Rams Winners & Losers: Ty Simpson secures backup status?

Sunday brings an important deadline in the NFL calendar. All 32 teams must soon cut to their initial 53-man regular season rosters. The "Winners & Losers" list is largely shaped by those who helped build their case, although the framework is mostly set by those who sat out of Thursday night's finale.

Who performed well on an individual level against the other LA team? Which players are watching their stock fall?

Ty Simpson came into Thursday night's game with the lowest average depth of target (ADOT) among all rookie quarterbacks —by far. Simpson averaged 4.80 air yards in the first two preseason games. That mark improved to 6.1 yards against the Chargers. That would still rank last among all first-year signal callers.