How should the Chargers approach the 5th pick in the NFL draft? | The Exempt List

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald and ESPN contributor Domonique Foxworth discuss which positions the Chargers should go after in the 2024 NFL Draft. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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CHARLES MCDONALD: The Chargers at 5:00 have a pretty interesting decision to make. And the more I think about it, I think any decision they make would be valid. And that’s really because this is not a very good football team right now.

I think, to a degree, we’re probably getting ahead of ourselves a little bit, because you have the quarterback, Justin Herbert. You have Jim Harbaugh, who’s had success at every stop he’s been at, including the NFL. So it makes you kind of want to say, oh, they’ll just hop right back into the playoffs and being a playoff relevant team. And then you look at the roster and be like, eh, Justin Herbert being out last year is not the only reason why this team struggled to get across the finish line and win some of these games.

So when you start looking at their room and the depth chart– obviously, wide receiver sticks out as a huge need. One, because Quentin Johnston struggled last year, and, obviously, Keenan Allen is gone. Mike Williams is gone. And those are two huge guys to replace, especially Keenan Allen, in terms of target vacuum.

Go to offensive line, they’ve got some guys on the left side with Rashawn Slater and Zion Johnson. Right side, not so much– Trey Pipkins is probably something that you could be upgraded from. So I think even if they were to take a tackle, it would be valid– which, to me, like, maybe you should just think about trading down if you get that offer.

DOMONIQUE FOXWORTH: I mean, this has been the, like, the mantra of this year’s draft is it’s a wide receiver-deep draft. And if that’s the position that you need, they can afford to move back. However, I do…

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Publish date : 2024-04-10 17:05:24

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