There were a lot of LA Chargers draft misses in the Tom Telesco era, but none was more frustrating than Kenneth Murray. The Chargers traded back into the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the same draft they found their franchise quarterback Justin Herbert, to trade for the explosive Oklahoma linebacker.
Taking a linebacker in the first round already comes at an opportunity cost. Trading draft capital to take a linebacker in the first round is even more staggering. Anything short of Murray being a Pro Bowl-caliber player would have cemented this swing as a bad one.