The Los Angeles Chargers currently hold nine picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, giving Jim Harbaugh the opportunity to help fulfill his prophecy that Michigan will break the record for most players selected from one school in a draft.
Roman Wilson is bracing for his college coach to do just that. The Michigan wide receiver and draft prospect shared on the “NFL on FOX Podcast” that he’s anticipating Harbaugh and the Chargers to draft many former Wolverines players.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if like all nine of us end up going [to the Chargers],” Wilson said, referring to the team’s nine draft picks. “But seriously, like at least five or six. I think he’s going to take a lot of us.”
The Chargers’ top draft selection is the fifth overall pick. Wilson’s highly unlikely to be the Chargers’ selection with that pick, as many project him to be drafted on Day 2. If Wilson is unable to sneak into the first round, he’s open to the idea of being selected by the Chargers in the second round. He admitted he’s been eyeing Los Angeles’ picks “a little bit.”
“I’d love to go out there and play, especially at pick 37,” Wilson said. “I wouldn’t be upset with that. I’d get to reunite with my coach and maybe some of my former teammates. I’d absolutely love that.”
Luckily for Wilson, the Chargers need help at receiver. They traded Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick and released Mike Williams earlier in the offseason. However, there’s some belief that the Chargers could use the fifth pick to select one of the top receiver prospects (Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze) in the draft.
However, the Chargers likely won’t be the first team to draft a Michigan player. J.J. McCarthy will almost certainly be a top-10 pick, with many mock drafts featuring him as a top-five selection.
McCarthy’s recent rise in mock drafts has caught some by surprise, as he didn’t put up the gaudy stats that some of the other top quarterback prospects had in college. But after McCarthy…
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Publish date : 2024-04-12 14:20:20
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