High fives, low fives
When the Chargers drafted Quentin Jammer with the fifth pick yesterday, it was the fourth time in the last 20 years they picked in the No. 5 slot, the most of any team in that period. There have been some terrific picks at No. 5 (Deion Sanders, Junior Seau) and some dreadful ones (Mike Junkin, Rickey Dixon, Trev Alberts, Curtis Enis). Here are the No. 5 picks since 1983, the year San Diego tabbed Arkansas linebacker Billy Ray Smith:
\PLAYER, TEAM\POS.\UNIV.
'83\Billy Ray Smith, Chargers\OLB\Ark.
'84\Bill Maas, Kansas City\NT\Pitt.
'85\Duane Bickett, Indianapolis\OLB\USC
'86\Anthony Bell, St. Louis\OLB\MSU
'87\Mike Junkin, Cleveland\ILB\Duke
'88\Rickey Dixon, Cincinnati\CB\Okla.
'89\Deion Sanders, Atlanta\CB\FSU
'90\Junior Seau, Chargers \OLB\USC
'91\Todd Lyght, L.A. Rams\CB\N.D.
'92\Terrell Buckley, Green Bay\CB\FSU
\PLAYER,TEAM\POS.\UNIV.
'93\John Copeland, Cincinnati\DE\Ala.
'94\Trev Alberts, Indianapolis\LB\Neb.
'95\Kerry Collins, Carolina\QB\PSU
'96\Cedric Jones, N.Y. Giants\DE\Okla.
'97\Bryant Westbrook, Detroit\CB\Tex.
'98\Curtis Enis, Chicago\RB\PSU
'99\Ricky Williams, N.O.\RB\Tex.
'00\Jamal Lewis, Baltimore\RB\Tenn.
'01\L. Tomlinson, Chargers \RB\TCU
'02\Quentin Jammer, Chargers\CB\Tex.
Donnie Edwards
Age: 29 Position: Linebacker
Contract: Five years, plus an option, worth $19 million with a signing bonus between $6 million and $6.5 million.
Background: Chula Vista High alum. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round in 1996. Had 100 or more tackles in each of his past five seasons. Was released in a salary-cap move.
Projection: Will start at strongside linebacker, ahead of Sam Rogers.
Chargers today
The Chargers have one pick in each of the final four rounds today:
Round 4: Fifth (No. 103 overall)
Round 5: Seventh (No. 142 overall)
Round 6: Sixth (No. 178 overall)
Round 7: Fifth (No. 216 overall)
