The NFL requires teams to trim their 90-man roster down to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 26. Players with less than four accrued seasons will go to waivers, while those with more than four will head right to free agency. The waiver wire opens on Wednesday, August 27, along with the formulation of 16-player practice squads.

If Charles Woods remains in concussion evaluation, the lane widens, but even without that context, Lampkin has outplayed Derion Kendrick and Woods in recent form. He brings inside/outside utility and gunner/jammer traits that coaches lean on.

The Los Angeles Rams went on the road for their final game of the preseason, visiting the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field. It was a meaningless game for the starters and primary backups, who didn't play for the Rams, but it gave the reserves one last chance to prove themselves to their coaches.