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1998 St. Louis Rams
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (17.8/g), 24th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 378 points (23.6/g), 24th.
Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 27th.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (4-12-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 241 for 408, 2,535 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 40 rushes for 156 yards and 3 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996 |
| RB | Robert Holcombe | 23 | Rook | 6 | 98 rushes for 230 yards, 2 td, & 6 catches for 34 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Derrick Harris | 26 | 2 | 14 | 14 rushes for 38 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 57 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 175th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Eddie Kennison | 25 | 2 | 13 | 17 catches for 234 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Ricky Proehl | 30 | 8 | 11 | 60 catches for 771 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Isaac Bruce | 26 | 4 | 5 | 32 catches for 457 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 30 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| TE | Roland Williams | 23 | Rook | 9 | 15 catches for 144 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Ernie Conwell | 26 | 2 | 7 | 15 catches for 105 yards, 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Orlando Pace | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 |
| LG | Fred Miller | 25 | 2 | 15 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
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| C | John Flannery | 29 | 7 | 15 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1991 |
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| RG | Zach Wiegert | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 |
| RT | Wayne Gandy | 27 | 4 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 25 | 3 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Ray Agnew | 31 | 8 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| RDT | D'Marco Farr | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Mike D. Jones | 29 | 7 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1991 |
| LLB | Mike Jones | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Eric Hill | 32 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989 |
| RLB | Roman Phifer | 30 | 7 | 13 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Todd Lyght | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Ryan McNeil | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Dexter McCleon | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Billy Jenkins | 24 | 1 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Keith Lyle | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Wilkins | 26 | 4 | 0 | 20 of 26 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Rick Tuten | 33 | 9 | 0 | 95 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eddie Kennison | 25 | 2 | 13 | 40 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Tony Horne | 22 | Rook | 0 | 56 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Ray Agnew | 31 | DT-DE | 16 | 12 | 285 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 12/9/1967 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| 20 | Taje Allen | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Texas | 11/6/1973 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 158th pick / 1997 |
| 89 | Tyji Armstrong | 28 | TE | 12 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Iowa Central,Mississippi | 10/3/1970 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1992 |
| 12 | Tony Banks | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 4/5/1973 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996 |
| 13 | Steve Bono | 36 | QB | 6 | 2 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/11/1962 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 142nd pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Ethan Brooks | 26 | T | 15 | 0 | 330 | 6-6 | Williams | 4/27/1972 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 229th pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Isaac Bruce | 26 | WR | 5 | 5 | 188 | 6-0 | Memphis | 11/10/1972 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Ron Carpenter | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 1/20/1970 | 5 | |
| 93 | Kevin Carter | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| 56 | Charlie Clemons | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/4/1972 | 1 | |
| 84 | Ernie Conwell | 26 | TE | 7 | 7 | 255 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/17/1972 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| 75 | D'Marco Farr | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-1 | Washington | 6/9/1971 | 4 | |
| 63 | John Flannery | 29 | G-C | 16 | 15 | 303 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 1/13/1969 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1991 |
| 59 | London Fletcher | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 5-10 | John Carroll | 5/19/1975 | Rook | |
| 70 | Wayne Gandy | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 60 | Mike Gruttadauria | 26 | C | 11 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 12/6/1972 | 2 | |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | 21 | WR | 9 | 4 | 189 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 6/3/1977 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| 33 | Derrick Harris | 26 | RB | 16 | 14 | 253 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/18/1972 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 175th pick / 1996 |
| 26 | June Henley | 23 | RB | 11 | 3 | 226 | 5-10 | Kansas | 9/4/1975 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 163rd pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Jon Hesse | 25 | LB | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 6/6/1973 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 221st pick / 1997 |
| 54 | Eric Hill | 32 | LB | 15 | 15 | 258 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/14/1966 | 9 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989 |
| 27 | Greg Hill | 26 | RB | 2 | 2 | 207 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/23/1972 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 25th pick / 1994 |
| 25 | Robert Holcombe | 23 | RB | 13 | 6 | 208 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/11/1975 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1998 |
| 82 | Tony Horne | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 173 | 5-9 | Clemson | 3/21/1976 | Rook | |
| 46 | Mitch Jacoby | 25 | TE | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 12/8/1973 | 1 | |
| 22 | Billy Jenkins | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 205 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/8/1974 | 1 | |
| 52 | Mike Jones | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/15/1969 | 7 | |
| 90 | Mike D. Jones | 29 | DE | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 8/25/1969 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1991 |
| 88 | Eddie Kennison | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| 31 | Amp Lee | 27 | RB | 14 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida State | 10/1/1971 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1992 |
| 57 | Leonard Little | 24 | DE | 6 | 0 | 261 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/19/1974 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 1998 |
| 41 | Todd Lyght | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/9/1969 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| 35 | Keith Lyle | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/17/1972 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994 |
| 23 | Gerald McBurrows | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1973 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995 |
| 21 | Dexter McCleon | 25 | DB | 15 | 6 | 195 | 5-10 | Clemson | 10/9/1973 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997 |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | 28 | DB | 16 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| 73 | Fred Miller | 25 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| 44 | Jerald Moore | 24 | RB | 11 | 4 | 225 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 11/20/1974 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1996 |
| 61 | Tom Nutten | 27 | G-C | 4 | 2 | 280 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 6/8/1971 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 221st pick / 1995 |
| 76 | Orlando Pace | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-7 | Ohio State | 11/4/1975 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 |
| 58 | Roman Phifer | 30 | LB | 13 | 13 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| 66 | Joe Phillips | 35 | NT-DT-DE | 13 | 4 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| 87 | Ricky Proehl | 30 | WR | 16 | 11 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 8 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| 94 | Jeff Robinson | 28 | TE | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/20/1970 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1993 |
| 37 | Mike Scurlock | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Arizona | 2/26/1972 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 140th pick / 1995 |
| 95 | Corey Sears | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 314 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 4/15/1973 | Rook | |
| 51 | Lorenzo Styles | 24 | LB | 7 | 3 | 245 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/31/1974 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 77th pick / 1995 |
| 83 | J.T. Thomas | 27 | WR | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 7/11/1971 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 240th pick / 1995 |
| 28 | David Thompson | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 1/13/1975 | 1 | |
| 50 | Ryan Tucker | 23 | T | 5 | 0 | 325 | 6-6 | TCU | 6/12/1975 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 |
| 11 | Rick Tuten | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Florida State,Miami (FL) | 1/5/1965 | 9 | |
| 55 | Phillip Ward | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/11/1974 | Rook | |
| 10 | Kurt Warner | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 6/22/1971 | Rook | |
| 72 | Zach Wiegert | 26 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 309 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 8/16/1972 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 |
| 14 | Jeff Wilkins | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 4/19/1972 | 4 | |
| 96 | Jay Williams | 27 | DE | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/13/1971 | 3 | |
| 86 | Roland Williams | 23 | TE | 13 | 9 | 265 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 4/27/1975 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Grant Wistrom | 22 | DE | 13 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/3/1976 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1998 |
| 32 | Toby Wright | 28 | DB | 3 | 3 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 11/19/1970 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1994 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 243.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.3 |