Quentin Lake

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Quentin Lake
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Lake with the Los Angeles Rams in 2025
No. 37  Los Angeles Rams
Position Safety
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1999-01-29) January 29, 1999 (age 27)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
College UCLA (2017–2021)
NFL draft 2022: 6th round, 211th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025
Total tackles 235
Sacks 4.0
Forced fumbles 1
Fumble recoveries 2
Pass deflections 22
Interceptions 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Quentin James Lake (born January 29, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected by the Rams in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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Early life

Lake, whose hometown is Irvine, California, is the son of former NFL player Carnell Lake. He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split
6 ft 1+38 in
(1.86 m)
201 lb
(91 kg)
31+14 in
(0.79 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.59 s1.56 s2.66 s
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2] [3]

Lake was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 211th pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft. [4] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the regular season. [5] Lake was activated from the reserve/PUP list on November 12, 2022. [6]

Lake made 14 appearances (four starts) for Los Angeles in 2023, recording six pass deflections, one fumble recovery, and 53 combined tackles. He appeared in all 17 games (including 16 starts) for the Rams during the 2024 campaign, logging five pass deflections, two sacks, and 111 combined tackles.

Lake began the 2025 season as one of Los Angeles' starting safeties, recording one interception, 10 pass deflections, one forced fumble, one sack, and 61 combined tackles across 10 appearances. On November 19, 2025, Lake was placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery to repair an elbow dislocation suffered in the team's Week 11 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. [7]

On January 1, 2026, Lake signed a three-year, $42 million contract extension with the Rams. [8] He was activated on January 6, ahead of the team's Wild Card matchup against the Carolina Panthers. [9]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFumFRYdsTD
2022 LAR 9010821.01000.000100000
2023 LAR 1445342110.01000.000600100
2024 LAR 171611173382.01000.000500000
2025 LAR 10106137241.02100.00010101200
Career 5030235160754.05100.00022102200

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFumFRYdsTD
2023 LAR 119450.00000.000000000
2024 LAR 2214950.01000.000100000
2025 LAR 33209110.00000.000300000
Career 664322210.01000.000400000

References

  1. Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Quentin Lake Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. "2022 Draft Scout Quentin Lake, UCLA NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. "Quentin Lake 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Jackson, Stu (April 30, 2022). "Rams select DB Quentin Lake with 211th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". TheRams.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. Jackson, Stu (August 30, 2022). "Analysis: Rams' initial 53-man roster for 2022". TheRams.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. @RamsNFL (November 12, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Waived, No Recall RB Malcolm Brown • Activated, from Reserve DB Quentin Lake, G Coleman Shelton, RB Kyren Williams • Activated, from Practice Squad TE Jared Pinkney" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. DaSilva, Cameron (November 19, 2025). "Rams injuries: LA placing 3 starters on injured reserve". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  8. Williams, Charean (January 1, 2026). "Rams sign S Quentin Lake to three-year contract extension". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  9. "Rams activate S Quentin Lake off of IR". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.