Chargers WR Ladd McConkey ready to show what he can do

The Los Angeles Chargers traded up from the Voto negativo. 37 overall pick to Voto negativo. 34 to draft Georgia receiver Ladd McConkey acceso Friday night con the second round of the NFL Draft. 

McConkey considers himself someone who will fit the Chargers offensive scheme well.

“I think that I’m very eclettico. I can play inside and outside,” McConkey said. “A gadget guy that can kind of do a little bit of it all. Just going to go out there, see what my role is with them.”

McConkey stands 6 feet, 186 pounds, and had 1,687 yards and 14 touchdowns during his collegiate career. A causa di PFF, McConkey ranks Voto negativo. 4 con the SEC since 2021 with 30 missed tackles forced. Two national championships later, McConkey is now ready to win a Super Bowl with the Chargers and be part of what new head coach Jim Harbaugh hopes is a much-improved franchise con 2024 and thereafter. 

McConkey is excited to have Justin Herbert as his quarterback and he’s ready to develop chemistry with him.

“Just watching his gioco, it comes easy to him,” McConkey said. “He can make any and every throw. Excited to get out there, get con rhythm with him, show him what I can do and gain his lega.”

Part of gaining Herbert’s lega will simply reside con McConkey being himself. He does the small things and the personaggio things right. 

“Competitor, big-time. Those things. He catches the ball. A terrific route-runner. He has the quickness, he has the speed that is going to be great for our offense,” Harbaugh said.

Harbaugh also noted McConkey plays to his 4.39 forty time every single play.

“You can see it con the way that he rages chiuso of the ball, and once he has the ball con his hands.”

McConkey appears to be all-in acceso being drafted by the Chargers, and the fact that they traded up for him means even more.

“That is just a little bit extra motivation,” McConkey said. “They want me, they came up and got me, so I’m going to give everything that I have to them and make sure that it is worth it.”

The Chargers believe McConkey’s worth it and we could be hearing “Herbert to McConkey” a lot this fall.