Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The Chargers invest in the trenches for the third time in four seasons to protect Justin Herbert for the foreseeable future. With the fifth-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Chargers selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt. So after all the reports and vibes that Jim Harbaugh is planning to run the mess out of the football, they’ve turned out to be true with the decision to draft the draft’s top tackle over any of the top wide receivers remaining not named Marvin Harrison Jr. Even after the media blitz predicting that i ..read more

Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports Chargers start off the Jim Harbaugh era by building in the trenches. With the fifth overall pick, the Los Angeles Chargers have selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, choosing to take the best player on the board despite a clear need at receiver or the ability to gain value via a trade to quarterback-needy teams like the Vikings or Giants. The Chargers had been connected to JC Latham in the weeks prior to the draft before four NFL draft analysts mocked him to the team on the first day of the draft. No Nabers for Chargers. Giants have Nabers, McCarthy a ..read more

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Keep it here for all the picks, news, and rumors regarding the Chargers and the 2024 NFL Draft. The 2024 NFL Draft is finally here! At long last, by the end of this weekend, we will finally start to see the first steps in Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz’s plan to reshape the Chargers organization in their image. Will they build through the trenches as much as the experts are signaling? Or will they continue to build around Justin Herbert with weapons after moving on from both longtime connections Keenan Allen and Mike Williams? Enough waiting. Let’s get this thi ..read more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images JC Latham would help fix the Chargers’ run game, but is his selection at number five far too high for where he’s expected to go? The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is set to begin in less than 12 hours from now and the suspense surrounding what the Chargers will inevitably do with the fifth-overall pick is coming to a head. Things really started to shake up this morning as three of the biggest names in the draft community all dropped their final first-round mock drafts with each one picking the same exact player for the Chargers. That player? No, it’s not ..read more

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 2024 NFL Draft is finally here! Here’s all the information you’ll need to tune in! Be sure to check out DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation. When and Where The 2024 NFL Draft will be held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Coverage of the first round will begin at 5 p.m. PST Thursday. Coverage for the second and third rounds will start at 6 p.m. Friday with the final four rounds set for Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. PST. Broadcast Coverage NFL Networ ..read more

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! Happy Draft Day to you all! Let’s kick off the opening day of the draft by sharing all of your favorite and/or final mock drafts for the Bolts. Doesn’t matter which platform or method you use, go ahead and drop them all in the comments below. Feel free to argue why yours is the best and why everyone else is wrong! Let’s have some fun tonight! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Check out a draft day edition of the Chargers mailbag (Chargers.com) Gavino Borquez’s ..read more

Photo by Tony Ding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Chargers need more running backs and George Holani could very well be a late-round flier for LA. The reports of Chargers meeting with running back prospects expected to come off the board on day three continue with just one day to go until the 2024 NFL Draft’s opening night. Per Justin Melo of The Draft Network, the Chargers met with Boise State running back George Holani during the team’s local pro day.. Holani played five seasons with the Broncos and ended his career with 3,596 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He also caught 88 passes f ..read more

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! The 2024 NFL Draft is just one night away! To celebrate the occasion, I want you all to shoutout your favorite player in the entire class. For me, I can’t help but love a big running back that refuses to be brought down. Florida State’s Trey Benson has been a blast to watch and he recently set the record for most forced missed tackles charter by Pro Football Focus in a single season. He’s also 6’1 and over 220 pounds. That’s an easy way to win my ..read more

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images In our first 7-round mock draft of the offeason, we have Jim Harbaugh letting his Big Ten bias show by filling his first draft with familiar faces. The 2024 NFL Draft is just two days away and it wouldn’t be a normal draft season unless I got out at least one seven-mock draft for you all to criticize ahead of Thursday night. As we know, the Chargers are reportedly on the fence in regards to taking a wide receiver or offensive tackle with their first-round pick on Thursday night. Some reporters are stressing how much Jim Harbaugh has said he wants to run t ..read more

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Chargers will need to come away with a receiver early on in this year’s draft and Xavier Legette could be that guy for Jim Harbaugh and Co. Heading into opening night of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chargers seem to be on the fence about nabbing one of the class’ top wideouts or selecting the year’s top offensive tackle. Whichever direction they choose to go in on Thursday will then obviously affect where they go from there. If the Chargers take Marvin Harrison Jr. or Malik Nabers, they could end up sticking with Trey Pipkins at right tackle or finding a developm ..read more