Welcome Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

[AKFlyFisher]

But why a trade up? We just lost a draft pick.

But they didn't. They traded 37 and 105 for 34 and 150. So they end up with the same number of picks. Hortiz is all about at least keeping -- if not increasing -- the number of selections he can make. He showed that here.

[Velo]

An ankle injury plagued him all last season. Not sure why they traded up for him.

[Blastttoff]

2022 - rec 58 yds 762 td 7
2023 - rec 30 yds 478 td 2

[perryao]

Greg Cosell- The best there is, imo...

https://www.the33rdteam.com/ladd-mcconkey-nfl-draft-2024-combine-results-scouting-report-for-los-angeles-chargers-wr/

LADD MCCONKEY 2024 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

STRENGTHS:

• Smooth, fluid, loose-hipped, shifty wide receiver with extensive experience lining up outside and in the slot.
• Short-area burst and quickness is immediately evident. No wasted motion or steps in and out of cuts.
• Shows excellent short-area quickness to defeat press coverage and get into vertical stem without disruption.
• Knows how to use vertical stem to attack corners to get them off their spot and/or get their bodies turned.
• Shows the athletic ability and body control to stop and change direction with few steps and then short-area burst.
• Has natural quickness as a route runner with burst and accelerating speed to run by and get on top of corners.
• Outstanding stop-start ability. In and out of breaks with sudden burst and quickness. Separation generator.
• Flashes body control and soft hands to make back shoulder catches from the outside and on slot fades.
• Elusive run-after-catch traits with lateral quickness to make defenders miss in space. Shows fluid shiftiness.

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WEAKNESSES:

• None

NFL TRANSITION:


The more tape I watched of McConkey, the more I like him as a player and like his projection and transition to the next level. McConkey has extensive experience lining up outside and the slot, in addition to being featured as a motion-movement receiver in Georgia’s offense under two offensive coordinators. There is no question he can be deployed in multiple locations within the formation in an NFL offense.

McConkey consistently shows refined, subtle, disciplined route-running traits with a high-level feel for using his vertical stem to attack and set up corners to get them off their spot and get their bodies turned so he could defeat their leverage. There is no wasted motion or steps in McConkey’s route running, and he shows outstanding short-area quickness and burst to defeat press coverage and into his breaks through the top of his route stem, generating needed separation.

What consistently stands out is his ability to stop and change direction with few steps, a trait often overlooked when evaluating receivers and their transition to the NFL. The more I evaluated McConkey, the more I thought of Cooper Kupp when he came out of Eastern Washington — a refined route runner with an innate feel for breaking down corners and finding voids in zone coverage. (Remember, Kupp was a small school receiver who ran a 4.62-second 40-yard fash with a 1.62-second 10-yard split at the combine.)

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[richpjr]

What we give them ?
The Keenan Allen round 4 ??

Hmmmm.

And got a 5th round pick back.

[Classic]

Okay based on new research Ladd is a Puka/Kupp/Allen type with a better 40 time. I'm good with this pick especially since we are running a roman offense.

[Bolt-O]

[Canal Zone Bolt Fan]

Hmmmmmmm

[jamrock]

9th WR selected. Ive never really seen him play (maybe when GA was in the national championship) so I'll refrain n from commenting.

[ChargerTrader]

I cannot believe the complaints about the pick... He is a talented WR.

[Fleet 1]

[Parcells]

McConkey is a solid #3, possibly #2 receiver. Unfortunately, he's now our #1 receiver.