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Chargers Trade Up With Patriots, Draft LB Kenneth Murray at No. 23

The Los Angeles Chargers traded up to the No. 23 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and selected Oklahoma LB Kenneth Murray.

Los Angeles sent its 2020 second-round pick (No. 37) and third-round pick (No. 71) to the New England Patriots in exchange for the No. 23 selection.

Murray's playmaking ability was on full display for the Big 12 champions as a junior, as he compiled 17 tackles for loss and four sacks in addition to four pass breakups. He earned third-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big 12 honors as a result of his production.

Murray was the Chargers' second first-round pick of the 2020 draft as Los Angeles selected Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert No.