One day after providing Philip Rivers a passing target, the Chargers drafted someone they hope will keep him standing long enough to throw the ball.
Forrest Lamp, a guard from Western Kentucky, was selected with the sixth pick of the second round, No. 38 overall.
"I thought his Alabama (game) was the single most dominant offensive line performance I've seen against that front in five years," said NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock.
Lamp played left tackle in college but is projected to play guard in the NFL.
Lamp already had an endorsement deal, even before he knew his team _ with Lamps Plus, of course.
The Chargers' choice was supposed to be preceded by the first one of this draft made by their neighbors in Los Angeles, the Rams, who sent this year's No. 1 to Tennessee in last year's Jared Goff deal. Instead, the Rams dealt their pick to Buffalo, moving down seven spots, to No. 44. Buffalo's target was East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones.
The second round began with Green Bay selecting cornerback Kevin King from Washington, followed by Jacksonville _ which traded up one spot with Seattle _ taking Alabama tackle Cam Robinson.
Seattle, which had traded down three times already in the draft, finally made its first pick: Michigan State defensive lineman Malik McDowell.
That was followed by another trade, with Arizona moving up nine spots in a deal with Chicago (which replenished some of the picks it lost in the trade with San Francisco on Thursday). The Cardinals grabbed Washington safety Budda Baker.
