St. Louis Rams Snap Counts, Preseason Week 2
The St. Louis Rams played the second game of their four-game preseason slate on Saturday afternoon, losing 21-7 to the Green Bay Packers. They kicked things up a notch, but it was still far from anything you’d expect to see in the regular season from the Rams. We’ll take a look at the snap counts, which can give us a good idea of who the coaches want to get the best look at and who may have an edge at making the 53-man roster, as well as the starting special teams units, which could give us a better idea of who may be with those groups during the regular season.
(Starters in Italics)
Quarterbacks
Sam Bradford– 22
Shaun Hill– 15
Garrett Gilbert– 19
Austin Davis– 15
Running Backs
Zac Stacy– 16
Benny Cunningham– 16
Tre Mason– 22
Trey Watts– 17
Fullbacks
Cory Harkey– 8
Wide Receivers
Brian Quick– 21
Tavon Austin– 19
Kenny Britt– 11
Stedman Bailey– 22
Chris Givens– 15
Austin Pettis– 11
Austin Franklin– 23
Emory Blake- 16
Jordan Harris- 13
T.J. Moe– 13
Tight Ends
Lance Kendricks– 12
Jared Cook– 14
Alex Bayer- 37
Brad Smelley– 11
Offensive Line
Greg Robinson– 32 (22 at LT, 10 at LG)
Mike Person– 71 (22 at LG, 23 at LT, 26 at C)
Scott Wells– 22 at C
Davin Joseph– 22 at RG
Joe Barksdale– 22 at RT
Sean Hooey– 49 (23 at RT, 26 at LT)
Mitchell Van Dyk- 39 at LG
Tim Barnes– 22 at C
Travis Bond– 41 at RG
D.J. Morrell- 8 at RG
R.J. Dill– 27 at RT
Defensive Line
Chris Long– 20 at DE
Aaron Donald– 38 at DT
Kendall Langford– 20 at DT
Robert Quinn– 19 at DE
Eugene Sims– 16 at DE
Ethan Westbrooks- 38 (30 at DE, 8 at DT)
Alex Carrington– 12 at DT
Matt Conrath– 33 at DT
Michael Sam– 28 at DE
Deantre Harlan- 31 at DT
Kourtnei Brown– 29 at DE
Linebackers
Alec Ogletree– 24
Jo-Lonn Dunbar– 24
Phillip Steward– 13
Daren Bates– 34
Aaron Hill- 13
Cornerbacks
Trumaine Johnson– 24
Marcus Roberson– 35
Lamarcus Joyner– 52
Brandon McGee– 28
Greg Reid- 42
Jarrid Bryant- 13
Safeties
Rodney McLeod– 24
T.J. McDonald– 12
Cody Davis– 30
Mo Alexander- 41
Christian Bryant– 17
Avery Cunningham– 17
Special Teams
Kickoff: Greg Zuerlein (K), Chase Reynolds, Daren Bates, Isaiah Pead, Cory Harkey, Stedman Bailey, Lamarcus Joyner, Benny Cunningham, T.J. McDonald, Brandon McGee, Ray Ray Armstrong
(Pead and McGee, both of whom were injured in Week 1, replaced Matt Daniels and Cody Davis. Pead will need to be replaced again next week, as he went on to suffer a season-ending torn ACL.)
Kick Return: Isaiah Pead (KR), Ray Ray Armstrong, Phillip Steward, Mo Alexander, Tim Barnes, Cody Davis, Mike Person, Chase Reynolds, Daren Bates, Benny Cunningham, Cory Harkey
(There were major changes on this unit, as five of the 11 starters were replaced. Look for this unit to be shuffled throughout the preseason as the Rams test out kick returners and try to find the best combination.)
Punt: Johnny Hekker (P), Jake McQuaide (LS), Brandon McGee, Ray Ray Armstrong, Chase Reynolds, Cory Harkey, Eugene Sims, Benny Cunningham, Cody Davis, Lamarcus Joyner, Daren Bates
(This unit stayed pretty much the same, though McGee was inserted onto it in his first healthy game of the preseason.)
Punt Return: Tavon Austin (PR), Cody Davis, Chase Reynolds, Cory Harkey, Avery Cunningham, Benny Cunningham, Stedman Bailey, Brandon McGee, Lawrence Wilson, T.J. McDonald, Ray Ray Armstrong
(There was also nearly a complete turnover of this unit in Week 2, which may have been in part due to the fact that it wasn’t used until midway through the second quarter. This seems to be another group that the Rams aren’t quite sure on yet.)