The Chargers signed guard Oday Aboushi to a one-year deal on Saturday/
Los Angeles acquired center Corey Linsley and guard Matt Feiler earlier this week, but the renovation of the offensive line didn’t stop there.
Aboushi, 29, is a player who’s capable of starting at the other guard spot opposite of Feiler.
Aboushi thrived as the Lions’ right guard last season, which could indicate that the team sees him in that spot while Feiler plays on the left side.
At the moment, four starting spots are filled: left guard, center, right guard and right tackle. Now, the Chargers are in a position where they have to find a starting left tackle.
Trey Pipkins is still on the roster and while he was drafted to eventually become the starter, he hasn’t proven himself in that role.
Therefore, Los Angeles is in a prime position to land either Christian Darrisaw, Rashawn Slater or Alijah Vera-Tucker at No. 13.
Assuming L.A. drafts one of the three, this is how the starting offensive line would look like going into the regular season:
LT Slater/Vera-Tucker/Darrisaw
LG Feiler
C Linsley
RG Aboushi
RT Bryan Bulaga
The Chargers lost Dan Feeney and Cole Toner to the Jets and Texans, respectively. Other starters from last season, Sam Tevi, Forrest Lamp and Ryan Groy remain free agents. The team could benefit to re-sign one for the sake of depth.
I expect Los Angeles to use two of their nine draft picks, outside of the first-round, for depth and upside to start down the road. This year’s draft class is loaded with players who possess that, both at tackle and guard in the mid- late rounds.
The bottom line is that general manager Tom Telesco made the point that the offensive line needed to improve this offseason and he’s done a fine job of sticking to his word.