Chargers News: NFL Columnist Thinks LA Should Avoid This Pass Catcher in The Draft

Ironically, a different columnist wanted LA to select this prospect!

Your Los Angeles Chargers could add some cost-effective depth through this month's NFL draft, as they look to improve on last season's frustrating Wildcard Weekend defeat, where the Bolts of course led 27-0 before the Jacksonville Jaguars roared back to steal a 31-30 victory and advance.

In the days and weeks leading up to the draft, experts from all over the NFL blogosphere have weighed in on just what kinds of players the Chargers could -- and should select. A rarer find, however, is a list where an analyst targets players that certain teams shouldn't add.

But that's just what we're dealing with today. Alex Kay of Bleacher Report opines that University of Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid is an absolute stay-away for LA.

"The Los Angeles Chargers may be hurting after their shocking playoff collapse a few months ago, but the club still has plenty of potential to rate among the top Super Bowl contenders next year," Kay writes. "LA has done well unearthing Justin Herbert to serve as a franchise quarterback and providing him with quality protection. Now the team needs to bolster his capabilities by bringing in some more quality wideouts."

"One misstep the Bolts could make is going with a tight end like Dalton Kincaid when they are on the clock at No. 21," Kay continues. "While Kincaid is certainly a high-end pass-catcher, he wont provide as much value to the offense as a pure receiver. Los Angeles should instead hone in on a local product in USC's Jordan Addison or even take a slight reach for a big-bodied, athletic wideout like TCU's Quentin Johnston to bolster a depleted receiving corps.

Funnily enough, a Chargers beat reporter in a recent mock draft earlier this week actually selected Kincaid as being an ideal fit as a playmaking option in new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore's system.

So who should we believe about Kincaid as a potential first round prospect for a Chargers club looking to take a leap in the AFC?