{"id":185109,"date":"2024-08-13T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T13:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=185109"},"modified":"2024-08-13T06:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:15:19","slug":"chargers-undrafted-rookie-could-be-a-problem-for-the-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/13\/chargers-undrafted-rookie-could-be-a-problem-for-the-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers Undrafted Rookie Could Be a Problem for the League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time we saw a Chargers defender go from undrafted to a key role player? Michael Davis? That was seven years ago. However, under this brand new regime, the Chargers decided to give undrafted rookie Tre&#8217;Mon Morris-Brash a chance to compete, and he did. As Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said, &#8220;Competitors are welcome.&#8221; Morris-Brash has been taking advantage of his opportunities and become a real problem for the league soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Chargers Undrafted Rookie Could Be a Problem for the League<\/h2>\n<h3>Who is Tre&#8217;Mon Morris-Brash?<\/h3>\n<p>After a successful high school career in Washington DC, Morris-Brash earned a four-star recruiting status and was highly touted for his pass rush ability. Once he committed from UCF, he slowly garnered more and more playing time eventually leading to a long five-year career at the esteemed college. In the last two years of his career at UCF, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UCFStool\/status\/1759716121584754826\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morris-Brash really put it all together, where he had 14.5 sacks across those two seasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His production, leadership, and athletic ability were thought to be enough to get him drafted once he declared in 2024. Unfortunately, the 6&#8217;2 245 pound EDGE rusher was thought to be undersized to be an impact rusher at the next level. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfldraftbuzz.com\/Player\/Tre&#039;Mon-Morris-Brash-DL-UCF\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not having enough arm length, size, or strength<\/a> is usually a sign of disaster. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeTHefner\/status\/1785759594012459360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1785759594012459360%7Ctwgr%5E01877f54a93c9267a3cd5056f2281f8c3599e606%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boltsfromtheblue.com%2F2024%2F6%2F25%2F24183107%2Fchargers-tremon-morris-brash-jim-harbaugh-central-florida\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his jump off the ball and his ferocious mentality<\/a> were enough for the Chargers to give him an undrafted rookie deal, and allow him to compete for a roster spot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chargers<\/a> LB Tre\u2019mon Morris-Brash #57 \u2066<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dolladrop3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Dolladrop3<\/a>\u2069 beats LT Alex Leatherwood off the EDGE for the sack.<\/p>\n<p>Real quick off the snap \u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\udc40<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChargersCamp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChargersCamp<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZF8FmYD8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PZF8FmYD8s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chargers Centel (@ChargersCountry) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChargersCountry\/status\/1820983390214259075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Rise of The Undrafted Star<\/h3>\n<p>Once signed with the Chargers, on a 3-year $2,835,000 undrafted rookie contract, the UCF product started buzzing early in off-season workouts, giving the media someone to take a closer look at. When Chargers defensive coordinator, Jesse Minter was asked about the Chargers&#8217; first preseason game and who he was excited to see <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexinsdorf99\/status\/1821349737611644987\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he specifically mentioned the undrafted rookie<\/a>. Garnering praise from Minter this early on is impressive.<\/p>\n<p>When it came time to play in the preseason, Morris-Brash was asked upon quite often, and he impressed. During his first-ever NFL game, he recorded 2 pressures, a tackle, and a stop on only 33 snaps.\u00a0 While these are not eye-popping numbers, this is still extremely impressive. This coupled with his 12 snaps on special teams, playing on all units besides field goal, gives him a real chance to make this roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first 3 EDGE Rusher look from Jesse Minter&#39;s defense, featuring Bud Dupree, Morgan Fox, Tuli Tuipulotu, and Tre&#39;Mon Morris-Brash. Dupree and Morris-Brash both win with power and meet at the QB. Really looking forward to seeing how he is going to feature this group! <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoltUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BoltUp<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l43jO3uU9E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l43jO3uU9E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Haglund (@StevenIHaglund) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenIHaglund\/status\/1822827224757842074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Could He Make An Impact On The 2024 Season?<\/h3>\n<p>After an impressive outing in his first preseason game, the Chargers undrafted rookie is on the fast track to make the roster. If he continues to garner respect from his peers, coaches, and offenses around the league, he could very well play a key role in the 2024 season for the Chargers. Furthermore, it has recently come out that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/09\/3-chargers-with-the-most-to-prove-in-the-preseason\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">current EDGE4 Chris Rumph II, who is a cut candidate<\/a>, suffered an injury and will miss some time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Rumph is expected to miss time, and now Andrew Farmer is not practicing (how much he&#39;ll miss remains to be seen).<\/p>\n<p>Ty Shelby and Tre&#39;Mon Morris-Brash should be pedal to the floor this week as the two available to compete for EDGE5 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGEfrZ4SjB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oGEfrZ4SjB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tyler Schoon (@tylerjschoon) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylerjschoon\/status\/1823077799802130690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This opens the door for Morris-Brash to come in and take his spot, at least until Rumph II is healthy. More chances to impress like he has all off season, is more of a chance of him sticking around. Filling in on special teams and defense and continuing building this team depth, could be important for the Chargers&#8217; chances to make a run this year and next.\u00a0 If he continues to impress as we expect him to, the Chargers are likely going to be forced to keep him on the roster, due to the chance of someone picking up the undrafted rookie on the waiver wire.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Jonathan Hui-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head Coach Jim Harbaugh has said &#8220;Competitors are welcome&#8221; and this undrafted rookie has been taking advantage of his opportunities thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4709,"featured_media":185121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[7642,7923,32322,1652,32745],"class_list":["post-185109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chargers","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chris-rumph-ii","tag-jesse-minter","tag-jim-harbaugh","tag-tremon-morris-brash"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4709"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}