Stetson Bennett IV’s ascension as draft steal takes another sizable step forward
By John Buhler
Stetson Bennett IV is flourishing during his first training camp with the Los Angeles Rams.
To say Georgia football legend Stetson Bennett IV went to the perfect NFL franchise for him in the Los Angeles Rams would be such a gross understatement.
The two-time College Football Playoff National Champion quarterback of the Georgia Bulldogs went to the Rams in the fourth round. He was always going to be drafted after his Heisman finalist campaign with the Dawgs last year, but even some prognosticators thought the fourth round was too high. Well, well, well… Maybe he should have been a day-two pick instead, y’all?
Just look at The Mailman delivering dimes to the Rams’ receiving corps running with the first team on a scheduled off-day for fellow UGA alum Matthew Stafford. Bennett could start in Tampa Bay…
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We said he could be the next Baker Mayfield or Case Keenum, but what if Bennett becomes the NFL’s next version of Kirk Cousins? That is a lofty former fourth-round comparison to aspire to.
And the craziest part in all this is if Stafford gets hurt or stinks again, Bennett will start games!
Stetson Bennett IV already looking like such a draft steal for Los Angeles Rams
I am biased, but I don’t really care. There is a lot to like about Bennett’s game translating to the next level. He is mobile, throws with great timing and precision, and appears to be exceedingly coachable. However, his greatest trait is simply undeniable. Bennett made himself an Athenian legend by playing his best football when the game required him to do so. The man is so clutch!
The best part is he gets to back up a hall-of-fame talent and Super Bowl champion in Stafford, a quarterback he grew up idolizing as a kid from Blackshear, Georgia. Stafford is clearly on the back nine, but I don’t think there is a quarterback he would rather hand the baton off to in Los Angeles than Bennett. After all, they both have that Dawg inside of them. Plus, there is also Sean McVay…
Bennett was beyond blessed to play in an offense with elite talent around him in college. More importantly, he thrived in Todd Monken’s pro-style system over the last three seasons with quite a bit of spread concepts attached to them. Bennett was never afraid to hand the ball off either, which makes him perfect to be groomed to take over the reins for Stafford in the McVay system.
Look for Bennett to build on what Mayfield did at times in the McVay system during the lost year.
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