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Who are the top Los Angeles Rams of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Isaac Bruce: the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, Bruce played 14 seasons with the Rams and amassed 900+ receptions and 14,000+ receiving yards (eight 1,000-yard seasons), earning four Pro Bowl selections and winning a Super Bowl.
9. Torry Holt: part of one of the greatest receiving duos ever with Isaac Bruce, Holt spent a decade with the Rams and was a 7x Pro Bowler and 1x All-Pro who racked up eight straight 1,000-yard seasons, including twice leading the league in receiving yards.
8. Jackie Slater: a model of consistency on the offensive line, Slater played an incredible 20 seasons with the Rams and earned seven Pro Bowl nods during his Hall of Fame career.
7. Kurt Warner: after starring in the Arena Football League (AFL), Warner engineered “The Greatest Show on Turf” offense with the Rams and won two MVP awards and a Super Bowl title with three Pro Bowls and a pair of All-Pro seasons as part of his Hall of Fame Cinderella-story career.
6. Eric Dickerson: the NFL’s single-season rushing leader (2,105 yards in 1984), Dickerson started off his career with a league-leading 1,808 rushing yards in 1983 and went on to rush for 1,000+ yards in each of his four-and-half seasons with the Rams for three rushing titles, four Pro Bowls, and four All-Pro selections.
5. Marshall Faulk: perhaps the best dual-threat running back in history, Faulk was only the second running back with 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in a season (after Roger Craig); in his seven seasons with the Rams, he earned four Pro Bowl and three All-Pro selections while winning Offensive Player of the Year in three consecutive seasons, MVP in 2000, and Super Bowl XXXIV.
4. Jack Youngblood: a 7x Pro Bowler and 5x All-Pro, Youngblood played all 14 of his NFL seasons with the Rams and unofficially had 151.5 sacks, including 8x with double-digit sacks and twice leading the league in the category.
3. Aaron Donald: since entering the NFL in 2014, Donald has been a dominant player at the defensive tackle position: the 9x Pro Bowler and 7x All-Pro was not only Defensive Rookie of the Year, but has also won Defensive Player of the Year 3x and was a unanimous selection to the 2010s All-Decade Team while leading the Rams to a Super Bowl title.
2. Merlin Olsen: part of the Rams’ famed “Fearsome Foursome” defensive front, Olsen spent his entire 15-year career with the Rams and set a record with 14 straight Pro Bowls during his career as well as five All-Pro selections.
1. Deacon Jones: though sacks were not yet an official NFL statistic, Jones was the most fearsome defensive lineman of his era and known for his ferocious “head slap” (since outlawed); officially, Pro Football Weekly credits him with 173.5 career sacks (159.5 with the Rams), including three seasons with 20+ sacks, resulting in seven Pro Bowl and five All-Pro nods with the franchise.
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Note: This list includes players who played for the Cleveland Rams and the St. Louis Rams.
Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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