The NFL draft constantly consists of big, headlining trades. These will usually be spoken about for years after and set a precedent for future trades. However, plenty of smaller, yet very impactful trades will be completely underappreciated. The Los Angeles Chargers brand new General Manager, Joe Hortiz did just that.

Reasoning For The Trade

The Los Angeles Chargers were coming off of night one with a brand-new shiny offensive tackle. Joe Alt. However, the glaring need for a wide receiver was something that many fans were begging to be addressed. They were extremely disappointed when it was not addressed in round one. The start of round two had a few very intriguing options left, which consisted of Ladd McConkey, Keon Coleman, Ja’Lynn Polk, and AD Mitchell. The Chargers quickly realized that after the Bills 33rd overall selection of Keon Coleman, wide receivers were going to fly off the board. Waiting until their selection of 37 was not going to be enough.

Joe Hortiz decided to call around for a trade-up in the top of round two, and it was the price was not steep whatsoever for the bolts. Landing their player of choice while not giving up very much capital is exactly what the Chargers/Joe Hortiz wanted and needed.