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Chargers select Keenan Allen replacement in latest mock draft

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This is a good weapon for Herbert.

Chargers select Keenan Allen replacement in latest mock draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Chargers ' offseason approach has baffled many, with the franchise having cap space to make some key moves but opting not to.

With Justin Herbert in need of offensive line reinforcements, along with another weapon in the passing game, the fact that the Chargers haven't gotten a proper needle-mover yet is odd. But with still a few weeks until the NFL Draft, the Chargers can get some key pieces for Mike McDaniel if they so choose. If not, it's the draft, and for NFL.

com's Nick Shook, in his latest mock, Herbert gets another weapon in Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. "As much as the Chargers need depth, they can't afford to spend another first-round pick on an offensive lineman," Shook wrote . "They also can't afford to take a swing on an oft-injured receiver.

So they land on Cooper, a great run-after-catch target who could make for a frightening duo with Justin Herbert. " More: Bills' Joe Brady's Josh Allen comments will thrill fans Chargers ready to take next step? Well, fans would hope so.