Super Bowl 56 will see the Los Angeles Rams go to their fifth Super Bowl in franchise history. During that stretch, the Rams have had some great players suit up for them, but who are the top 10 players to have played for the franchise in those five Super Bowls?
Top 10 Los Angeles Rams players to play in a Super Bowl
Before we go any further, let’s set the ground rules. To be eligible for this list, the player has to have represented the Rams in the Super Bowl. However, when judging the quality of the player and their career, their time away from the Rams franchise will be considered.
Unfortunately, some of the top players in Rams’ franchise history never presented the team in a Super Bowl. Included in that list are DT Merlin Olsen, RB Eric Dickerson, G Tom Mack, DE Deacon Jones, and LT Charlie Cowan. Now that we’ve listed who you won’t see, let’s get into the list that will come in the order of the Super Bowl they first represented the team in.
Super Bowl XIV | Rams vs. Steelers
The Rams’ first appearance in the Super Bowl saw them lose 31-19 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Heading into the game, the Steelers were viewed as 10-point favorites. Nevertheless, in this game, we saw two future Hall of Famers represent the Rams in a Super Bowl for the first time.
Jack Youngblood | DE
Jack Youngblood would spend the entirety of his 14-year career with the Rams before retiring after the 1984 season. Between 1973 and 1979, Youngblood was voted to the Pro Bowl seven consecutive times. He was also a first-team All-Pro five times, second-team All-Pro once, and led the league in sacks twice during that period. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and is part of the All-1970s NFL Team.
Jackie Slater | OT
Like Youngblood, Jackie Slater played his entire 20-year career with the Rams before retiring in 1995. He was voted to the Pro Bowl seven times in eight seasons between 1983 and 1990. While Slater was never chosen as a first-team All-Pro, he did get selected to the second-team on four occasions. Slater went into the Hall of Fame in the same 2001 class as Youngblood.
Super Bowl XXXIV | Rams vs. Titans
The Super Bowl between the Rams and Titans is best remembered for “The Tackle,” but that Rams team gave us five of the 10 players to make this list. Let’s take a look at who from that 1999-2000 team made the cut.
Marshall Faulk | RB
After a successful start to his career in Indianapolis, Marshall Faulk spent the final seven years of his career with the Rams. During his career, Faulk was a highly decorated running back. A Pro Bowl selection seven times, he was a first-team All-Pro three times and a second-team All-Pro on three other occasions.
Faulk also won the NFL MVP award in the 2000 season while finishing second in both 1999 and 2001. He would be selected as Offensive Player of the Year in all three of those seasons, to go with his Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 1994. After retiring in 2005, Faulk was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.
Kurt Warner | QB
Where else would we go next but to the man who won those MVP awards in 1999 and 2001? Kurt Warner’s career did not take the traditional path, but when he was given the chance, he took it with both hands.
In his first three years as a starter, Warner won two MVP awards, was voted to the Pro Bowl three times, and was a first-team All-Pro twice. He would only add one further Pro Bowl selection (2008 with the Arizona Cardinals) during his career. However, after retiring in 2009, Warner was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
Isaac Bruce | WR
Alongside Youngblood, Slater, and Faulk, Isaac Bruce is the last player on this list to have his number retired by the Rams. He spent 14 years with the team, racking up 14,109 receiving yards and 84 touchdowns on 942 receptions. He went to four Pro Bowls and was selected as a second-team All-Pro in 1999. Bruce retired in 2009 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.
Torry Holt | WR
When you look at Torry Holt’s accolades during his career, it is a surprise he has yet to join Bruce in the Hall of Fame. During 10 years with the Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls. He was also a first-team All-Pro in 2003 and a second-team selection in 2006. He retired in 2009 and has been a finalist for the Hall of Fame in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Holt is also a member of the All-2000s NFL Team.
Orlando Pace | OT
After being selected first overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, Orlando Pace anchored the left side of the Rams’ offensive line for 12 years. Between 1999 and 2005, he went to seven straight Pro Bowls and picked up three first-team All-Pro selections as well. Pace retired in 2009 before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016. He was also selected to the All-2000s NFL Team.
Super Bowl XXXVI | Rams vs. Patriots
All of the players in the section above would apply for this Super Bowl as well. However, there is a player who arrived between the two Super Bowls and spent four years with the Rams who deserves to be on the list.
Aeneas Williams | CB/S
Aeneas Williams is the first player on this list to play the majority of his career away from the Rams. An eight-time Pro Bowl selection, Williams was also selected as a first-team All-Pro three times and to the All-1990s team. Even after arriving in St. Louis at 33 years of age, he went to two more Pro Bowls and was named a first-team All-Pro in 2001.
Super Bowl LIII | Rams vs. Patriots
Unsurprisingly as we get close to 2021, there are fewer players who have had a chance to craft a detailed enough story to make it onto this list. Yet, one current player who played in Super Bowl LIII is already a virtual shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
Aaron Donald | DT
It is hard to be a more decorated player than Aaron Donald has been in his career. In 2014, Donald was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Since then, he’s been selected as a first-team All-Pro in the following seven seasons. Additionally, Donald’s been the Defensive Player of the Year three times and in the top five of voting six times. Donald was also selected as part of the Hall of Fame’s All-Decade Team for the 2010-2019 period.
Super Bowl LVI | Rams vs. Bengals
While there are a couple of players on this current Rams roster who could yet make a case for this list, only one player other than Donald has the current criteria.
Von Miller | EDGE
Von Miller was already a “teammate” of Donald’s on that All-Decade team, but in the middle of the 2021 season, he joined him in LA. Miller is a three-time first-team All-Pro player, with four second-team selections to go with it. He was also the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011 and MVP of Super Bowl 50.