All Time Rams 53 Man Roster

Third in a series, the previous post is here. Updated through 2019 season.  All time Rams 53 man roster.

QB Norm Van Brocklin

      QB Roman Gabriel

      QB Bob Waterfield
      QB Kurt Warner

RB Marshall Faulk

RB Lawrence McCutcheon

      RB Stephen Jackson

      RB Eric Dickerson

WR Isaac Bruce

WR Torry Holt

       WR Henry Ellard

       WR Crazy Legs Hirsch
       WR Jack Snow

TE Bob Klein

       TE Billy Truax

C Doug Smith

G Tom Mack

G Charley Cowan

T Jackie Slater

T Orlando Pace

      OL Dennis Harrah

      OL Duane Putnam

      OL Tom Newberry
      OL Adam Timmerman

DE Jack Youngblood

DT Merlin Olsen
DL Aaron Donald

DE Deacon Jones
      DT Larry Brooks

      DL Fred Dryer

      DL Lamar Lundy

      DL Leonard Little
      DL Kevin Carter

OLB Isiah Robertson

MLB Hacksaw Reynolds

OLB Jack Pardee

        LB Les Richter

        LB Jim Youngblood

        LB Carl Ekern
        LB Maxie Baughan

        LB James Laurinaitis
        LB Mike Wilcher    

CB LeRoy Irvin

S Eddie Meador

S Nolan Cromwell

CB Todd Lyght

      DB Dave Elmendorff

      DB Jerry Gray

      DB Will Sherman

      DB Johnnie Johnson
      DB Clancy Williams

PK Jeff Wilkins

P Donnie Jones

QB - NVB and Gabriel were both terrific, and Gabriel played significantly more games as a Ram; NVB has enough additional per game value that he gets the starting nod.

RB - Dickerson's Ram career was shorter than you think; significantly fewer games played than the other 3 backs - he's fortunate to fend off Tank Younger for that final spot on the roster.  The close race here is for the starter next to Faulk; SJax probably gets by McCutcheon (dude could play) after the 2012 season. 

WR - I'm good with the wide receivers; Harold Jackson and JT Snow's dad can't crack what's a really solid quartet.  

TE - Not much to say about the TE spot.  They're just guys.

OL - Slater, Pace, and Mack are HOFamers - and just below are a half dozen really solid performers.  Scibelli, Saul, Iman, Pankey, and Timmerman would all be really solid backups for most of the all time franchise teams, but they all miss here.

DL - Youngblood and Deacon Jones are HOFamers and Merlin Olsen's one of the greatest defensive linemen who ever lived.  Larry Brooks is your solid 4th member of the all time line and Dryer/Lundy easy choices to come off the bench.  The 7th lineman is harder; Andy Robustelli is an all time great player, but played a hundred fewer games for the Rams than Little - John Williams and Reggie Doss had similar Ram careers a decade apart, and I wouldn't object to either taking that last spot.  Through 2015, Robert Quinn is knocking on the door. 

LB - The all time starting Ram linebackers are pretty easy selections; Hacksaw unfortunately isn't on the board as an all time Niner, but he fills the middle here.  Maxie Baughan was a much better player than any of the Ram backups, but didn't log the kind of time with the organization that the others did. 

DB - The secondary is not a strength.  You don't hate Irvin/Lyght maybe as your franchise backup corners - but the Rams have been around 70 years, how are they the top two of all time?  The starting safeties are good.  Rod Perry maybe beats out Johnson for that last spot.  

PK/P Maybe Dale Hatcher was a better punter than Waterfield, they're comparable, but it's the all time Rams team, and you take Waterfield.  Not for nothing - Donnie Jones has almost 350 punts with a 47+ average.  Two more years - and it's tough to keep him off.  Wilkins is an easy call.