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    Chargers' new attitude starts with drafting huge Joe Alt, beefing up defense, receivers

    LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers drafted nine players at five positions with the parallel goals of immediate help in 2024 and further depth for seasons to come. One of the spots they didn't address — because they didn't need to — was quarterback, where Justin Herbert is entering the fifth season of a career off to a record-setting start. However, the Chargers did, in fact, draft someone ...
    by Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times Apr 28, 2024 5 minutes
    Joe Alt of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish speaks to the media during the 2024 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis.

    LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers drafted nine players at five positions with the parallel goals of immediate help in 2024 and further depth for seasons to come.

    One of the spots they didn't address — because they didn't need to — was quarterback, where Justin Herbert is entering the fifth season of a career off to a record-setting start.

    However, the Chargers did, in fact, draft someone who has played the position.

    "I was a bigger quarterback," Joe Alt explained, causing laughter throughout his introductory news conference Friday. "Let's be real, I ran the ball most of the time."

    Alt, all 6-foot-9 and 321 pounds of him, was the team's first-round pick, selected fifth overall and projected to take over at right tackle. His quarterbacking days ended back in high school in Minnesota.

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