Which of these 7 LA Rams rookies will take a huge step forward in 2024?

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II: The Conductor

The truth of rookie nose tackle Kobie Turner's absolute dominance at the line of scrimmage in his rookie season is historical fact. Where the speculation begins is how far can he grow in Year 2 of his NFL career? The guy debuted with 57 tackles and 9.0 quarterback sacks, all in the course of 697 defensive snaps. That works out to just 62 percent of the time.

That is mind-blowing.

And before someone rushes in to point out that he gets plenty of opportunities to get after the quarterback thanks to offensive linemen focusing on double-teaming his teammate Aaron Donald, the truth of the matter is that Kobie Turner (72 percent) was double-teamed more often than teammate Aaron Donald (63 percent) last season, per ESPN Analytics.

Even facing two offensive linemen, Kobie Turner wasted no time putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks.