The Chargers are really bad at drafting WRs (1 Viewer)

[Maurile Tremblay]

Name three WRs drafted by the Chargers who ended up with at least 2,000 total receiving yards for the Chargers during their careers.

Give up? That's because there haven't been three.

John Jefferson and Anthony Miller are the only WRs the Chargers have drafted, in the whole history of the franchise, to hit the 2,000-yard mark for the team. (A few others, like Yancey Thigpen and Quinn Early, gained more than 2,000 career receiving yards, but not with the Chargers.)

Here is the list of all WRs the Chargers have ever drafted. A lot more misses than hits. Jimmy Oliver, Bryan Still, Ray Ethridge . . . ugh.

Hopefully Vincent Jackson and Craig Davis will hit the 2,000-yard mark someday.

What other teams have been historically bad at drafting for a certain position?

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(Note: Lance Alworth was drafted by the Raiders, but that may be a bit like saying Philip Rivers was drafted by the Giants. I believe Alworth was traded right after the draft, though I'm not sure of the exact timing. It may have been like the Rivers deal, where the other team knew that the Chargers had an interest.)

(Second note: It's not clear whether Gary Garrison was drafted by the Chargers. P-F-R has him being drafted only by the Eagles, as does this list of all Aztecs ever to have been drafted. But this page at Chargers.com lists Garrison as one of two sixth overall picks by the Chargers in 1965. It also lists two 14th overall picks, two 22nd overall picks . . . all the way up through the 12th round. So it's screwy. And this page from NFL.com lists Garrison as having been drafted by the Chargers in 1965. Overall, I suspect the info at P-F-R and the Aztec publication to be more reliable on this subject, but I'm not sure.)

 

[AnonymousBob]

They're due.

 

[Chase Stuart]

(Second note: It's not clear whether Gary Garrison was drafted by the Chargers. P-F-R has him being drafted only by the Eagles, as does this list of all Aztecs ever to have been drafted. But this page at Chargers.com lists Garrison as one of two sixth overall picks by the Chargers in 1965. It also lists two 14th overall picks, two 22nd overall picks . . . all the way up through the 12th round. So it's screwy. And this page from NFL.com lists Garrison as having been drafted by the Chargers in 1965. Overall, I suspect the info at P-F-R and the Aztec publication to be more reliable on this subject, but I'm not sure.)

As you know, lots of players in the '60s were drafted by two teams: one in the AFL and one in the NFL.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965_AFL.htm

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1966_AFL.htm

But neither of those lists shows Garrison as being drafted by the Chargers. He was definitely drafted by the NFL and never played there pre-merger, so you'd think he was drafted by an AFL team. But maybe he was just an UDFA to the AFL.

 

[Chase Stuart]

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/team...r-receiving.htm

Players with over 2,000 receiving yards in a Chargers uniforms. Unlike the OP, this includes non-receivers and non-Chargers draftees.

Rk						From   To   G Rec  Yds   Y/R TD Lng R/G  Y/G Fmb1		   Lance Alworth 1962 1970 110 493 9584  19.4 81  85 4.5 87.1   52		  Charlie Joiner 1976 1986 164 586 9203  15.7 47  81 3.6 56.1  133		   Gary Garrison 1966 1976 131 404 7533  18.6 58  84 3.1 57.5   34		  Kellen Winslow 1979 1987 109 541 6741  12.5 45  67 5.0 61.8  115			Wes Chandler 1981 1987  94 373 6132  16.4 41  75 4.0 65.2   86		  Anthony Miller 1988 1993  93 374 5582  14.9 37  69 4.0 60.0   57		   Antonio Gates 2003 2007  77 340 4362  12.8 43  72 4.4 56.6   18			 Tony Martin 1994 1997  64 288 4184  14.5 33  99 4.5 65.4   59		   Ronnie Harmon 1990 1995  96 378 3939  10.4 12  55 3.9 41.0   810		  Dave Kocourek 1960 1965  84 218 3720  17.1 21  76 2.6 44.3   211			 Don Norton 1960 1966  91 228 3486  15.3 27  69 2.5 38.3   512		 John Jefferson 1978 1980  45 199 3431  17.2 36  65 4.4 76.2   013	LaDainian Tomlinson 2001 2007 111 458 3375   7.4 14  74 4.1 30.4  2414		  Freddie Jones 1997 2001  75 260 2931  11.3 16  62 3.5 39.1   415		  Curtis Conway 2000 2002  43 181 2689  14.9 16  72 4.2 62.5   316			Jeff Graham 1999 2001  44 164 2686  16.4 11  83 3.7 61.0   217			Eric Parker 2002 2006  63 187 2586  13.8 11  79 3.0 41.0   818		   Lionel James 1984 1988  67 209 2278  10.9 10  67 3.1 34.0  3219		Shawn Jefferson 1991 1995  80 162 2141  13.2 10  52 2.0 26.8   020	   Jacque MacKinnon 1961 1969 114 112 2109  18.8 20  71 1.0 18.5   221		   Pete Holohan 1981 1987  81 171 2073  12.1  7  51 2.1 25.6   122		 Willie Frazier 1966 1970  62 137 2005  14.6 21  72 2.2 32.3   5

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

(Second note: It's not clear whether Gary Garrison was drafted by the Chargers. P-F-R has him being drafted only by the Eagles, as does this list of all Aztecs ever to have been drafted. But this page at Chargers.com lists Garrison as one of two sixth overall picks by the Chargers in 1965. It also lists two 14th overall picks, two 22nd overall picks . . . all the way up through the 12th round. So it's screwy. And this page from NFL.com lists Garrison as having been drafted by the Chargers in 1965. Overall, I suspect the info at P-F-R and the Aztec publication to be more reliable on this subject, but I'm not sure.)

As you know, lots of players in the '60s were drafted by two teams: one in the AFL and one in the NFL.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965_AFL.htm

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1966_AFL.htm

But neither of those lists shows Garrison as being drafted by the Chargers. He was definitely drafted by the NFL and never played there pre-merger, so you'd think he was drafted by an AFL team. But maybe he was just an UDFA to the AFL.

Yes, it's kind of weird. He was the 77th pick overall in the NFL. The AFL draft had 150 picks. So you figure he'd have been drafted, but I can't find any definitive info on it. I've found some conflicting draft lists, but no narrative description of how he came to sign with the Chargers. (Also, he was drafted in 1965, but didn't play a down until 1966. What did he do during 1965? Was he cut by the Eagles in training camp?)

 

[Sweet Love]

According to PFR, Archie Manning is the only Drafted Saints QB to throw over 100 TDs during his career in NO...the next closest is 15 by Bobby Scott. I am not sure if they had an undrafted FA accomplish 100 TDs, but I doubt it. I was not sure what an acceptable bench mark would be for QBs, but the Jets (my team), known for QB futility, have had three (Namath, Todd and O'Brien with the possibility of Pennington hitting it next year if he starts (he is at 86).

 

[Chase Stuart]

According to PFR, Archie Manning is the only Drafted Saints QB to throw over 100 TDs during his career in NO...the next closest is 15 by Bobby Scott. I am not sure if they had an undrafted FA accomplish 100 TDs, but I doubt it. I was not sure what an acceptable bench mark would be for QBs, but the Jets (my team), known for QB futility, have had three (Namath, Todd and O'Brien with the possibility of Pennington hitting it next year if he starts (he is at 86).

Yep.Aaron Brooks (GNB, 120), Bobby Hebert (undrafted, 85 TD), Jim Everett (HOU, 60), Drew Brees (SDG, 54), Billy Kilmer (SF, 47), Dave Wilson (36, Supp-1st), Steve Walsh (Dal, 25), Ken Stabler (RAI, 17) are ahead of Scott. Only Hebert and Wilson weren't drafted by another team, and neither hit 100. Wilson should count though, ahead of Scott on the Saints successful draft list.Marc Bulger threw over 100 TDs and was drafted by the Saints; unfortunately, he didn't throw any of them in Old Gold and Black.

 

[renesauz]

On some level, in some very obscure, and probably very sick way, this makes me feel SO MUCH BETTER AS AN EAGLES FAN!

 

[Couch Potato]

I see that SD drafted Johnny Rodgers with the 25th pick in 1973. Why he didn't make it I don't know, but he was just awesome at Nebraska where he won the Heisman in 1972. I'll never forget that #1 10-0 Nebraska vs. #2 10-0 Oklahoma Thanksgiving game in 1971, won by Nebraska 35-31, as long as I live. Best college game I ever saw, followed by the Texas-USC title game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Nebraska...a_football_game

 

[The Man With No Name]

I see that SD drafted Johnny Rodgers with the 25th pick in 1973. Why he didn't make it I don't know, but he was just awesome at Nebraska where he won the Heisman in 1972. I'll never forget that #1 10-0 Nebraska vs. #2 10-0 Oklahoma Thanksgiving game in 1971, won by Nebraska 35-31, as long as I live. Best college game I ever saw, followed by the Texas-USC title game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Nebraska...a_football_game

For some reason, he played in Canada (for 4 years) after his college days. He did end up back with the Chargers but injuries kept him off the field.