Is This Former Georgia Quarterback Already the Rams QB Two?

So here we are again with Stetson Bennett. Somehow, some way, the guy who looked too small, too old, too “college system-y” to matter on Sundays is once again dropping receipts. It’s like if Rudy actually made the NFL, became a backup, and then casually threw for 300+ yards in a preseason rivalry game against the Chargers. That’s Bennett’s life right now. Saturday night, he didn’t just play quarterback for the Rams — he owned the entire preseason stage. He went 28-for-40, threw for 324 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception, and capped it all off with a last-minute, “oh-my-God-this-is-actually-happening” touchdown dart to Tru Edwards with five seconds left. The final score was: Rams 23, Chargers 22.

It felt like a movie scene. Which makes sense because Bennett’s whole career feels like one long, slightly unbelievable sports documentary. A walk-on at Georgia, left Georgia, came back, and won back-to-back national titles. Got called “The Mailman” because, well, he delivers. Now, in his second year with the Rams, with Matthew Stafford’s back barking louder than an L.A. traffic jam on the 405, Bennett’s making his case to be QB Two. Saturday was classic Bennett. He gave you the clean stuff, the flash, the uh-oh moment, and then the Houdini act. You couldn’t write it better if you tried.

The Rams handed him a game ball, and Stetson, in true football-guy fashion, downplayed the whole thing: “It was pretty cool, I’m not going to lie. I was tired out there.” That’s why fans love him. He’s not pretending to be Hollywood. He just is Stetson Bennett — undersized, overlooked, but never overmatched. Now, the bigger picture: the Rams are in quarterback purgatory. Stafford is the definition of “when healthy, elite,” but he’s been anything but healthy lately. Sean McVay won’t say it out loud, but you can see it in his eyes — he knows there’s a real chance Bennett takes meaningful snaps this year, and if you’re a Rams fan, Saturday night probably left you… not panicking. Not dreaming Super Bowl dreams, but feeling oddly okay about the insurance policy.

Here’s the sneaky thing: through two preseason games, Bennett is completing nearly 69% of his passes for 512 yards, five touchdowns, and two picks. That’s not “just a backup guy eating reps.” That’s competence. That’s poise. That’s a quarterback who doesn’t feel like a downgrade when the starter limps off. Will Bennett ever be a long-term QB for the Rams? That depends on Stafford’s body, McVay’s patience, and whether Bennett keeps adding chapters to this underdog saga. Yet, if you’re asking today — right now — who the Rams’ clear backup QB is? It’s Bennett. Full stop. The guy just keeps delivering. Of course he does. He’s The Mailman.