Forrest Lamp Explained

Forrest Lamp
Position:Guard
Birth Date:February 20, 1994
Birth Place:Venice, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:310
High School:Venice
College:Western Kentucky (2012–2016)
Draftyear:2017
Draftround:2
Draftpick:38
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:26
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:18
Pfr:LampFo00

Forrest Noah Lamp (born February 20, 1994) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Early years

Lamp attended Venice High School in Venice, Florida. He played both offensive and defensive line. He committed to Western Kentucky University to play college football.

College career

Lamp redshirted his first year at Western Kentucky in 2012. He opened the season as the starter at right guard, before shifting to left tackle for the final nine games.[1] Lamp remained the starting left tackle throughout his college career, starting 51 games total in his career.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Lamp received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and had his stock quickly rise after a solid week of practice. He injured his ankle and was unable to play in the game. Although he played offensive tackle throughout his collegiate career, many teams speculated a switch to guard in the NFL due to his lack of arm length. He also attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the combine drills. At Western Kentucky's Pro Day, Lamp opted to only run positional drills and stood on his combine performance.[7] NFL draft experts and analysts projected Lamp to be selected in the first round. He was ranked the top guard in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and Pro Football Focus, the top offensive lineman by ESPN, the top interior offensive lineman by NFL media analysts Mike Mayock and Bucky Brooks, and the third best offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Los Angeles Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Lamp in the second round (38th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[13] Lamp was the first offensive guard drafted in 2017.[14] On May 11, the Chargers signed Lamp to a four-year, $6.66 million contract with $3.75 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.98 million.[15] On August 2, 2017, Lamp suffered a torn ACL during training camp, and was ruled out for his entire rookie season.[16] He was officially placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[17]

On May 15, 2018, Lamp underwent a minor knee procedure, described as a routine cleanup.[18] He entered 2018 as a backup guard to starters Dan Feeney and Michael Schofield. He only played in two games, and was a healthy scratch for much of the season.

In 2019, Lamp played in seven games with two starts before suffering a broken fibula. He was placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2019.[19]

Lamp started all 16 games at left guard for the Chargers in 2020, leading the league with 1,174 total snaps.[20]

Buffalo Bills

Lamp signed with the Buffalo Bills on April 15, 2021.[21] [22] He was placed on injured reserve on August 23, 2021, and released two days later.[23]

New Orleans Saints

On October 19, 2021, Lamp was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints. He re-signed with the Saints on April 1, 2022.[24] He was placed on injured reserve on August 19, 2022. He was released on October 25.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/wku-s-lamp-has-built-himself-into-one-of-nation/article_fc088bd8-1ddc-5240-8658-a156f5d4446b.html WKU's Lamp has built himself into one of nation's best O-linemen
  2. http://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/lamp-gets-special-moment-in-final-game/article_c994661b-5c67-5c6d-91c1-f64a8cb3cbf6.html Lamp gets special moment in final game
  3. http://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/wku-has-full-trust-in-lamp-as-one-of-nation/article_88d95337-6ecf-5b77-a425-c4556f6c26ab.html WKU has full trust in Lamp as one of nation's top linemen
  4. http://www.kentucky.com/sports/other-sports/article98434997.html Lamp, WKU look to prove last season wasn't a 'one-hit wonder'
  5. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-meet-forrest-lamp-the-nfls-next-great-guard-prospect/ 2017 NFL Draft: Meet Forrest Lamp, the NFL's next great guard prospect
  6. Web site: Taylor, Lamp focused on CUSA title before pro careers become reality . January 27, 2017 . August 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822014046/http://www.wbko.com/content/sports/Taylor-Lamp-focused-on-CUSA-title-before-pro-careers-become-reality-401533125.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Forrest Lamp, DS #1 OG, Western Kentucky . May 26, 2017 . nfldraftscout.com.
  8. Web site: Chris Burke . April 25, 2017 . 2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position . May 26, 2017 . si.com.
  9. Web site: Jeff Legwold . April 22, 2017 . Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects . May 26, 2017 . ESPN.com.
  10. Web site: Top 32 Prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft . May 26, 2017 . profootballfocus.Com.
  11. Web site: . April 25, 2017 . Bucky Brooks' top 5 2017 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0 . May 26, 2017 . NFL.com.
  12. Web site: . April 25, 2017 . Mike Mayock's top 5 2017 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0 . May 26, 2017 . NFL.com.
  13. Web site: 2017 NFL Draft Listing . May 17, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  14. Web site: Henne, Ricky . April 28, 2017 . Chargers Select Mauling OL Forrest Lamp . Chargers.com.
  15. Web site: Spotrac.com: Forrest Lamp contract . May 26, 2017 . Spotrac.com.
  16. Web site: Sessler . Marc . August 2, 2017 . Chargers rookie OL Forrest Lamp suffers torn ACL . NFL.com.
  17. Web site: Henne, Ricky . September 2, 2017 . Los Angeles Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117210505/http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/09/02/los-angeles-chargers-cut-down-roster-53 . January 17, 2018 . Chargers.com.
  18. Web site: Forrest Lamp undergoes knee surgery . May 15, 2018 . NFL.
  19. Web site: October 23, 2019 . Forrest Lamp Placed on Injured Reserve . Chargers.com.
  20. Web site: Forrest Lamp New Orleans Saints G NFL and PFF stats PFF.
  21. News: Glab, Maddy . April 7, 2021 . Bills agree to terms with guard Forrest Lamp . BuffaloBills.com . April 15, 2021.
  22. Web site: 2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April . April 15, 2021 . NFL.com.
  23. Web site: August 23, 2021 . Bills sign RB Kerrith Whyte and CB Tim Harris . BuffaloBills.com.
  24. Web site: New Orleans Saints agree to terms with guard Forrest Lamp. NewOrleansSaints.com. April 1, 2022.