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Which Rams linebackers emerge to start in 2021?

In Sean McVay’s first season, the four Rams linebackers with the most snaps were Alec Ogletree (86%), Mark Barron (77%), Connor Barwin (61%), and Robert Quinn (59%). The following year, Cory Littleton (95%) led all Rams defensive players in snaps, and was followed at his position by Samson Ebukam (68.5%), Barron (56%), and Matt Longacre (28%).

That’s six different linebackers playing in at least 55% of the snaps over two seasons.

Littleton again led the defense in snaps (94%) in 2019, but was now followed by Dante Fowler (79%), Clay Matthews (55.5%), and Ebukam (51%). Then Littleton took his snaps to Las Vegas and the Rams’ new linebacking leader in playing time was Leonard Floyd (89.