Quentin James Lake (born January 29, 1999) is an American professional football free 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.
Early life Lake was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Irvine, California. He is the son of former NFL player Carnell Lake. He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.
Professional career
Lake was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 211th pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft. He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the regular season. Lake was activated from the reserve/PUP list on November 12, 2022.
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.
On January 1, 2026, Lake signed a three-year, $42 million contract extension with the Rams. He was activated on January 6, ahead of the team's Wild Card matchup against the Carolina Panthers.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 LAR 9 0 10 8 2 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2023 LAR 14 4 53 42 11 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 2024 LAR 17 16 111 73 38 2.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAR 10 10 61 37 24 1.0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 10 1 0 1 20 0 2026 LAR 1 1 10 7 3 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0Career 51 31 245 167 78 4.0 5 2 0 0.0 0 0 25 1 0 2 20 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2023 LAR 1 1 9 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 LAR 2 2 14 9 5 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAR 3 3 20 9 11 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0Career 6 6 43 22 21 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Los Angeles Rams bio UCLA Bruins bio