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The expectation, at least right now, is his floor is No. 8. The Giants (No. 11) are a sneaky contender here. We're hearing they've done a ton of legwork on Sewell, including last-minute virtual calls. And quarterback Justin Herbert is publicly lobbying for the Chargers to draft his former Oregon teammate. The Chargers (No. 13) prioritized the interior offensive line in free agency knowing they would come over the top with a tackle somewhere in the draft.
There are some teams that prefer Northwestern's Rashawn Slater to Sewell (and a couple of people we've talked to believe the Chargers are one of those teams), in part because he's viewed as more versatile and able to play multiple positions on the line, and in part because he has apparently dazzled teams in the interview process. Minnesota (No. 14) is one to watch for Slater. But even those teams acknowledge that the upside of Sewell might be hard to pass up if they were presented with a choice between the two.
Sewell the chess piece
If Sewell somehow slips past Cincinnati at No. 5, a potential trade up comes into play.The expectation, at least right now, is his floor is No. 8. The Giants (No. 11) are a sneaky contender here. We're hearing they've done a ton of legwork on Sewell, including last-minute virtual calls. And quarterback Justin Herbert is publicly lobbying for the Chargers to draft his former Oregon teammate. The Chargers (No. 13) prioritized the interior offensive line in free agency knowing they would come over the top with a tackle somewhere in the draft.
There are some teams that prefer Northwestern's Rashawn Slater to Sewell (and a couple of people we've talked to believe the Chargers are one of those teams), in part because he's viewed as more versatile and able to play multiple positions on the line, and in part because he has apparently dazzled teams in the interview process. Minnesota (No. 14) is one to watch for Slater. But even those teams acknowledge that the upside of Sewell might be hard to pass up if they were presented with a choice between the two.
