LOS ANGELES RAMS – The first open practice of 2024 Rams Training Camp presented UNIFY Financial Credit Union was held Thursday evening, featuring standout plays from wide receiver Cooper Kupp and defensive back Kamren Curl, rookie running back Blake Corum's involvement and more.

Here are 10 things that stood out from the session:

1) Extended look at Corum: The third-round pick was mixed in quite a bit, but head coach Sean McVay emphasized after Thursday's practice that running backs coach Ron Gould has autonomy over how often running backs rotate and who is involved. So, don't draw sweeping conclusions from one practice.

2) Going deep: One of the best passes of the day came on a quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo deep ball down the sideline to running back Ronnie Rivers, dropping it right into Rivers' arms in stride.

3) Williams appears to get hurt on last play of practice: Head coach Sean McVay said he's not sure what happened to defensive back Darious Williams on the final play of practice, but that Williams felt his hamstring.

4) Denied by Curl: One of the best defensive plays of the day came via Curl, who showed his range when he ran across the field to the sideline to deflect a mid-range pass by quarterback Matthew Stafford intended for wide receiver Demarcus Robinson.

5) With inches to spare: Kupp had one of the best catches of the day on a toe-tap grab in the back of the endzone on a pass from Stafford during redzone drills.

6) Jared Verse, Braden Fiske continue to make presence felt: The defensive rookies have had a strong start to training camp. McVay noted feeling Verse in pass rush situations today, as well as yesterday, and also felt Fiske's presence over the last two days. On one play, Verse applied pressure that helped defensive back Cobie Durant make a timely pass breakup on a Stafford mid-range pass down the sideline intended for Kupp.

7) Stafford-Kupp connection: This was on display via timing and anticipation between both players throughout Thursday's practice. On one play, Stafford timed the pass perfectly before Kupp made the break at the top of his route, and Kupp was there to make the sliding catch.

8) Desai working in role similar to Jimmy Lake's last season: While his title says senior defensive assistant/associate head coach, Desai spent time during Thursday's practice on the offensive sideline.

"In the first couple months of getting to know Sean, I've really enjoyed him," McVay said of Desai. "He's got an unbelievable capacity for the game and a great humility about himself, and so I'm glad we were able to talk him into coming and joining us in the spring."

9) Whittington catch impresses: Rookie wide receiver Jordan Whittington also made an impressive catch on a pass from Stafford.

10) One more Stafford pass for good measure: One of Stafford's best traits is his ability to manipulate the defense with his eyes, and that came to life on a rifled deep completion over the middle to wide receiver Puka Nacua, holding the linebackers in order to create space around Nacua allowing Nacua to make the catch.