The Los Angeles Chargers have drafted wide receiver Ladd McConkey with the 34th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft
The Los Angeles Chargers have drafted wide receiver Ladd McConkey with the 34th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The 6’0” 180 lbs former Georgia wide receiver played 9 games for the Bulldogs in 2023 recording 30 receptions for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Ladd McConkey is FAST, a burner off the line, McConkey is dangerous after the catch, he is also good in the intermediate routes. McConkey is also an incredible separator, He won’t win much downfield or win many contested catches but he should start immediately as the Chargers slot receiver. McConkey will make an immediate impact in a wide receiver room that was depleted this offseason.
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Ladd McConkey had quite the combine and should rise up draft boards fast.
In a talent showcase there are winners and losers. One winner at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine among the wide receivers was Georgia Bulldog Ladd McConkey.
McConkey was on a lot of lists as a potential “sleeper”, but his combine performance shattered that notion and hinted at an improved draft status. McConkey came in at just a hair under 6 foot tall, 186 pounds, and ran a 4.39 40. His broad jump was 10’4″, he added a 36″ vertical jump, and did 13 reps of 225 lbs. on the bench press. His Relative Athletic Score came in at 8.84 with “poor” size, good explosiveness, and great speed. His RAS was better than Jets WR Garrett Wilson.
The comparison with Wilson is apt. Same height, a difference in weight of 3 lbs (in McConkey’s favor), a 0.01 second differential in the 40 time, 1″ different in the broad jump, and the exact same vertical. Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com pointed out the comparison between McConkey and Wilson and others have suggested Puka Nacua. What makes those comparisons important is that Wilson won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2022 and Nacua was runner up in 2023.
McConkey may prove in 2024 that he should remain in their company.
