With the No. 48 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers selected Denzel Perryman, an inside linebacker from Miami.
Here’s some Twitter reaction to the selection:
San Diego here I come!!
— Denzel perryman (@D_Perryman52) May 2, 2015
Round 2 – Pick 16 @Chargers select Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/5R8kIZQ9QG
— #NFLDraft (@nfl) May 2, 2015
Mike McCoy on Perryman: “He’s a playmaker, he loves to play the game and brings a physical presence to our football team.”
— XTRA 1360 FSSD (@XTRA1360) May 2, 2015
As a senior last season, Perryman (6-feet-0, 236 pounds) was a third-team All-American, collecting 9 1/2 tackles for a loss, two sacks and 79 total tackles, which was ninth best in the country.
He was also a first-team All-ACC selection both in 2013 and 2014.
Perryman will be expected to shore up a middle linebacker group that was led by Donald Butler and Manti Teo last year.
