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The Chargers picked Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year Kyle Kennard with the 125th overall pick of the NFL draft Saturday to add youth to an edge rusher group in flux.

His full potential wasn’t unleashed until the third game of last season, when he became a starter as part of a lineup change that involved moving fellow linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo to edge rusher.

So, the selection of edge rusher Jared Verse last year with the 19th pick marked the first time the Rams made a first-round pick since Goff.

Now the Browns and Giants are reportedly open to trading those early picks, external, or they could go for Hunter and pass rusher Abdul Carter before taking a quarterback with a less valuable pick.

Last year in the wake of future Hall of Fame defensive lineman Aaron Donald’s retirement, the choice was seemingly obvious: The Rams needed pass rushers.