Quentin Lake

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.

Quentin Lake

Lake with the Los Angeles Rams in 2025
No. 37 – Los Angeles Rams
Position	Safety
Roster status	Injured reserve
Personal information
Born	(1999-01-29) January 29, 1999 (age 26) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	204 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
Los Angeles Rams (2022–present)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
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

Lake, whose hometown is Irvine, California, is the son of former NFL player Carnell Lake.^[1][2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m)	9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m)	4.59 s	1.56 s	2.66 s
All values from NFL Combine[3][4][5]

Lake was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 211th pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft.^[6] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the regular season.^[7] Lake was activated from the reserve/PUP list on November 12, 2022.^[8]

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.^[9]