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Note: I’ll update the snap counts in this spreadsheet all season including the first tab tracking the season totals. While I’ll paste individual game PT in each week’s recap, I’ll likely refer to the season totals moving forward from that link. So uh, peep it.
Welp. It was an...interesting game in the #FightForLA on Saturday as the Los Angeles Rams dropped a close one to the Los Angeles Chargers. Here’s how the playing time got handed out:
Offense
PS Week 3 v Chargers - Offense
| Player | POS | OFF | OFF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | POS | OFF | OFF% |
| Jake Eldrenkamp | G | 57 | 83.82% |
| Darrell Williams | OT | 54 | 79.41% |
| Austin Blythe | C | 54 | 79.41% |
| Cody Wichmann | G | 46 | 67.65% |
| Pharoh Cooper | WR | 46 | 67.65% |
| Sean Mannion | QB | 43 | 63.24% |
| Brandon Shippen | WR | 39 | 57.35% |
| Josh Reynolds | WR | 34 | 50.00% |
| Gerald Everett | TE | 32 | 47.06% |
| Rob Havenstein | OT | 31 | 45.59% |
| Pace Murphy | OT | 30 | 44.12% |
| Justin Davis | RB | 28 | 41.18% |
| Cory Harkey | TE | 25 | 36.76% |
| Jared Goff | QB | 22 | 32.35% |
| Robert Woods | WR | 22 | 32.35% |
| Aaron Green | RB | 19 | 27.94% |
| Tyler Higbee | TE | 19 | 27.94% |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | 19 | 27.94% |
| Michael Dunn | OT | 18 | 26.47% |
| Malcolm Brown | RB | 18 | 26.47% |
| Paul McRoberts | WR | 11 | 16.18% |
| John Sullivan | C | 11 | 16.18% |
| Andrew Whitworth | OT | 11 | 16.18% |
| Rodger Saffold | OT | 11 | 16.18% |
| Jamon Brown | G | 11 | 16.18% |
| Sam Rogers | RB | 9 | 13.24% |
| Shakeir Ryan | WR | 9 | 13.24% |
| Temarrick Hemingway | TE | 4 | 5.88% |
| Lenard Tillery | RB | 3 | 4.41% |
| Alex Kozan | G | 3 | 4.41% |
| Travis Wilson | TE | 3 | 4.41% |
| Dan Orlovsky | QB | 3 | 4.41% |
| Parker Collins | C | 3 | 4.41% |
Plenty of work for some of those offensive line reserves. Worth pointing out that starting RT Rob Havenstein got a ton more time than the other starters (20 additional snaps, to be exact).
One note from the wide receivers? It would seem that WR Brandon Shippen has a leg up on WR Paul McRoberts and WR Shakeir Ryan, for whatever that’s worth.
Overall through three games, you’ve got seven players who have cracked at least 100 of the offense’s 205 snaps, five of whom are on the offensive line.
Defense
PS Week 3 v Chargers - Defense
| Player | POS | Def | Def% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | POS | Def | Def% |
| Dominique Hatfield | CB | 58 | 87.88% |
| Andy Mulumba | LB | 42 | 63.64% |
| Michael Jordan | CB | 41 | 62.12% |
| Davis Tull | LB | 41 | 62.12% |
| Isaiah Johnson | FS | 37 | 56.06% |
| Cassanova McKinzy | LB | 32 | 48.48% |
| Tyrunn Walker | DT | 32 | 48.48% |
| Marqui Christian | SS | 30 | 45.45% |
| Nicholas Grigsby | LB | 28 | 42.42% |
| Josh Forrest | LB | 27 | 40.91% |
| Cody Davis | FS | 27 | 40.91% |
| Bryce Hager | LB | 26 | 39.39% |
| Carlos Davis | CB | 25 | 37.88% |
| Tanzel Smart | DT | 25 | 37.88% |
| Casey Sayles | DT | 24 | 36.36% |
| Mike Purcell | NT | 23 | 34.85% |
| Blake Countess | CB | 21 | 31.82% |
| Morgan Fox | DE | 19 | 28.79% |
| Ethan Westbrooks | DT | 18 | 27.27% |
| Folarin Orimolade | LB | 17 | 25.76% |
| John Johnson | DB | 17 | 25.76% |
| Louis Trinca-Pasat | DT | 17 | 25.76% |
| Corey Littleton | LB | 16 | 24.24% |
| Lamarcus Joyner | CB | 16 | 24.24% |
| Omarius Bryant | DT | 16 | 24.24% |
| Tyquwan Glass | DB | 15 | 22.73% |
| Matt Longacre | DE | 15 | 22.73% |
| Willie Mays III | OLB | 15 | 22.73% |
| Trumaine Johnson | CB | 6 | 9.09% |
Reminder of who was inactive for the game, because it clearly affected things in a major way here.
Suffice to say we have a clear battle at corner between CB Dominique Hatfield and CB Mike Jordan?
Hard to parse the linebacking snaps for anything concrete given that all four starters were out...
Special Teams
PS Week 3 v Chargers - Special Teams
| Player | POS | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | POS | ST | ST% |
| Cory Harkey | TE | 13 | 54.17% |
| Sam Rogers | RB | 11 | 45.83% |
| Josh Forrest | LB | 11 | 45.83% |
| Marqui Christian | SS | 10 | 41.67% |
| Cassanova McKinzy | LB | 9 | 37.50% |
| Folarin Orimolade | LB | 9 | 37.50% |
| Lenard Tillery | RB | 8 | 33.33% |
| John Johnson | DB | 8 | 33.33% |
| Jake McQuaide | LS | 8 | 33.33% |
| Aarion Penton | CB | 8 | 33.33% |
| Aaron Green | RB | 7 | 29.17% |
| Isaiah Johnson | FS | 7 | 29.17% |
| Carlos Davis | CB | 7 | 29.17% |
| Johnny Hekker | P | 7 | 29.17% |
| Darrell Williams | OT | 6 | 25.00% |
| Cody Wichmann | G | 6 | 25.00% |
| Shakeir Ryan | WR | 6 | 25.00% |
| Alex Kozan | G | 6 | 25.00% |
| Tyquwan Glass | DB | 6 | 25.00% |
| Greg Zuerlein | K | 6 | 25.00% |
| Travis Coons | K | 6 | 25.00% |
| Austin Blythe | C | 5 | 20.83% |
| Pace Murphy | OT | 5 | 20.83% |
| Justin Davis | RB | 5 | 20.83% |
| Travis Wilson | TE | 5 | 20.83% |
| Andy Mulumba | LB | 5 | 20.83% |
| Cody Davis | FS | 5 | 20.83% |
| Mike Purcell | NT | 5 | 20.83% |
| Kevin Davis | LB | 5 | 20.83% |
| Michael Dunn | OT | 4 | 16.67% |
| Paul McRoberts | WR | 4 | 16.67% |
| Temarrick Hemingway | TE | 4 | 16.67% |
| Tanzel Smart | DT | 4 | 16.67% |
| Pharoh Cooper | WR | 3 | 12.50% |
| Tyler Higbee | TE | 3 | 12.50% |
| Dominique Hatfield | CB | 3 | 12.50% |
| Michael Jordan | CB | 3 | 12.50% |
| Bryce Hager | LB | 3 | 12.50% |
| Morgan Fox | DE | 3 | 12.50% |
| Corey Littleton | LB | 3 | 12.50% |
| Lamarcus Joyner | CB | 3 | 12.50% |
| Matt Longacre | DE | 3 | 12.50% |
| Johnny Mundt | TE | 3 | 12.50% |
| Brandon Shippen | WR | 2 | 8.33% |
| Rob Havenstein | OT | 2 | 8.33% |
| Louis Trinca-Pasat | DT | 2 | 8.33% |
| Jake Eldrenkamp | G | 1 | 4.17% |
| Josh Reynolds | WR | 1 | 4.17% |
| Gerald Everett | TE | 1 | 4.17% |
| Davis Tull | LB | 1 | 4.17% |
| Tyrunn Walker | DT | 1 | 4.17% |
| Ethan Westbrooks | DT | 1 | 4.17% |
| Trumaine Johnson | CB | 1 | 4.17% |
With these special teams snaps and the injury to TE Temarrick Hemingway, does TE Cory Harkey have an inside track now to the 53-man roster?
Harkey is among the top eight non-core (i.e. K, P, LS) special teams contributors who have cleared more than 25 of the Rams’ 81 preseason special teams snaps: FB Sam Rogers (37), Harkey (37), S Marqui Christian (34), LB Folarin Orimolade (30), LB Andy Mulumba (29), S John Johnson (29), LB Josh Forrest (27) & CB Dominique Hatfield (26). If we get a shocker on the 53-man, good chance it comes out of this group.
As always, drop your observations on the playing time from this week as well as anything you’re seeing moving forward from the preseason snaps trends as they develop.