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POLL: Should Chargers trade up for Oregon OT Penei Sewell?

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco isn’t afraid to move up to get his guy.

With the NFL draft just seven days away, plenty of speculations are flying all over the place.

Among the potential scenarios that the general population has brought up is the Chargers trading up for Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell.

The only way this would be made possible is if Sewell gets past the Bengals, another team that’s in need of a left tackle for quarterback Joe Burrrow.

However, the chances of him slipping past Cincinnati are fairly reasonable, given the fact that there have been murmurs of them looking to reunite Burrow with his former teammate, LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.

Should Sewell take a slide outside of the top-5, it may be too tempting to reunite Sewell and quarterback Justin Herbert.

Trading up would come with a price, obviously.

Los Angeles would likely be attempting to outbid other quarterback-needy teams, finding themselves having to give up their first, second or third-round pick this year and next year’s first-round.

Would it be worth it?

Like I’ve said, while not picking in the first-round is never an ideal situation, ensuring that the team’s franchise quarterback is protected for the next decade is more than worth the sacrifice.

Would general manager Tom Telesco pull the trigger?

Telesco has traded up four times in his eight-tenure, most recently in 2020 where he jumped 14 spots to draft linebacker Kenneth Murray.

With that being said, I want to know if the Bolts should trade up for Sewell if he becomes available or if they should stand pat and draft someone like Christian Darrisaw.

Players we’ll miss most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: Oregon LT Penei Sewell

Ranking the 10 football players we will miss watching the most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: No. 2 Oregon LT Penei Sewell.

The Big Ten announced its decision Tuesday to postpone fall sports. Minutes after, the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone its season as well.

With two of the Power Five conferences not playing, the entire college football season is now up in the air. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 still have plans to have their conference-only seasons, but there are a number of players, coaches and teams that college football fans will miss watching dearly.

The No. 2 player we will miss watching most this year from the Big Ten and Pac-12 is Oregon junior left tackle Penei Sewell.

Sewell, who stands at 6-foot-6, 330 pounds, has great size, power and quickness for the left tackle position.  He fires quick out of his stance in the passing game and stays square to his opponent.  He does a great job with his hands, locking and steering edge rushers away.

In the run game, Sewell gets low and underneath his defenders, moving them well off the line of scrimmage.  He also does an excellent job when he is pulling or finding the next man at the second or third level.

Sewell had a historic sophomore season for the Ducks.  He finished the year as the top-graded offensive lineman in PFF history (since 2014), allowed only one sack over 1,376 snaps the last two seasons and helped Oregon to a 17-3 record when he’s in the starting lineup.  Sewell was the recipient of the 2019 Outland Trophy, awarded annually to the best interior lineman in college football, and was named the AP Pac-12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year, PFF Pac-12 Player of the Year as well as a Unanimous first-team All-American.

Sewell is regarded as the No. 1 overall offensive lineman for the 2021 NFL Draft.