Jake Funk seemed like a luxury pick for the Rams in the seventh round of the draft this year. He was an oft-injured running back at a position where Los Angeles didn’t seem to need help, but Funk is poised to carve out a role as a rookie.
He showed why the Rams liked him so much out of Maryland on Saturday night against the Raiders, breaking off a nice 12-yard run in the first quarter. Funk slipped through the defense at the line of scrimmage, quickly got upfield and lowered his shoulder into a defender, running over him to pick up the first down.
Bringin' the Funk 🕺@jakefunk34 with an explosive run for a first down pic.twitter.com/luvPht4Ky4
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 22, 2021
Funk has impressed his coaches this summer and while he still has room to grow, he’s on track to be at worst the No. 3 running back in Los Angeles, carving out a role for himself behind Darrell Henderson Jr.
