Chargers Wire’s Gavino Borquez gives you four potential Chargers to watch on Saturday.
It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another edition of The Scouting Notebook.
The Scouting Notebook features prospects to keep an eye on when the majority of the college games take place. While some think it’s too early to talk about the 2020 NFL draft, there’s never a bad time to talk about the future of the Chargers.
With that being said, here are four prospects to watch for in Week 14.
G Ben Bredeson, Michigan, #74, 9:00 a.m. PT, FOX
The offensive tackle position is seen as a glaring area that needs to be addressed, but the interior part of the offensive line could get revamped. Guard Michael Schofield is an unrestricted free agent after this season and the future of Forrest Lamp is unknown after struggling to stay healthy.
Bredeson, senior and captain of the Wolverines, has plug-and-play traits. He looks the part at 6-foot-4 and 329 pounds and checks the necessary NFL boxes with his athleticism, strength, intelligence as a pass protector and a run blocker.
Through Week 14, Bredeson has 403 pass block snaps and has allowed only five pressures and zero sacks.
Today, Bredeson will be under the microscope of many NFL evaluators as he is set to go up against a stout Ohio State defensive line.
LB Kamal Martin, Minnesota, #21, 12:30 p.m. PT, ABC
Thomas Davis can’t play forever, Denzel Perryman only has one more year under contract after this season and Jatavis Brown is set to become an unrestricted free agent. The Chargers will look to get younger at the linebacker position.
Standing at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, Martin has terrific length for the position with long arm, in which he uses to discard blockers. He consistently rallies to the ball with ideal ball awareness and aggressive intentions in pursuit.
In four years, Martin has amassed 168 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks nine passes defensed and four interceptions.
WR Chase Claypool, Notre Dame, #83, 1:00 p.m. PT, NBC
At some point this offseason, the wide receiver position will likely be addressed to add a true No. 3 to the mix, and Claypool would be the perfect addition.
Towering at 6-foot-4 and 229 pounds, Claypool is physically imposing, showing the ability to box out, out-physical defenders and handle the ball. While he isn’t a speed demon, he is a possession target to turn catches downfield and always looking to create after the catch.
Whether it’s for Philip Rivers or the quarterback of the future next season, Claypool would supply a big target, who has the ball skills to be a reliable chain-mover.
CB Jaylon Johnson, Utah, #1 4:30 p.m. PT, ABC
The Chargers would solidify their secondary by adding a playmaker opposite of cornerback Casey Hayward, which is why they could look to do so in the first couple rounds.
Standing at 6-foot and 195 pounds, Johnson has a knack for the football, intercepting two passes and deflecting nine. His stats would look more padded, but opposing quarterbacks don’t bother throwing in his direction. Johnson has also shown the ability to make open field tackles.
Johnson has shut down some of the best receivers he’s lined up across, and he will have one of his toughest yet facing Colorado’s Laviska Shenault Jr., who is touted as one of the top wideouts in this year’s class.
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