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LA TimesThe Chargers had to replace their starting receivers from last season and started by drafting Georgia’s Ladd McConkey. Colson, who played for new Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh the last three years, combines size and speed and possesses a toughness that had Harbaugh’s eyes lighting up later as he discussed the pick. So excited to get out there and get in rhythm with him and show him what I can do and gain his trust.” Colson, who led the national champion Wolverines in tackles last season, said he believed he could compete for a starting spot after the Chargers allowed Kenneth Murray Jr. and Eric Kendricks to depart in free agency. “I’m ready for it.” Jim Harbaugh drafted one of his former Michigan players, linebacker Junior Colson. Ladd McConkey — wide receiver 6 feet, 186 pounds, Georgia, Round 2, Pick 34 Notable: In 2023, McConkey won the Wuerffel Trophy for community service and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is known as “the Academic Heisman.” He also was named to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his community service work.
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