Joe Alt was the primary offensive deal with off the board within the 2024 NFL Draft, because the Los Angeles Chargers took him at No. 5 out of Notre Dame. Alt is now tasked with serving to preserve star quarterback Justin Herbert upright, whereas representing the primary draft choose of the Jim Harbaugh period.
What are Alt’s early impressions of his new head coach?
On Tuesday’s version of “The Herd,” Alt defined to Colin Cowherd what he loves about Harbaugh.
“I feel Coach Harbaugh’s an excellent coach,” Alt mentioned. “The most important factor for me is he needed me. He needed offensive linemen, and he has an appreciation for offensive linemen. It makes me, as a participant, need to work that a lot tougher for a coach like that and attempt to succeed. I’ve spoken with him since I have been chosen every single day, and I am actually excited to get began there.”
Harbaugh was beforehand the top coach of the Michigan Wolverines, with whom he gained final season’s School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship.
On that word, three of the 13 Wolverines gamers who have been chosen within the 2024 draft have been offensive linemen: Zak Zinter, Trevor Keegan and LaDarius Henderson. Michigan constructed a repute over the previous three seasons for being a workforce that imposed its will up entrance by the operating sport. Moreover, the Chargers chosen two Michigan gamers of their very own, linebacker Junior Colson (No. 69) and extensive receiver Cornelius Johnson (No. 253).
Alt, who stands at 6-foot-8 and 322 kilos, was Notre Dame’s main left deal with throughout his three seasons in South Bend. He was a two-time All-American who will possible play proper deal with for the Chargers, as former first-round draft choose and Professional Bowler Rashawn Slater is their beginning left deal with.
Whereas expressing that he’ll play whichever deal with spot the Chargers need, Alt detailed the place he desires to enhance within the NFL.
Chargers rookie OT Joe Alt shares how his QB days helped him at O-Line
“The move, I all the time need to enhance my strike. I feel with the ability to strike a defensive finish and type of take the battle to them throws them out of their rush sample, their rush plan, so I feel that is an enormous factor with the ability to actually be dominant with that,” Alt mentioned. “And the run sport, simply all the time attempting to be decrease. I’ve, clearly, a big body, however when I can get beneath guys and use that body and that leverage to blow up by guys, it truly is a useful factor, so simply all the time attempting to play decrease in all the pieces I do within the run sport.”
The Chargers are coming off a 5-12 season.
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