2019 NFL Mock Draft: Post-Super Bowl 53 edition
By Randy Gurzi
28. Los Angeles Chargers: Devin Bush, ILB, Michigan
No team has had as strange of time the past two seasons as the Los Angeles Chargers have. After a long, drawn-out battle with the city of San Diego for a new stadium proved to be fruitless, they moved to Los Angeles. However, they didn’t have a stadium ready, so they borrowed the Los Angeles Galaxy Stadium known as the Stub Hub Center — now known as Dignity Health Park. Their Carson, CA home sits roughly 27,000 people, which is much smaller than any other NFL stadium.
Even with the venue being on the small side, the Chargers struggled to fill the seats and some opponents even spoke of the stadium as a home game considering how many of their fans graced the stands. Simply put, Los Angeles hasn’t seemed to embrace them much. Perhaps that changes when they move into the shared stadium with the Los Angeles Rams in 2020. Or perhaps there will always be a Clippers/Lakers vibe where one team just overshadows the other in L.A.
If that starts to become the case, the only way the Chargers can change it is to become perennial winners. They’re close as they gave the Kansas City Chiefs a run for their money on 2018 but came up just short. Here, they try and continue to build their roster in an effort to slow down the high-powered Chiefs offense. Already strong at defensive end, the Bolts address the second level of their defense with Devin Bush.
While at Michigan, Bush was a huge playmaker in the middle of the field. He’s slightly undersized, but with a talented defensive line in place, he could find some room to fly through and make some impact plays.