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Ladd McConkey named a top-10 candidate for Offensive Rookie of the Year

Related Topics: Ladd McConkey, Lance Zierlein

The Chargers chose to address the trenches in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft when they selected top offensive tackle Joe Alt out of Notre Dame. Despite a lot of buildup to the pick potentially being one of the draft’s top wideouts, Jim Harbaugh and his staff decided that the culture change was going to start immediately and that meant a shift in priorities

Skill players are so 2023. Offensive lineman are now the “it” girl.

Luckily though, the Bolts were still able to land Georgia wideout Ladd McConkey, one of the draft’s most-polished receivers and arguably the best route-runner in the class.