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1996 St. Louis Rams
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 303 points (18.9/g), 20th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 409 points (25.6/g), 27th.
Differential of -106 points (-6.6/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Coached by Rich Brooks (6-10-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tony Banks | 23 | Rook | 13 | 192 for 368, 2,544 yards, 15 td, 15 int, & 61 rushes for 212 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996 |
| RB | Lawrence Phillips | 21 | Rook | 11 | 193 rushes for 632 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 28 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1996 |
| RB | Harold Green | 28 | 6 | 5 | 127 rushes for 523 yards, 4 td, & 37 catches for 246 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Derrick Harris | 24 | Rook | 6 | 3 rushes for 5 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 17 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 175th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Isaac Bruce* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 84 catches for 1,338 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| WR | Eddie Kennison | 23 | Rook | 14 | 54 catches for 924 yards, 9 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Ernie Conwell | 24 | Rook | 8 | 15 catches for 164 yards, 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Aaron Laing | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 catches for 116 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 137th pick / 1994 |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 25 | 2 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Leo Goeas | 30 | 6 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| C | Bern Brostek | 30 | 6 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1990 |
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| RG | Dwayne White | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 167th pick / 1990 |
| RT | Zach Wiegert | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 23 | 1 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Jimmie Jones | 30 | 6 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| RDT | D'Marco Farr | 25 | 2 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Leslie O'Neal | 32 | 10 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Carlos Jenkins | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1991 |
| MLB | Robert Jones | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Roman Phifer | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Todd Lyght | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Anthony Parker | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Toby Wright | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Gerald McBurrows | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| FS | Keith Lyle | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chip Lohmiller | 30 | 8 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1988 |
| P | Sean Landeta | 34 | 11 | 0 | 78 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eddie Kennison | 23 | Rook | 14 | 29 punt returns for a 14.6 average and 2 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| KR | J.T. Thomas | 25 | 1 | 1 | 30 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 240th pick / 1995 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Ashmore | 27 | T | 6 | 0 | 310 | 6-7 | Northwestern | 11/1/1969 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 171st pick / 1992 |
| Tony Banks | 23 | QB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 4/5/1973 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996 |
| Chuck Belin | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 10/27/1970 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 127th pick / 1993 |
| Bern Brostek | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Washington | 9/11/1966 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1990 |
| Isaac Bruce* | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-0 | Memphis | 11/10/1972 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| Kevin Carter | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| Hayward Clay | 23 | TE | 11 | 4 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/5/1973 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 201st pick / 1996 |
| Ernie Conwell | 24 | TE | 10 | 8 | 255 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/17/1972 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| Keith Crawford | 26 | WR-DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1970 | 3 | |
| Paschall Davis | 27 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/5/1969 | 1 | |
| Torin Dorn | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 2/29/1968 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 95th pick / 1990 |
| Troy Drayton | 26 | TE | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/29/1970 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1993 |
| D'Marco Farr | 25 | DT | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-1 | Washington | 6/9/1971 | 2 | |
| Cedric Figaro | 30 | LB | 15 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/17/1966 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1988 |
| Wayne Gandy | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| Percell Gaskins | 24 | LB | 15 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | Kansas State,Northwest Oklahoma State | 4/25/1972 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 105th pick / 1996 |
| Leo Goeas | 30 | G-T | 16 | 13 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 8/15/1966 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| Antonio Goss | 30 | LB | 8 | 3 | 228 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 8/11/1966 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 319th pick / 1989 |
| Harold Green | 28 | RB | 16 | 5 | 222 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 1/29/1968 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1990 |
| Mike Gruttadauria | 24 | C | 9 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 12/6/1972 | Rook | |
| Derrick Harris | 24 | RB | 11 | 6 | 253 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/18/1972 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 175th pick / 1996 |
| James Harris | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 266 | 6-6 | Temple | 5/13/1968 | 3 | |
| Marcus Holliday | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/16/1973 | Rook | |
| Thomas Homco | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/8/1970 | 3 | |
| Carlos Huerta | 27 | K | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-7 | Miami (FL) | 6/29/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 315th pick / 1992 |
| Jesse James | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 311 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 9/16/1971 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1995 |
| Carlos Jenkins | 28 | LB | 13 | 10 | 217 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 7/12/1968 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1991 |
| Jimmie Jones | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 285 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/9/1966 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| Robert Jones | 27 | LB | 16 | 13 | 244 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 9/27/1969 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| Eddie Kennison | 23 | WR | 15 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| Jon Kirksey | 26 | DT | 11 | 1 | 350 | 6-4 | Sacramento State | 2/21/1970 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 221st pick / 1993 |
| Aaron Laing | 25 | TE | 12 | 8 | 260 | 6-3 | Lamar,New Mexico State | 7/19/1971 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 137th pick / 1994 |
| Sean Landeta | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Towson State | 1/6/1962 | 11 | |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 27 | DB | 13 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 4/7/1969 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 80th pick / 1992 |
| Chip Lohmiller | 30 | K | 15 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 7/16/1966 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1988 |
| Todd Lyght | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/9/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| Keith Lyle | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/17/1972 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994 |
| Jamie Martin | 26 | QB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Weber State | 2/8/1970 | Rook | |
| Gerald McBurrows | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 208 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1973 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| Fred Miller | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| Billy Milner | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 304 | 6-5 | Houston | 6/21/1972 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1995 |
| Jerald Moore | 22 | RB | 11 | 4 | 225 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 11/20/1974 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1996 |
| Herman O'Berry | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Oregon | 7/11/1971 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 220th pick / 1995 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 32 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1964 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| Chuck Osborne | 23 | DT | 15 | 1 | 290 | 6-2 | Arizona | 11/2/1973 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 222nd pick / 1996 |
| Anthony Parker | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 181 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 2/11/1966 | 7 | |
| Roman Phifer | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 21 | RB | 15 | 11 | 212 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/12/1975 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1996 |
| Greg Robinson | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | La-Monroe | 8/7/1969 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 208th pick / 1993 |
| Jermaine Ross | 25 | WR | 15 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/27/1971 | 2 | |
| Mike Scurlock | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Arizona | 2/26/1972 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 140th pick / 1995 |
| J.T. Thomas | 25 | WR | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 7/11/1971 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 240th pick / 1995 |
| Joe Valerio | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Pennsylvania | 2/11/1969 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1991 |
| Marquis Walker | 24 | DB | 8 | 4 | 175 | 5-10 | Southeast Missouri State | 7/6/1972 | Rook | |
| Steve Walsh | 30 | QB | 3 | 3 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| Alberto White | 25 | DE | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/8/1971 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 268th pick / 1992 |
| Dwayne White | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 2/10/1967 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 167th pick / 1990 |
| Zach Wiegert | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 8/16/1972 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 |
| Billy Williams | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Northeast Oklahoma A&M,Tennessee | 6/7/1971 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1995 |
| Jay Williams | 25 | DE | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/13/1971 | 1 | |
| Mark Williams | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/17/1971 | 2 | |
| Alexander Wright | 29 | WR | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Auburn | 7/19/1967 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 26th pick / 1990 |
| Toby Wright | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 11/19/1970 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1994 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 242.0 | 6-1.7 | 2.7 |