TRANSACTIONS: Claimed by the Rams off waivers (5/16/17)... waived by the Colts (5/15/17)...drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round (No. 248 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.
PRO: Fourth-year pro, joined the Rams via waivers in 2017... appeared in 40 career regular season games with 18 starts and started three-of-four postseason contests.
2018 SEASON: Started all 16 games and was part of the offensive line that was named Ford Built Tough Offensive Line of the Year...helped pave the way for RB Todd Gurley II to lead the league in scoring with 21 total touchdowns...vs. Chargers (9/23): Started at right guard...provided time for QB Jared Goff to throw for 350-plus yards in consecutive games...vs. Minnesota (9/27): Started at right guard...provided time for QB Jared Goff to post a perfect QB rating and third-straight game with 350- plus yards while completing over 75 percent of his passes, the longest streak in league history...at Seattle (10/7): Started at right guard...led the way for QB Jared Goff to rush for two yards on a game-clinching fourth-and-one attempt...at Denver (10/14): Started at right guard...helped pave the way for RB Todd Gurley II to post a career-best 208 yards rushing (7.4 yards/rush) and two touchdowns...at San Francisco (10/21): Started at right guard...opened holes for RB Todd Gurley II to score three total touchdowns...vs. Green Bay (10/28): Started at right guard... paved the way for RB Todd Gurley II to amass 195 yards from scrimmage....played all 78 offensive snaps...vs. Seattle (11/11): Started at guard...paved the way for RB Todd Gurley II to amass 160 scrimmage yards...vs. Kansas City (11/19): Played all 80 offensive snaps...provided a pocket for QB Jared Goff to complete 31-of-49 passing attempts for 413 yards...at Detroit (12/2): Started at guard...paved the way for RB Todd Gurley II to rush for 132 yards and two touchdowns...played all 69 offensive snaps... vs. Arizona (12/23): Start at guard...played all 68 offensive snaps...paved the way for newly signed RB C.J. Anderson to rush for 167 yards and a touchdown...vs. San Francisco (12/30): Started at right guard...played all 73 offensive snaps...blocked for RB C.J. Anderson to record his second-consecutive 130-plus yard rushing game...Divisional Round vs. Dallas (1/12/19): Started at right guard...paved the way for two running backs to record 100-plus yards rushing...blocked for the Rams to amass 273 total rushing yards...Championship Round at New Orleans (1/20/19): Started at right guard...provided time for QB Jared Goff to throw for 297 yards...Super Bowl LIII (2/3/19): Started at right guard in Super Bowl debut...played all 65 offensive snaps.
2017 SEASON: Saw action in all 16 regular season games and made one start...at San Francisco (9/21): Entered the game at center after John Sullivan sustained an injury...played 36 snaps at center and aided a line that helped produce 126 yards rushing on 32 carries (3.9 avg.)...vs. Arizona (10/22): Saw action at center and on special teams...entered game at center after John Sullivan sustained an injury...vs. San Francisco (12/31): Started at left guard...Wild Card vs. Atlanta (1/6/18): Saw action on special teams.
2016 SEASON: Competed in eight games and made one start at right guard...saw action in his first career NFL game as an eligible lineman and on special teams in a Week 3 win against San Diego (9/25)...first career start at right guard in a Week 4 contest against Jacksonville...participated on special teams Weeks 5-9 and Week 15.
COLLEGE: Saw action in 52 games with 51 starts as a four-year starter for Iowa...helped bolster a Hawkeye offensive line that allowed the team to start the 2015 campaign 12-0 and earn a spot in the Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl games...started all 14 games in 2015 and named a team captain...an All-American third-team selection by Associated Press...in 2014, started all 13 games including six games at C, one at RG, and the final six at LG...started all 13 games at C in 2013 and helped the Hawkeyes to an 8-4 record and an Outback Bowl appearance as a redshirt sophomore...played in 10 games earning nine starts at right guard as a redshirt freshman in 2012...redshirted as a true freshman in 2011.
PERSONAL: Name pronounced "BLY-th"...attended Williamsburg (Iowa) High School where he was a senior captain, two-time first team all-state selection, three-time first team all-district and All-America honorable mention...a member of the high school wrestling team where he earned three consecutive state heavyweight wrestling titles and placed second as a freshman...holds the state record with 143 career pins...studied communications at Iowa.
