The Chargers’ annual draft steal came in the seventh-round with the selection of former Ohio State wide receiver K.J. Hill.
Hill, the 5-foot-11 and 196 pound wideout isn’t going to win with speed or physicality to box out defenders, but he will put them on skates with crisp route-running.
That was a large part of him setting Ohio State’s record in receptions (201). Getting open and catching everything thrown his way is the name of his game.
You know who else has a knack for that on the Chargers? Keenan Allen.
Hill said he modeled his game after Allen. He used to watch Allen tape while he was in college. “I’m a route technician,” Hill said.
To get an idea of what Hill brings to Los Angeles, below are his highlights from this past season:
