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These 4 players are looking to climb the Rams career stat leaderboards

   

Three Los Angeles Rams players, Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, and Cooper Kupp are positioned to make big moves up the team’s individual career stat leaderboards. Another is Tyler Higbee, and his ascent depends on return from a major injury.

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Already charted in the NFL’s all-time Top 10 career numbers. Stafford, after 12 years with the Detroit Lions and now in his fourth season in L.A., is ready to reach for #1 quarterback status on two NFL teams.

Kyren Williams is looking up at a long list ahead of him, but can to build on a breakout season. Another stellar season and he’ll jump way up the ranks, but it might not come easy, he’ll have to fight off nagging injuries and competition from a touted rookie.

Needing to prove that injuries have not put him in the twilight of his career at an early stage, Kupp needs to stack up full-season stats if he’s to seriously challenge as the Rams all-time leading receiver. It won’t be easy to catch the two Hall of Famer’s (that’s right, two, Torry Holt’s exclusion is unacceptable).

Tyler Higbee is already the Rams most productive tight end. He’s been beaten up his whole career and now has to come back from a major knee injury. His grit will get him into L.A. all-time Top 10 and if can come back for a couple more seasons, Top 5 is a strong possibility.

Passing- Matthew Stafford

Attempts

At #9 with 1425, Staff should easily pass past-Rams greats Bob Waterfield, Kurt Warner, and Norm Van Brocklin (Sam Bradford, too) into #5. Breaking into the Top 3 will take him fully playing out his contract through 2026, maybe more.

  1. Roman Gabriel- 3313 (1962-1972)
  2. Jim Everett- 3277 (1986-1993)
  3. Marc Bulger- 3171 (2001-2010)
  4. Jared Goff- 2421 (2016-2021)
  5. Norm Van Brocklin- 1897 (1949-1957)
  6. Sam Bradford- 1760 (2010-2014)
  7. Kurt Warner- 1688 (1998-2003)
  8. Bob Waterfield- 1617 (1945-1952)
  9. Matthew Stafford- 1425 (2021-2023)

Completions

It will only take 200 to move Stafford from #8 (936) into Kurt Warner’s #5 position (1121). Even a 2024 Herculean effort still leaves him short of #4 Jared Goff, but #1 is in range with three strong seasons.

  1. Marc Bulger- 1969
  2. Jim Everett- 1847
  3. Roman Gabriel- 1705
  4. Jared Goff- 1536
  5. Kurt Warner- 1121
  6. Sam Bradford-
  7. Norm Van Brocklin- 1011
  8. Matthew Stafford- 936

Yards

A best-ever season would bump him into Van Brocklin’s #5 spot, but realistically, moving from #9 (10,938) to #6 and supplanting Warner (14,447) is in the cards. Again, it would take three strong season’s to grab the top spot.

  1. Jim Everett- 23,758
  2. Marc Bulger- 22,814
  3. Roman Gabriel- 22,223
  4. Jared Goff- 18,171
  5. Norm Van Brocklin-16,114
  6. Kurt Warner- 14,447
  7. Bob Waterfield- 11,849
  8. Sam Bradford- 11,065
  9. Matthew Stafford- 10,938

Touchdowns

Sitting at #8, Stafford (75) moving into Jared Goff’s (107) #5 position is a realistic forecast. Averaging 30 per season over three (life of his contract), puts him a #1.

  1. Roman Gabriel- 164
  2. Jim Everett- 142
  3. Marc Bulger- 122
  4. Norm Van Brocklin-118
  5. Jared Goff- 107
  6. Kurt Warner- 102
  7. Bob Waterfield- 97
  8. Matthew Stafford- 75

Rushing- Kyren Williams

Attempts

Currently #38 (263) and it’s within William’s grasp to bump Charles White (504) out of the Top 20, although he’s more likely to pass 2023 teammate Darell Henderson (442) for #23 and #22 Dick Hoerner (450).

  1. Steven Jackson- 2395 (2004-2012)
  2. Eric Dickerson- 1525 (1983-1987)
  3. Marshall Faulk-1447 (1999-2006)
  4. Lawrence McCutcheon- 1435 (1972-1979)
  5. Todd Gurley- 1265 (2015-2020)
  6. Dick Bass- 1218 (1960-1969)
  7. Cullen Bryant- 802 (1973-1982, 1987)
  8. Les Josephson- 797 (1964-1967, 1969-1974)
  9. Jerome Bettis- 796 (1993-1995)
  10. Wendell Tyler- 720 (1977-1982)
  11. Jon Arnett- 688 (1957-1963)
  12. Tank Younger- 682 (1949-1957)
  13. Dan Towler- 672 (1950-1955)
  14. Cleveland Gary- 667 (1989-1993)
  15. Willie Ellison- 656 (1967-1972)
  16. John Cappalletti- 632 (1974-1978)
  17. Jim Bertelsen- 614 (1972-1976)
  18. Greg Bell- 568 (1987-1989)
  19. Johnny Drake- 525 (1937-1941)
  20. Charles White- 504 (1985-1988)
  21. Larry Smith- 473 (1969-1973)
  22. Dick Hoerner- 450 (1947-1951)
  23. Darrell Henderson- 442 (2019-2023)
  24. Joe Marconi-345 (1956-1961)
  25. Tommy Wilson- 389 (1956-1961)
  26. Lawrence Phillips- 376 (1996-1997)
  27. Robert Delpino- 371 (1988-1992)
  28. Cam Akers- 360 (2020-2023)
  29. Mike Guman- 342 (1980-1988)
  30. Ben Wilson-328 (1963-1965)
  31. Zac Stacy- 326 (2013-2015)
  32. Barry Redden- 325 (1982-1986)
  33. Fred Gehrke- 318 (1940, 1945-1949)
  34. Malcom Brown- 316 (2015-2020, 2022)
  35. Roman Gabriel- 315 (1962-1972)
  36. Parker Hall- 312 (1939-1942)
  37. Ron Waller- 285 (1955-1958)
  38. Kyren Williams- 263 (2022-2023)

Yards

Williams could easily rise up into the Top 20 and pass John Cappalletti’s 2246 for #18. Currently sitting at #33 with 1283, another 1000 yard year boosts him, past Greg Bell into #17.

  1. Steven Jackson- 10,135
  2. Eric Dickerson- 7245
  3. Marshall Faulk- 6969
  4. Lawrence McCutcheon- 6186
  5. Dick Bass- 5417
  6. Todd Gurley- 5404
  7. Dan Towler- 3493
  8. Les Josephson- 3407
  9. Tank Younger- 3296
  10. Wendell Tyler- 3266
  11. Cullen Bryant- 3119
  12. Jerome Bettis- 3091
  13. Willie Ellison- 2901
  14. Jon Arnett- 2892
  15. Cleveland Gary- 2634
  16. Jim Bertelsen- 2466
  17. Greg Bell- 2375
  18. John Cappalletti- 2246
  19. Charles White- 2133
  20. Tommy Wilson- 2130
  21. Dick Hoerner- 2010
  22. Larry Smith- 1908
  23. Darrell Henderson- 1854
  24. Joe Marconi- 1789
  25. Johnny Drake- 1700
  26. Fred Gehrke- 1591
  27. Ron Waller- 1564
  28. Skeets Quinlan- 1510 (1952-1956)
  29. Barry Redden- 1490
  30. Cam Akers- 1443
  31. Robert Delpino- 1391
  32. Mike Guman- 1286
  33. Kyren Williams- 1283

Touchdowns

It’s within reason to forecast Williams scoring 10 times and upping his career total to 22. This would move him from a tie for 19th with Tony Baker, Malcom Brown, and Lawrence Phillips and past Joe Marconi’s into #15.

  1. Marshall Faulk- 58
  2. Todd Gurley- 58
  3. Steven Jackson and Eric Dickerson- 56
  4. Dan Towler- 43
  5. Dick Bass- 34
  6. Wendell Tyler- 33
  7. Greg Bell and Tank Younger- 31
  8. Roman Gabriel and Dick Hoerner- 28
  9. Johnny Drake and Cleveland Gary- 24
  10. Lawrence McCutcheon- 23
  11. Joe Marconi- 21
  12. Cullen Bryant and Willie Ellison- 20
  13. Jon Arnett- 19
  14. Les Josehson- 17
  15. Jim Bertelsen- 16
  16. John Cappalletti and Darrell Henderson- 15
  17. Charles White- 14
  18. Jerome Bettis, Fred Gehrke, Bob Waterfield, and Tommy Wilson- 13
  19. Kyren Williams- 12

Receiving- Cooper Kupp and Tyler Higbee

Receptions

#4 Kupp (567) should easily pass #3 Henry Ellard (593), but it will take four consecutive 100 catch seasons to challenge the top two, Torry Holt (869) and Issac Bruce (942). Higbee’s (353) already the Rams top receiving tight end and at #9 overall, it depends on his recovery from knee surgery to get the 15 catches needed to pass Robert Woods (367) for #8.

  1. Issac Bruce- 942 (1994-2007)
  2. Torry Holt- 869 (1999-2008)
  3. Henry Ellard- 593 (1983-1993)
  4. Cooper Kupp- 567 (2017-2023)
  5. Marshall Faulk- 470 (1999-2006)
  6. Steven Jackson- 407 (2004-2012)
  7. Tom Fears- 400 (1948-1956)
  8. Robert Woods- 367 (2017-2022)
  9. Tyler Higbee- 353 (2016-2023)

Yards

Locked behind the big three of Ellard (9761), Holt (12,660), and Bruce (14,109), Kupp (7066) will need at least two more big seasons to forge forward. #14 Higbee (3602) only needs 10 yards to move up one spot past Bob Boyd (3611), but likely won’t get on the field soon enough to challenge anyone else.

  1. Issac Bruce- 14109
  2. Torry Holt- 12660
  3. Henry Ellard- 9761
  4. Cooper Kupp- 7066
  5. Elroy Hirsch- 6299 (1949-1957)
  6. Jack Snow- 6012 (1965-1975)
  7. Tom Fears- 5397
  8. Willie Anderson- 5246 (1988-1994)
  9. Red Phillips- 4953 (1958-1964)
  10. Robert Woods-4626
  11. Jim Benton-4556 (1938-1940, 1942, 1944-1947)
  12. Marshall Faulk- 4971
  13. Bob Boyd- 3611 (1950-1951, 1953-1957)
  14. Tyler Higbee- 3602

Touchdowns

With 51, Kupp should easily pass #3 Elroy Hirsch (53). Higbee (22) checks in at #15 and only one behind Robert Woods. Health willing, he has good chance to break into the Top 10 over the next couple of years.

  1. Issac Bruce- 84
  2. Torry Holt- 74
  3. Elroy Hirsch- 53
  4. Cooper Kupp- 51
  5. Henry Ellard- 48
  6. Jack Snow- 45
  7. Jim Benton-42
  8. Tom Fears- 38
  9. Harold Jackson- 36 (1968, 1973-1977)
  10. Bob Boyd- 28
  11. Marshall Faulk- 27
  12. Red Phillips- 27
  13. Willie Anderson- 26 (1988-1994)
  14. Robert Woods-23
  15. Tyler Higbee- 22

Any others?

The Rams have had some good punters over their history, so second-year Ethan Evans has a long way to go to challenge the Big 3 of Johnny Hekker, Donnie Jones, and Dale Hatcher. He should fly well up the boards on his rookie contract alone.

Even though he’s retired, it’s too hard to pass up a chance to shout out Aaron Donald, who took his 111 sacks with him. #29t Michael Hecht (10.5) is the Rams active leader, rookie upstart Kobie Turner (9) is at #31t, while another rookie Byron Young (8) is right behind at #33t.

Ending with esoterica

Right tackle Rob Havenstein has recovered 9 fumbles over his career and is knocking on the door of the Top 10 in that category.

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