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There is no getting around it – the Los Angeles Chargers have a need at tight end. With Hunter Henry out for the season and blocking tight end Virgil Green sitting atop the depth chart, it could be argued the team needs to identify as many as three tight ends worth of roster spots between now and the beginning of September.
As it happens, they have five relatively unknown, inexperienced tight ends set to compete for those spots over the next three months. That group includes the likes of Sean Culkin, Braedon Bowman, Ben Johnson, Cole Hunt, and Austin Roberts. While Bowman and Culkin probably have a slight edge thanks to their familiarity with the offense, I’d put my money on former Kansas Jayhawk Ben Jonson making the final 53.
As you might expect, the 6’4”, 245-pound tight end wasn’t exactly a statistical standout at Kansas. While he did have a strong senior year in spite of a run-heavy scheme and poor quarterback play (31, 363, 1 TD), the 61 receptions, 670 yards and two touchdowns Johnson amassed in 44 c
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As it happens, they have five relatively unknown, inexperienced tight ends set to compete for those spots over the next three months. That group includes the likes of Sean Culkin, Braedon Bowman, Ben Johnson, Cole Hunt, and Austin Roberts. While Bowman and Culkin probably have a slight edge thanks to their familiarity with the offense, I’d put my money on former Kansas Jayhawk Ben Jonson making the final 53.
As you might expect, the 6’4”, 245-pound tight end wasn’t exactly a statistical standout at Kansas. While he did have a strong senior year in spite of a run-heavy scheme and poor quarterback play (31, 363, 1 TD), the 61 receptions, 670 yards and two touchdowns Johnson amassed in 44 c
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