Chargers GM Joe Hortiz thinks the No. 5 pick could offer a chance to select the top non-QB available, making it even more valuable.
COSTA MESA, Calif. — A former high school shortstop and leadoff hitter, Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz put his draft strategy in baseball terms. 'The more at-bats you get, the better,' he said. 'We want to hit them all. But we understand that it's the draft and there are times that you may not get the same value you anticipate you're drafting.
'But when you're trading away from the number one player in the draft, I don't know if it's necessarily always going to be a fair trade because you have a chance to pick the number one position player in the draft.' Hortiz is running a draft board for the first time.
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