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Rams Week 11 snap counts: Blake Corum’s role grows, backup WRs not involved

Blake Corum set a career-high with a 19% snap share. Could he earn more playing time moving forward?

The Los Angeles Rams seem to be settling into a groove on both sides of the ball when it comes to their personnel groupings. On Sunday against the Patriots, the Rams leaned on their top starters offensively, giving their backup receivers very few opportunities. Blake Corum did see a season-high snap share of 19%, though, and all three tight ends were involved, too.

On defense, Chris Shula has utilized dime packages a ton, giving his four safeties plenty of playing time on the back end as he mixes and matches personnel with the offense.

Here’s a look at the snap counts from Sunday’s victory in New England, showing just how much each player was on the field.

Offense

It’s still unquestionably Kyren Williams’ backfield but Corum played his highest snap share (19%) of the season on Sunday and received six touches, including five carries.

At wide receiver, the Rams didn’t do much rotating. Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson, Jordan Whittington and Xavier Smith all played seven or fewer snaps, with Atwell being the only one of the bunch to even catch a pass. Demarcus Robinson and Puka Nacua were tied for the highest snap share at wide receiver (75%), with Cooper Kupp playing 71%.

Davis Allen remains the No. 1 tight end with a 65% snap share. Colby Parkinson played 19 snaps and Hunter Long mixed in for 18 snaps, so they were still involved, just not heavily. Parkinson was the only tight end to catch a pass.

Along the offensive line, the Rams went with Alaric Jackson, Steve Avila, Beaux Limmer, Kevin Dotson and Warren McClendon Jr. as their starters. All five played every snap in the win.

Defense

Kam Curl is back at full strength after having his snaps limited a bit by a knee injury, playing every snap in the win alongside Quentin Lake. Kamren Kinchens played 54% of the snaps as the third safety, with Jaylen McCollough mixing in for 38%. The Rams were once again heavily reliant on their dime packages against New England.

At cornerback, Darious Williams played all 76 snaps. Ahkello Witherspoon was the No. 2 corner with a 58% snap share, and Cobie Durant was third (54%). Charles Woods was out for this game and Josh Wallace didn’t play any snaps as the fourth corner.

After Omar Speights played more snaps last week, it was Christian Rozeboom leading the linebackers on Sunday. He played seven more snaps (49) than Speights (42) against the Patriots. Jake Hummel played just four snaps.

Jared Verse only came off the field for 12 snaps, playing the most snaps (64) of any outside linebacker. Only nine snaps separated Byron Young (59) and Michael Hoecht (50) as the Rams’ three-man rotation continues to work to near-perfection. Brennan Jackson played six snaps as the fourth option.

Kobie Turner played his usual snap share of 78% on Sunday. Braden Fiske played 57% of the snaps, but it was Tyler Davis, not Bobby Brown III who played the third-most snaps along the defensive line. Jonah Williams played 13 snaps and Desjuan Johnson played five.

Rams snap counts: LA benches two DBs, Blake Corum rises to RB2

Breaking down the Rams’ snap counts from Sunday’s loss to the Packers, which shows a big shakeup on defense

After starting 1-3 and struggling badly against the pass on defense, the Los Angeles Rams thought it was a good time to shake up the secondary. They made several changes to the defensive backfield on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, including the decision to bench Tre’Davious White by making him a healthy scratch for the first time in his career.

Offensively, the Rams mostly kept the status quo. However, Blake Corum did take over as the No. 2 running back behind Kyren Williams. He replaced Ronnie Rivers in that role, playing a season-high 11 snaps in the 24-19 loss.

We broke down the snap counts below, starting with the offense.

Offense

After playing the third-most snaps of the Rams’ receivers last week, Demarcus Robinson played most of the game on Sunday, only missing two snaps. Jordan Whittington was a close second with a 92% snap share, and that was with missing the end of the game due to a shoulder injury. Tutu Atwell was WR3 again, with Tyler Johnson (11 snaps) and Xavier Smith (8 snaps) operating as the reserves.

At running back, Kyren Williams played 86% of the snaps, which is about his average for the year. Corum, not Ronnie Rivers, was his backup, with the rookie playing a season-high 11 snaps. He touched the ball six times on those 11 plays, rushing for 25 yards on five carries and catching an 8-yard screen pass.

Colby Parkinson remains the No. 1 tight end, playing 79% of the snaps. Hunter Long played 22% and Davis Allen played 4%, so the Rams did mix in some 12 personnel again on Sunday.

All five starting linemen played the entire game again, which is a good sign for their continuity.

Defense

The defense is where the biggest changes were made by the coaching staff, specifically in the secondary. White was benched after four games of being a starter, sitting this game out as a healthy scratch. In his place, the Rams gave Ahkello Witherspoon a prominent role (81%) and Darious Williams played 49% of the snaps in his season debut. Cobie Durant was a major factor in this game, playing all but three snaps.

Josh Wallace was also given a big opportunity as an undrafted rookie, playing 31 snaps, mostly as the nickel corner in the “star” role. That allowed Quentin Lake to be a more traditional safety, once again playing every snap on defense alongside Kamren Curl.

You’ll notice Kamren Kinchens’ name is missing from the list above and that’s because he was the other defensive back benched by Chris Shula. The rookie had been struggling in place of John Johnson III, so the Rams took him out of the lineup and gave him zero defensive snaps. That opened the door for Jaylen McCollough to play more, getting on the field for 15 snaps, coming up with a key pick-six on one of those plays.

At inside linebacker, it was still Troy Reeder and Christian Rozeboom manning the middle, but Reeder played just 86% of the snaps despite being the signal caller with the green dot. Rozeboom played 71% of the game as the No. 2 linebacker.

Byron Young continues to be the top option at edge rusher, playing 80% of the snaps. Jared Verse and Michael Hoecht were almost an even split, with Verse playing 69% and Hoecht plating 64%. They were the only three edge rushers again.

Kobie Turner played 81% of the snaps as the top defensive lineman, with Braden Fiske being the next-closest player at 51%. Bobby Brown, Neville Gallimore and Tyler Davis continue to rotate along the front, with Jonah Williams playing one snap in his debut with the team.

Rams Week 5 snap counts: Van Jefferson barely plays, drops to WR4

With Cooper Kupp back, Van Jefferson’s role has vanished. He played just two snaps as the No. 4 receiver.

All eyes were on Cooper Kupp as he made his 2023 debut against the Philadelphia Eagles, with everyone wondering A) how much he would play and B) how his return would impact Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell and the Rams’ other receivers.

Nacua’s role wasn’t impacted much, seeing as he still played every single snap on offense, but the same can’t be said about Van Jefferson. In the first four games of the season, Jefferson’s role had already shrunk but against the Eagles, he hit a new low.

He played just two snaps in the loss and wasn’t targeted a single time. Even Ben Skowronek played more snaps (6) and was targeted once.

On defense, Byron Young played slightly fewer snaps than normal with Ochaun Mathis also making his NFL debut, but not much else changed on that side of the ball. Below is a ful look at the snap counts from the Rams’ 23-14 loss.

Rams Week 1 snap counts: Williams outsnaps Akers, big surprise at safety

Kyren Williams played nearly twice as many snaps as Cam Akers, while John Johnson III didn’t see the field at safety

Week 1 always brings about a few surprises, both from a performance perspective and a playing-time one. The Rams had a few unexpected developments in both departments, blowing out the Seahawks in a 30-13 road victory where the offense was shockingly good without Cooper Kupp and the defense held Seattle to 12 second-half yards.

As far as the playing time goes, Kyren Williams played nearly twice the snaps that Cam Akers did. At safety, John Johnson III didn’t step foot on the field despite looking like he’d be in line to start next to Jordan Fuller.

Below is a full breakdown of the Rams’ snap counts from Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, analyzing how much everyone played – or didn’t play – in Week 1.

Rams Week 18 snap counts: Cam Akers plays every snap, Tutu Atwell a career-high

The Rams barely rotated players on offense in the season finale, leading to career-high snap shares from Cam Akers and Tutu Atwell

Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams took a different approach on offense in Sunday’s season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. Rather than rotating players heavily the way they have in the second half of the season, they mostly stuck to their starters and didn’t give backups many snaps.

As a result, Cam Akers and Tutu Atwell both played a career-high number of snaps, as did Brandon Powell. On defense, Quentin Lake got his first big opportunity, helping fill in for the injured Nick Scott and Russ Yeast.

Here’s a look at the complete snap counts on offense and defense from the season finale.

Rams Week 2 snap counts: Henderson out-snaps Akers, 50-50 split at OLB2

Looking at the Rams’ snap counts from Sunday’s win, which had a much closer split at RB and an even share at OLB between Hollins and Lewis

The Los Angeles Rams were a bit shorthanded on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons, missing Van Jefferson for the second straight week and being without Brian Allen due to a knee injury. Defensively, Troy Hill also got hurt in the first half and was unable to return.

As a result, the snap counts from Sunday’s 31-27 win slightly differed last week’s numbers. There were also some changes at running back, where Cam Akers got much more work but was still out-snapped by Darrell Henderson Jr.

On defense, it was a perfectly even split between Terrell Lewis and Justin Hollins at outside linebacker, and Cobie Durant got his first opportunity on defense in place of Hill. Here’s a look at the complete snap counts on both sides of the ball.

Rams Week 14 snap counts: How did LA replace six starters vs. Cardinals?

The Rams were missing six starters against the Cardinals, and the snap counts show how they replaced them.

Every team has been forced to overcome injuries and absences due to COVID-19, and the Rams are no exception. They were without six starters on Monday night alone, losing five players to positive COVID-19 tests in the three days leading up to their game against the Cardinals.

Brian Allen missed the game with a knee injury suffered in Week 13, as well, leaving the Rams short-handed against the 10-2 Cardinals.

They still managed to beat their division rivals, 30-23, battling through the adversity of missing players such as Jalen Ramsey, Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein. Sean McVay and Raheem Morris were forced to draw help from the practice squad, also relying on backups who didn’t play much up to this point.

The snap counts show how the Rams replaced those six starters and who played more than usual Monday night.

Rams snap counts: How LA handled a myriad of injuries vs. Seahawks

The Rams were forced to shuffle the lineup on Saturday after several players missed time due to injury.

The Rams came into the wild-card round at almost full health, getting players such as Andrew Whitworth, Jared Goff, Michael Brockers and Cooper Kupp returning after missing at least the last game. But throughout the afternoon, starters began to go down left and right.

At various points, John Wolford, Aaron Donald, David Edwards, Leonard Floyd and Kupp left the game with injuries, with only Floyd returning to action. So the Rams had to scramble and replace a number of players, which they did a great job of.

Here’s how the snap counts shook out on Saturday, showing how the Rams replaced the likes of Edwards and Donald.

Rams Week 17 snap counts: L.A. adapts with starters out

The Rams were forced to make changes to their personnel on Sunday with several key players out.

The Rams made major changes to their starting lineup on Sunday against the Cardinals, but not because they wanted to. Either due to injury or COVID-19, they were without Jared Goff, Cooper Kupp, Michael Brockers and Darrell Henderson, all of whom contributed in big ways this season.

John Wolford got the start at quarterback, Morgan Fox took over at defensive end and Van Jefferson earned a lot of playing time in Kupp’s absence, causing a shakeup in the snap counts. Despite missing so many players, the Rams still pulled off a win, beating the Cardinals 18-7 at home.

Here’s a look at the snap counts for every position group in Week 17.

Rams Week 16 snap counts: L.A. tweaks OLB rotation with Terrell Lewis back

Terrell Lewis returned after missing four games and was the Rams’ No. 3 outside linebacker.

The Rams haven’t made major changes to their starting lineup this season, mostly sticking with the same key contributors throughout the year when health has allowed it. Sure, they’ve had to replace the likes of Micah Kiser, Taylor Rapp and Jordan Fuller at points, but their starters have remained mostly unchanged.

That held true against the Seahawks in Week 16, though Darrell Henderson Jr. got the start with Cam Akers out. On defense, Samson Ebukam officially got the start opposite Leonard Floyd, but he didn’t get much playing time at outside linebacker.

Below are the Rams’ complete snap counts, with analysis of each position.