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Jerry Tillery Jersey Color Rush , Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers is the Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterback, but the franchise is starting to possibly look at the future with their fifth-round pick.The Chargers selected North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick on Saturday with the 166th overall pick. Stick succeeded Carson Wentz and is the winningest quarterback in FCS history (49-3) while leading the Bison to three national championships.Wentz, who was the second overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016, has mentored Stick throughout his career and during the draft process.“Obviously, he kind of put us on the map, so to speak, and brought some more attention to our program Cheap Jerry Tillery Jersey , which was great,” Stick said about Wentz. “I think people just recognize that there is good football being played in Fargo, and that we come from a great program. I think we’re both really thankful to be part of that.”Stick will vie with Cardale Jones for the third quarterback spot after the Chargers signed Tyrod Taylor to be Rivers’ backup.The last time the Chargers drafted a quarterback was in 2013, when they selected Brad Sorensen in the seventh round.Los Angeles began the final day by selecting Notre Dame linebacker Drue Tranquill in the fourth round with the 130th overall pick. It was their second Fighting Irish player in this draft class, after defensive tackle Jerry Tillery in the first round.Tranquill was third on Notre Dame in tackles (75), along with nine tackles for loss, 3½ sacks Youth Jerry Tillery Jersey , and three quarterback hurries.Los Angeles lacked depth at linebacker late last season. They had three linebackers end up on injured reserve, including two starters. The Chargers added another linebacker in the sixth round by taking Houston’s Emeke Egbule 200th overall.The Chargers wrapped up the draft with Cincinnati defensive tackle Cortez Broughton in the seventh round (242nd overall). Two years ago, the Chargers signed an undrafted tight end out of Missouri named Sean Culkin. He didn’t catch a ton of passes in college and was mostly known for his prowess in the run-blocking..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBolts From The BlueBolts From The Blue, a Los Angeles Chargers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsChargersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections San Diego Chargers Daily LinksSan Diego Chargers NewsSan Diego Chargers OffseasonSan Diego Chargers HistorySan Diego Chargers HumorFiled under:Latest NewsLos Angeles Chargers NewsChargers Offseason2019 Chargers UDFA Profile: Michigan State TE Matt SokolNew,1commentPDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Chargers UDFA Profile: Michigan State TE Matt SokolPhoto by Duane Burleson/Getty ImagesTwo years ago, the Chargers signed an undrafted tight end out of Missouri named Sean Culkin. He didn’t catch a ton of passes in college and was mostly known for his prowess in the run-blocking department. Fast-forward to now and Culkin is still with the team as a reserve tight end, doing what he does best.At this very moment Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys 2019 , the Chargers get a healthy Hunter Henry back on top of Virgil Green and, potentially, another year of Antonio Gates heading into the 2019 season. This will likely make the tight end group one of the hardest position rooms to break in to.Earlier this week, our very own Brad Kelly did the write-up for Daniel Helm, the other tight end that was signed as a UDFA. Both Sokol and Helm were seldom used while in college and don’t have a ton of experience with the ball in their hands. In fact, both failed to surpass the 500-yard receiving mark for their careers.Below are Sokol’s numbers while at Michigan State from 2016-2018 (He had no statistics in 2015):2016: 2 receptions - 26 yards2017: 21 receptions - 222 yards - 1 touchdown2018: 8 receptions - 100 yards - 1 touchdownSokol’s athletic profile is quite underwhelming which obviously doesn’t pair well with his lack of productivity. His 4.87 forty leaves much to be desired and the rest of his agility numbers don’t paint the picture of a guy who is “quicker than fast”, at least on paper.When I slapped on the film Jerry Tillery Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , I was vehemently surprised by Sokol’s initial acceleration off the snap. He was able to get into the body of second level defender’s quickly and could even threaten them vertically if they failed to treat him with enough respect.However, that surprising “football speed” means close to nothing when you can’t create any separation. Sokol made his money off finding soft spots in zone coverage but struggled mightily to create space at the top of routes if his defenders decided to challenge him physically.Of course, there is always a spot on teams for tight ends who can help create space in other areas of the offense, a.k.a the run game.Sokol thrives in the open space as a lead blocker on end-arounds and wide zone concepts. He knows his aiming points and constantly displaces defenders horizontally to give the running back plenty of space to turn up into.Running back Melvin Gordon did most of his work outside of the tackles over the last two seasons and the Chargers will likely try continue that success, allowing their big-bodied receivers to help out, as well.I liken Sokol to an old tight end who played in San Diego by the name of John Phillips. Phillips was essentially the team’s third tight end during that time and has continued to find work in this league for the past 10+ years based solely off his ability to contribute to the run game.In the end, Sokol will have to beat out Culkin for the final tight end spot if the team decides to keep four tight ends out the gate. If anything Russell Okung Jerseys Stitched , I believe he deserves a spot on the practice squad, as well as Helm, because I don’t think this offense can have too many tight ends to play around with.