Forrest Lamp


Forrest Noah Lamp is an American football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Western Kentucky.

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. Lamp remained the starting left tackle throughout his college career, starting 51 games total in his career.

Professional career

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. 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.
The Los Angeles Chargers selected Lamp in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Lamp was the first offensive guard drafted in 2017.
On May 11, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Lamp to a four-year, $6.66 million contract with $3.75 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.98 million. On August 2, 2017, Lamp suffered a torn ACL during training camp, and was ruled out for his entire rookie season. He was officially placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.
On May 15, 2018, Lamp underwent a minor knee procedure, described as a routine cleanup. 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.