Remember being really excited when the Chargers chose Lamp? They had just gotten a major steal, or so it seemed.
Lamp was a highly-touted offensive lineman coming into the NFL after starting 51 games at left tackle for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Some draft analysts had him as a first-round pick and it seemed likely he would be taken there.
That’s why the Chargers jumped on him when he was still on the board at the No. 38 overall pick. It didn’t just seem like Lamp was a good pick, but most felt like the Chargers got tremendous value when they chose him.