The Chargers added third-round pick Daiyan Henley last month to reinforce a shaky linebacker room, but the additions didn’t stop there over draft weekend. Following the end of the seventh round, the Chargers inked Samford linebacker Nathan East and Syracuse’s Mikel Jones as two more players to join the group.
For this UDFA profile, we’re going to focus on the former in East. Let’s go ahead and jump right in.
The 6’2, 227-pound East is a native of McCalla, Alabama where he starred for McAdory High School as both a safety and an offensive weapon.