{"id":65105,"date":"2025-04-05T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=65105"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:43:38","slug":"could-the-chargers-land-mark-andrews-in-draft-day-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/could-the-chargers-land-mark-andrews-in-draft-day-trade\/65105\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the Chargers land Mark Andrews in draft day trade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1b500071-e865-4d58-a008-d40851cc5a1c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"349\">As the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/tag\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a> Draft approaches, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?s=Los+Angeles+Chargers\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> are sitting at the No. 22 spot in the first round, and fans are buzzing about what the team might do with it. The top wish on many Chargers fans\u2019 draft boards? Michigan tight end Colston Loveland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"669\">But what if Loveland\u2019s already off the board by the time the Chargers are on the clock? According to ESPN\u2019s Bill Barnwell, the team might not walk away empty-handed. In fact, he\u2019s floated a bold trade scenario that would land the Chargers a proven star instead of a college prospect: Ravens tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/tag\/mark-andrews\/\"><strong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"668\">Mark Andrews<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"990\">Barnwell\u2019s idea involves the Chargers swapping first-round picks with Baltimore, moving down five spots from No. 22 to No. 27 \u2014 and also sending <strong data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"839\">guard Zion Johnson<\/strong> to the Ravens. In return, Los Angeles would get not only Andrews, but also a <strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"938\">fourth-round pick<\/strong> (No. 136 overall).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"990\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"990\">Here\u2019s how the deal breaks down:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1161\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1094\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1094\"><strong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1015\">Chargers receive:<\/strong> 2025 1st-round pick (No. 27), 2025 4th-round pick (No. 136), TE Mark Andrews<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1161\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1161\"><strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1116\">Ravens receive:<\/strong> 2025 1st-round pick (No. 22), G Zion Johnson<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1621\">At first glance, this could be a win-win \u2014 especially for the Chargers. Andrews, though turning 30 in September, is still a top-tier tight end who had a quiet but productive 2024 season, including <strong data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1396\">a career-high 11 touchdown grabs<\/strong>. His red-zone presence and familiarity with Chargers offensive coordinator <strong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1486\">Greg Roman<\/strong> (who coached him in Baltimore) would make him an instant upgrade in Los Angeles\u2019 offense and a reliable target for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/tag\/justin-herbert\/\"><strong data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1620\">Justin Herbert<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1954\">As for Zion Johnson, the Chargers may be more open to parting with the 2022 first-rounder after bringing in offensive lineman <strong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1765\">Mekhi Becton<\/strong> during free agency. The addition of an extra fourth-round pick would also give the Chargers a whopping 11 total selections in this year\u2019s draft, plenty of ammo to continue building depth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2265\">Of course, this isn\u2019t the first time Andrews has been linked to a potential trade with the Chargers, but with the Harbaugh brothers coaching both teams \u2014 Jim in L.A. and John in Baltimore \u2014 there\u2019s a built-in familiarity that makes this feel <em data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2204\">just<\/em> plausible enough to keep fans watching closely on draft day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2463\">If this trade does happen, expect Chargers fans to celebrate. Andrews may not be the same game-breaker he once was, but compared to the team\u2019s current tight end options, he\u2019d be a massive step up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2025 NFL Draft approaches, the Los Angeles Chargers are sitting at the No. 22 spot in the first\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":65106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[25240,6929,25238,25235,25239],"class_list":["post-65105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-greg-roman","tag-justin-herbert","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-mark-andrews","tag-zion-johnson"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}