It’s no secret that the Chargers need speed at wide receiver. Justin Herbert’s average depth of target this season is a career-low 6.4, nearly a yard and a half lower than any other season of his career. Even with speedster Jalen Guyton in the lineup before he tore his ACL in Week 3, defenses were able to key in on the deep shot or quick pass: three of his four targets in 2022 came more than 20 yards down the field, and 34 of his 46 targets last season came either 20+ yards downfield or within 9 yards of the line of scrimmage.
Oh, and every other wide receiver on the team has also been injured at some point this season.
In short, LA needs to find another speedster to unlock their own creativity. Preferably, they’d have the jets to burn DBs while still possessing the ability to win at intermediate levels of the field.
Why not get creative in pursuing creativity?
Meet Andrei Iosivas:
Princeton 7, Harvard 0 | 7:00 1st
Okay, we get it @AndreiIosivas, you’re fast.
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Princeton is, admittedly, not an NFL hotbed. While the Ivy League school has produced 36 NFL players dating back an entire century, only four Tigers have been drafted since 2001. In fact, Princeton has never had a wide receiver drafted. The closest they’ve gotten are a tight end (Seth DeValve in 2016) and three running backs (Cosmo Iacavazzi in 1965, Hank Bjorklund in 1972, and Judd Garrett in 1990).
But Iosivas is different for one key reason: speed. The Hawaiian senior also competes for Princeton’s track team as a heptathlete, finishing fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships last season after setting a meet record in the 60 meters with a time of 6.71 seconds. Iosivas is a decorated track athlete: he’s won Ivy League Most Outstanding Field Performer twice and was named an All-American in the heptathlon last season.
Oh, and in case you’re curious: a 6.71 60-meter dash translates to about a 4.22 40, which would tie John Ross’ combine record.
Iosivas isn’t just a straight-line burner, however. The senior has flashes of brilliance, making catches outside his frame:
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