/30/1993 23 R Mississippi Birmingham, Ala. FA-'17
34B Malcolm Brown RB 5-11 227 5/15/1993 24 2 Texas Cibolo, Texas FA-'1534W Aarion Penton CB 5-9 187 9/3/1994 22 R Missouri St. Louis, Mo. FA-'1735 Michael Jordan CB 6-1 202 10/21/1992 24 2 Missouri Western State St. Louis, Mo. FA-'16
36B Aaron Green RB 5-11 206 10/15/1992 24 1 TCU San Antonio, Texas FA-'1636W Dominique Hatfield CB 5-10 170 12/13/1994 22 R Utah Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1737 De'Mard Llorens RB 5-10 212 2/1/1994 23 R Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. FA-'1738 Cody Davis S 6-1 203 6/6/1989 28 5 Texas Tech Stephenville, Texas FA-'1339 Sam Rogers FB 5-10 235 4/12/1995 22 R Virginia Tech Mechanicsville, Va. D6B-'17
41B Lenard Tillery RB 5-10 198 12/9/1993 23 R Southern Baton Rouge, La. FA-'1741W Marqui Christian DB 5-11 200 10/27/1994 22 2 Midwestern State Spring, Texas W(AZ) - '1642 Justin Davis RB 6-1 198 11/11/1995 21 R Southern California Stockton, Calif. FA-'1743 John Johnson III DB 6-0 204 12/19/1995 21 R Boston College West Hyattsville, Md. D3B-'1744 Jake McQuaide LS 6-2 225 12/7/1987 29 7 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA-'1145 Davis Tull OLB 6-3 240 11/12/1991 25 2 Chattanooga Knoxville, Tenn. FA-'1746 Cory Harkey TE 6-4 262 6/17/1990 27 6 UCLA Chino Hills, Calif. FA-'1247 Kevin Peterson CB 5-11 180 3/22/1994 22 1 Oklahoma State Muskogee, Okla. FA-'1648 Johnny Mundt TE 6-4 232 11/23/1994 22 R Oregon Modesto, Calif. FA-'1749 Andy Mulumba OLB 6-3 260 1/31/1990 27 3 Eastern Michigan Montreal, Quebec, Canada FA-'1750 Samson Ebukam OLB 6-3 240 5/9/1995 22 R Eastern Washington Portland, Ore. D4B-'1751 Ejuan Price OLB 5-11 250 1/30/1993 24 R Pittsburgh Rankin, Pa. D7-'1752 Alec Ogletree LB 6-2 235 9/25/1991 25 5 Georgia Newnan, Ga. D1B-'1353 Carlos Thompson OLB 6-5 250 2/16/1992 25 1 Mississippi Hollandale, Miss. FA-'1754 Bryce Hager LB 6-1 237 5/4/1992 25 3 Baylor Austin, Texas D7A-'1555 Nicholas Grigsby LB 6-2 230 7/2/1992 25 2 Pittsburgh Trotwood, Ohio FA-'1656 Folarin Orimolade LB 6-0 235 11/23/1995 21 R Dartmouth Burtonsville, Md. FA-'1757 Cassanova McKinzy OLB 6-3 257 11/17/1992 24 1 Auburn Birmingham, Ala. FA-'1658 Cory Littleton OLB 6-3 225 11/18/1993 23 2 Washington Spring Valley, Calif. FA-'1659 Josh Forrest LB 6-3 240 2/24/1992 25 2 Kentucky Paducah, Ky. D6B-'16
60B Jake Eldrenkamp C 6-5 300 3/4/1994 23 R Washington Medina, Wash. FA-'1760W Kevin Davis LB 6-2 238 11/21/1993 23 R Colorado State Fountain, Colo FA-'1761 Parker Collins OL 6-3 295 5/19/1994 23 R Appalachian State North Augusta, S.C. FA-'1762 Louis Trinca-Pasat DT 6-1 300 9/7/1991 25 1 Iowa Chicago, Ill. FA-'1563 Darrell Williams T 6-5 305 8/3/1993 24 2 South Florida Orlando, Fla. FA-'1564 Andrew Donnal T 6-6 310 3/3/1992 25 3 Iowa Monclova, Ohio D4-'1565 John Sullivan C 6-4 310 8/8/1985 32 9 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, Conn. FA-'17
66B Austin Blythe C 6-3 300 6/16/1992 25 2 Iowa Williamsburg, Iowa W(IND)-'1766W A.J. Jefferson DT 6-3 280 3/3/1993 24 R Mississippi State Summit, Miss. FA-'1767 Omarius Bryant DT 6-3 315 10/26/1994 22 R Western Kentucky Byram, Miss. FA-'1768 Jamon Brown G 6-4 330 3/15/1993 24 3 Louisville Louisville, Ky. D3A-'1569 Cody Wichmann G 6-5 325 3/2/1992 25 3 Fresno State Mariposa, Calif. D6B-'15
70B Alex Kozan OL 6-4 300 11/17/1993 23 R Auburn Castle Rock, Colo FA-'1770W Casey Sayles DT 6-3 289 9/4/1995 21 R Ohio Omaha, Neb. FA-'1771 Caushaud Lyons DE 6-5 264 1/3/1993 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, Ga. FA-'1772 Pace Murphy T 6-6 308 3/2/1994 23 1 Northwestern State Houston, Texas FA-'1673 Michael Dunn OL 6-5 300 8/28/1994 22 R Maryland Bethesda, Md. FA-'1776 Rodger Saffold G 6-5 325 6/6/1988 29 8 Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'1077 Andrew Whitworth T 6-7 333 12/12/1981 35 12 LSU Monroe, La. FA-'1779 Rob Havenstein OL 6-8 328 5/13/1992 25 3 Wisconsin Mount Airy, Md. D2-'1581 Gerald Everett TE 6-3 245 6/25/1994 23 R South Alabama Decatur, Ga. D2-'1782 Brandon Shippen WR 5-11 196 5/17/1994 23 1 Temple Norristown, PA FA-'1683 Josh Reynolds WR 6-3 192 2/16/1995 22 R Texas A&M San Antonio, Texas D4A-'1784 Temarrick Hemingway TE 6-5 251 7/30/1993 24 2 South Carolina State Loris, S.C. D6A-'1686 Nelson Spruce WR 6-1 210 12/5/1992 24 1 Colorado Westlake Village, Calif. FA-'1687 Travis Wilson TE 6-7 258 12/14/1993 23 1 Utah San Clemente, Calif. FA-'1788 Michael Thomas WR 6-1 195 8/16/1994 23 2 Southern Mississippi Chicago, Ill. D6C-'1689 Tyler Higbee TE 6-6 257 1/1/1993 24 2 Western Kentucky Clearwater, Fla. D4A-'1690 Michael Brockers DT 6-5 302 12/21/1990 26 6 LSU Houston, Texas D1-'1292 Tanzel Smart DT 6-1 290 11/6/1994 22 R Tulane Baton Rouge, La. D6A-'1793 Ethan Westbrooks DL 6-4 283 11/15/1990 26 4 West Texas A&M Oakland, Calif. FA-'1494 Robert Quinn OLB 6-4 250 5/18/1990 27 7 North Carolina Ladson, S.C. D1-'1195 Mike Purcell DT 6-3 328 4/20/1991 26 3 Wyoming Highlands Ranch, Colo. W(SF)-'1796 Matt Longacre DE 6-3 255 9/21/1991 25 3 Northwest Missouri State Omaha, Neb. FA-'1597 Morgan Fox DE 6-3 275 9/12/1994 22 2 Colorado State Pueblo Colorado Springs, Colo. FA-'1698 Connor Barwin OLB 6-4 255 10/15/1986 30 9 Cincinnati Southfield, Mich. FA-'17
Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)25 Lance Dunbar RB 5-8 187 1/25/1990 27 6 North Texas Haltom City, Texas FA-'17
Active Roster: 90Active/Did Not Report (DNR)
99 Aaron Donald DT 6-1 280 5/23/1991 26 4 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. D1B-'14Reserve/Injured
91 Dominique Easley DT 6-2 273 4/28/1992 25 4 Florida Staten Island, N.Y. FA-'16
RAMS NUMERICAL ROSTERUPDATED 8/18/2017
