12 days of Christmas winners for the LA Rams in a Week 16 win over the Jets

(12) - Rookie C Beaux Limmer

On the 12th day of Christmas . . .

The first player on the list, in the slot reserved for 12 drummer drumming, is rookie center Beaux Limmer. When the team's front office pivoted from veteran center Coleman Shelton to signing free agent interior offensive lineman Jonah Jackson, the roster was instantly plunged into a dilemma of who would start at the center position. The team would either be forced to cross-train the newly acquired Jonah Jackson or shift the very promising Steve Avila to center in just his second season of professional football.

As it turned out, neither strategy panned out. Both Jonah Jackson and Steve Avila fell to injury to start the season, compelling the Rams to turn to rookie center Beaux Limmer to start in 2024. Since that time, he was benched only once, in a failed effort to shirt back to Jonah Jackson at center.

Limmer not only secured the role for the team, but has every so steadily filled the role of a starting offensive center in the NFL. His latest game showcased his mobility as well as his stalwart pass blocking:

Forget the grades dooled out for offensive linemen. Limmer is not perfect, as he is still learning his own quarterback's cadence in timing when he should hike the football. But after the ball is hiked, he is a ferocious stone wall that has a love of blocking and the game of football. He will only improve over time. That being said, he is churning at a pretty solid NFL clip right now.