Chargers WR Jalen Guyton

[Philip Ferguson]

https://chargerswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/17/chargers-wr-jalen-guyton-working-with-first-team-offense/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=NFLdraftmaverickKailaMike&fbclid=IwAR2pZAnZtRAvjH76DKtg6m4qXBsxEDUBVFytAtAVn7FzVehGFKyaJ4c89yU

A little factoid - the head coach for the Chargers played for Celina (Go Bobats)! 

"The one element that Guyton has that separates himself from the pack is speed. When asked what the team is specifically looking for in terms of the evaluation process, coach Anthony Lynn highlighted “speed.”

[Marty]

HBO's Hard Knocks is featuring the Chargers & Rams this season. Guyton made a few appearances in Episode 1 last week.

[UNT18Grad]

For those who don't want to look at the whole article, below is the part about Jalen.  Doesn't sound like he had the best week of camp and might have lost his shot to work with the starting offense for now.

 

**The Chargers are looking for a specific wide receiver to fill their vacancy on the starting offense.

They’re in need of speed and that has made their search limited and complicated after one week of padded training-camp practices.

Jalen Guyton’s blazing speed gave him first crack for the No. 3 starting role behind Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. He received most of the first-team reps, but struggled to find chemistry with quarterback Tyrod Taylor. The results weren’t good when Taylor targeted him.

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Guyton has good ball skills, but still has plenty to learn as a second-year player. He was a practice squad player for the Chargers in 2019.

Guyton has 4.35 speed in the 40-yard dash, but he left the door open for another wide receiver to enter in Week 2 of camp.

Lynn mentioned Tyron Johnson as a candidate to fill the speed role. Johnson has been impressive as rookie quarterback Justin Herbert’s go-to target on the second team. Johnson also has sub-4.4 speed and might be faster than Guyton.

“We’re trying to develop those guys as best we can because we need to get some speed on the football field,” Lynn said Friday about Guyton and Johnson.