Los Angeles Rams depth chart, Week 8

Week 8: vs the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, November 1 at 4:05 PM ET. SoFi Stadium.

Rams depth chart, as of Oct 29

QB: Matthew Stafford, Stetson Bennett IV, Ty Simpson
RB: Kyren Williams, Blake Corum, Dean Connors
WR1: Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell
WR2: Konata Mumpfield, CJ Daniels
WR3: Jordan Whittington, Alex Bachman
TE: Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson (Questionable)
K: Brandon McManus

Rams injury report, Week 8

Player	Pos	Status	Practice	Injury	Return	Starts instead
Colby Parkinson	TE	Questionable	Wed DNP, Thu DNP	Ribs

Colby Parkinson: Parkinson (ribs) didn't practice Thursday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Rams injured reserve and PUP list

Player	Pos	Status	Injury	Return
Davante Adams	WR	IR	Left hamstring, surgery	Expected back Nov 25
Blake Grupe	K	IR	Knee
Terrance Ferguson	TE	IR	Ankle, sprain	Expected back Nov 8
Ronnie Rivers	RB	IR	Calf
Matthew Caldwell	QB	IR	Undisclosed

Davante Adams: Head coach Sean McVay said Wednesday that Adams had successful surgery on his left hamstring, and the Rams are hopeful that the wide receiver will be able to return on the early side of his 6-to-10-week recovery timetable, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
Terrance Ferguson: Ferguson (ankle) won't return to practice this week, Greg Beacham of the Associated Press reports.

Recent depth chart changes

Oct 23: Colby Parkinson down to TE2 (was TE1)
Oct 23: Tyler Higbee up to TE1 (was TE2)
Oct 22: Konata Mumpfield up to WR2 (second string) (was WR8 (third string))
Oct 21: Blake Grupe down to K2 (was K1)
Oct 21: Brandon McManus added at K1
Oct 20: Jordan Whittington up to WR2 (second string) (was WR8 (third string))

Opponent: Los Angeles Chargers depth chart

QB: Justin Herbert, DJ Uiagalelei, Trey Lance (IR)
RB: Omarion Hampton, Keaton Mitchell, Kimani Vidal
WR1: Ladd McConkey (Questionable), KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR2: Quentin Johnston, Brenen Thompson (Questionable)
WR3: Tre' Harris (Questionable), Theo Wease Jr.
TE: Charlie Kolar, Oronde Gadsden
K: Cameron Dicker

Quick answers

Who is the Rams starting quarterback?

Matthew Stafford, with Stetson Bennett IV and Ty Simpson behind him.

Who starts for the Rams in Week 8?

QB Matthew Stafford, RB Kyren Williams, WR Puka Nacua, Konata Mumpfield, Jordan Whittington, TE Tyler Higbee, K Brandon McManus.

Who is injured for the Rams?

Davante Adams: IR, left hamstring, surgery. Colby Parkinson: Questionable, ribs. Blake Grupe: IR, knee. Terrance Ferguson: IR, ankle, sprain. Ronnie Rivers: IR, calf. Matthew Caldwell: IR, undisclosed.

When do the Rams play next?

Week 8, vs the Los Angeles Chargers, Sun 4:05 PM ET.