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There was some thought that the Chargers would use the No. 5 overall pick on a receiver. Instead, they drafted OT Joe Alt and waited until Round 2 to address the position, selecting McConkey 34th overall. While he isn't a big target at 6-foot, 186 pounds, McConkey is a physical player that has the toughness to work in traffic and the speed to take the top off defenses. He's considered an advanced route runner as well, and the Bolts believe he can step right in as a rookie and contribute.
Injuries are something of a concern for McConkey, who dealt with back and ankle injuries during his time at Georgia, but the opportunity is there. Thus far in training camp, the first-team receivers have been Palmer, D.J. Chark, and McConkey. It doesn't seem like too big of a stretch to envision the rookie taking over that Keenan Allen role of moving the chains and being a volume target. You can't expect Allen levels of production, of course, but McConkey might have the highest ceiling of any Chargers wideout this year. If you can nab him as your fifth receiver, you might have a WR3 on your hands.
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 Justin Herbert, Josh Palmer miss practice Wednesday
Ankle injury for Herbert
By: Mike Krueger | Wed Sep 18, 12:47 pm
| | Don’t see Justin Herbert (ankle) for the start of #Chargers practice. Also do not see Josh Palmer or Junior Colson (Daniel Popper on X)
FFToday's Take: Palmer is listed on the injury report with elbow and calf issues. In the Chargers run-heavy approach, Quentin Johnston and Ladd McConkey saw the majority of work at receiver last week against the Panthers and both appear to be better bets than Palmer this week against the Steelers given Palmer's injury status. Herbert injured his ankle last week but played the entire game.
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