In the past, when a quarterback class was robust enough to produce three top-10 picks, there seemed to be a great deal of jockeying by teams to get into position. In 2020, with such a marked difference between all three talents, it seemed like everything simply fell into place.
No trades. No top 10 movement for the first time in half a decade. And the Chargers came away with Justin Herbert, who, like Tua Tagovailoa in Miami, will have the chance to develop behind a veteran starter.
Los Angeles avoided the veteran quarterback carousel for a reason, believing that a combination of Tyrod Taylor and Herbert, a developmental prospect with NFL-caliber size and arm strength, will be enough to reestablish a club that recently said goodbye to a future Hall of Famer in Philip Rivers.