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00:00The Chargers went offense, taking Justin Herbert with their first pick.
00:04They go defense with their second pick in the first round, taking linebacker Kenneth
00:08Murray, number 23 overall.
00:11For more, I'm joined by the MMQB's Albert Breer and Jason Hirshhorn, team reporter for
00:16the Los Angeles Chargers.
00:18Albert, what's your assessment of the pick?
00:20Well, it's interesting, you know, seeing the fact that they actually moved up to go and
00:24get this player.
00:26Look, Kenneth Murray's as clean a prospect as there is in the draft.
00:30He's a guy who I think most people who've scattered look at him as probably a team captain
00:34early in his career.
00:35He'll have the green dot in his helmet and certainly somebody who can tie talent and
00:39defense together.
00:40He already has a lot of horses on him, with Joey Bosa, Derwin James, Casey Hayward, Melvin
00:48Ingram.
00:49So it's a very, very, very solid end-of-the-first-round type of pick.
00:55I just was surprised that this wasn't an offensive tackle, I've got to be honest with
00:58you.
00:59After they took Justin Herbert, you know, sixth overall, I think the thought was they
01:04were going to take care of their left tackle need at one point or another here.
01:09They gave up some capital, a second and a third-round pick, to go up and get Kenneth
01:13Murray.
01:14Again, I think Kenneth Murray's a very solid pick.
01:16It just sort of makes you wonder what their next step is at the left tackle position.
01:19Jason, do you agree with Albert's sentiment there?
01:22Well, to a certain degree, it makes sense for them to have gone for a linebacker or
01:26for an offensive tackle.
01:27Those were their two other biggest needs entering the draft.
01:31Now, with offensive tackle, they do have some options already on the roster.
01:35Trey Pickman's was a third-round pick a year ago.
01:37They remain very, very excited about his potential and they remain excited about a lot of their
01:41younger offensive linemen under James Campen, the new offensive line coach.
01:45As for Kenneth Murray, he was one of the, if not the best linebacker prospect in this
01:50draft.
01:51There was a huge need for them on defense and the depth behind Murray was very, very
01:55limited relative to other positions.
01:58In terms of landing an impact player on day one, or at least on the first couple of rounds,
02:03it really made sense to move up for a player like Kenneth Murray.
02:06The Chargers certainly did that to get their guy, Kenneth Murray, at number 23 overall.