Player
Quentin Lake
DB · Rams
Quentin Lake: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
6th-round pick → 114-tackle full-time starter in three seasons.
TrendQuentin Lake — career (LAR)
| Season | Comb | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 54 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 114 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 79 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
Lake was a 6th-round pick (#211 overall) in 2022 out of UCLA — the kind of selection where success is finding a special-teams contributor. By 2023 he was a rotational starter, by 2024 he was the every-snap free safety (114 combined tackles), and by 2025 his role had shifted again — Raheem Morris dialed back his run-game responsibilities and weaponized his coverage instincts.
That's a Day 3 pick turning into the defensive captain in three years.
Combined tackles by season
| Season | Tackles |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2024 | 114 |
| 2025 | 79 |
13 PDs in 2025 — more than DOUBLE his prior career total, with his first 2 INTs.
AnomalyPass-coverage production by season
| Season | PD | INT | FF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Through 3 NFL seasons (2022–24), Lake had a total of 13 PDs and zero career interceptions. In 2025 alone he posted 13 PDs and his first 2 NFL INTs — including a key pick of Cooper Rush in a Week 6 win over Baltimore.
It's the kind of jump that signals a switch from quality run-defending safety to legitimate ball-hawking starter. His PD total in 2025 was top-10 among all safeties and tied him with multiple All-Pro candidates.
From 'tackle-heavy SAF' in 2024 to 'coverage SAF' in 2025 — same player, completely different fingerprint.
SplitRole shift: 2024 vs 2025
| Stat | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Combined tackles | 114 | 79 |
| Solo tackles | 71 | 44 |
| Pass deflections | 6 | 13 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks | 2 | 1 |
2024 Lake was a downhill, run-fit safety — 71 solo tackles in a 114-tackle season. 2025 saw him drop into deeper coverage zones and trade 35 tackles for 7 extra PDs and 2 INTs. The Rams shifted Lake's alignment, and the box defending got handed off to others.
Defensive coordinators only do this when the player wins the coverage chess match — Lake's coverage productivity per snap nearly doubled.
He played in his first NFC Championship in 2025 — a Rams safety chasing a ring.
RareLake recorded his first career playoff INT in 2025 (Wildcard win over Carolina) — a deep-middle break on a Bryce Young throw to Jalen Coker that he forced into Cobie Durant's hands for an INT credit.
It's the kind of veteran-leader play the Rams' 2024 draft + free-agency strategy was built around. Lake, drafted in the 6th round in 2022, is now the player who quarterbacks the back end of a playoff defense — sharing the secondary with veterans Kamren Curl and Cobie Durant.
Among 2022 draft DBs, only a handful have a 110-tackle season AND a 13-PD season. Lake has both.
ComparisonThe 2022 DB class produced first-rounders (Hamilton, Stingley, Booth, McCreary) and high pick coverage profiles. Lake — pick #211 — has carved out the 'every-down chess piece' role that a lot of those first-rounders haven't quite landed.
He's the rare Day-3 DB who's hit both volume markers (110+ tackles) and coverage markers (13+ PD) in separate seasons. The 2025 contract conversation in LA likely lands him as one of the bigger upcoming safety paydays from his draft class.
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