4 Rams players who could earn bigger roles in 2020

Darrell Henderson should be a bigger part of the offense next season.

OLB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo

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Okoronkwo was blocked by Dante Fowler Jr., Clay Matthews and even Samson Ebukam on the depth chart this season, but Fowler may leave in free agency, Matthews could be a cap casualty and Ebukam isn’t significantly better.

In limited action, Okoronkwo showed the ability to get to the quarterback, even if he didn’t do so consistently enough to earn significant playing time. While not a refined pass rusher, he landed four quarterback hits and 1.5 sacks on only 62 snaps played from Week 7 to Week 10 (three games).

If Fowler and Matthews are both gone in 2020, expect Okoronkwo to get more opportunities at outside linebacker opposite Ebukam and whoever else the Rams bring in.