The Los Angeles Chargers and new head coach Jim Harbaugh currently hold the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. With the team set at quarterback with Justin Herbert but major questions at several other roster spots, projections for what the Chargers do with that valuable pick are varied.
After listening to Harbaugh talk this week, it’s pretty clear which position the coach wants to use. The former Michigan coach left little doubt which position he values the most.
“If I asked you the question, ‘What position group depends on no other position group to be good, but every other position group depends on them to be good, what position group is that’?”, Harbaugh stated at the NFL owners’ meetings in Orlando this week.
“Offensive line,” was his quick answer. “They’re not relying on any other position group to be good. But yet every other position group relies on the offensive line to be good.”
Jim Harbaugh talking offensive line like only Jim Harbaugh can pic.twitter.com/DiIAJUkqiP
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) March 25, 2024
Notre Dame OT Joe Alt has been one of the most frequently projected players to Los Angeles with the fifth pick. After listening to Harbaugh, expect that player/team/slot marriage to become even more popular.