BBV Community Mock Draft: With 28th pick, Chargers select ...

Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State.

Selecting for San Diego, 'hakeemthedream' writes:

The Chargers have holes to fill with the losses of Antonio Cromartie, Ladainian Tomlinson, and Jamal Williams. While taking a defensive tackle in the first round might be tempting for the Chargers, they will select Ryan Mathews of Fresno State. He was the nation's leader in rushing in 2009, averaging just over six yards a carry and 150 yards per game. Although he did not play in a powerhouse conference, he silenced doubters when he had HUGE games against Boise St., Cincinnati, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Ryan Mathews, at 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, is a tough and physical back with the ability to run between the tackles, catch passes out of the back field, and be very effective in pass blocking. He does not have the breakaway speed that Darren Sproles has but he can accelerate into the secondary very quickly. The Chargers will utilize him in the passing game when needed. He is a very tough and durable back who will not think twice about delivering a blow to a defender.

My take : A very predictable selection here since LaDainian Tomlinson is now a New York Jet and the Chargers were second-last in the league running the ball in 2009, anyway. This is a different kind of back than they are used to in San Diego, but he could be a big asset. I don't care how pass-happy the NFL has become, there are times during key NFL games when you must be able to run with power. If he is the real deal Mathews gives the Chargers the opportunity to do that.

'Brooklyn58' is up next with the New York Jets selection. Get out your sharp knives.

[Remember, to read explanations of previous selections click the highlighted player name in the table below.]

POS	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL	DRAFTER
1	St. Louis	Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma	Soldier_
2	Detroit	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska	soulpower
3	Tampa Bay	Gerald McCoy	DT	Oklahoma	i_formation27
4	Washington	Russell Okung	OT	Oklahoma State	G Fan in England
5	Kansas City	Eric Berry	S	Tennessee	ronjohnson
6	Seattle	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Notre Dame	CCE718
7	Cleveland	Dez Bryant	WR	Oklahoma State	GreatGatsby
8	Oakland	Bruce Campbell	OT	Maryland	Hoyadestroya85
9	Buffalo	Dan Williams	DT	Tennessee	The Greek
10	Jacksonville	Joe Haden	CB	Florida	jp2y
11	Denver	Rolando McClain	ILB	Alabama	NYG_Slater
12	Miami	Jerry Hughes	DE/OLB	Texas Christian	sunlion333
13	San Francisco	Bryan Bulaga	OT	Iowa	RIPShea
14	Seattle	Trent Williams	OT	Oklahoma	Ed V.
15	N.Y. Giants	Derrick Morgan	DE	Georgia	Ed Valentine
16	Tennessee	Sergio Kindle	OLB	Texas	Json
17	San Francisco	Sean Weatherspoon	B	Missouri	RIPShea
18	Pittsburgh	Mike Iupati	G	Idaho	ross_stephen
19	Atlanta	Brandon Graham	DE	Michigan	daddyzander
20	Houston	Jason Pierre-Paul	DE	South Florida	BitterEli
21	Cincinnati	Earl Thomas	S	Texas	Woogie526
22	New England	Jermaine Gresham	TE	Oklahoma	Ryan Valentine
23	Green Bay	C.J. Spiller	RB	Clemson	Dan Luibil
24	Philadelphia	Anthony Davis	OT	Rutgers	Bye Dawk
25	Baltimore	Kyle Wilson	CB	Boise State	Larry Soprano
26	Arizona	Terrence Cody	DT	Alabama	Snipah
27	Dallas	Taylor Mays	S	USC	pataroons
28	San Diego	Ryan Mathews	RB	Fresno State	hakeemthedream
29	N.Y. Jets				Brooklyn58
30	Minnesota				hurikaine
31	Indianapolis				Charles L.
32	New Orleans				GiantsReignSupreme