Chargers first-round draft pick Joe Alt takes questions from reporters during his introductory press conference on Friday in Costa Mesa. Alt, an offensive tackle from Notre Dame, was selected fifth overall. COSTA MESA — Joe Alt dwarfed the press room podium during his introductory news conference on Friday at the Chargers’ headquarters. He was nearly as tall as the powder blue backdrop with the team’s logo and its car sponsor splashed across it.
Alt, 21, spoke of his varied background as a quarterback and tight end in his early years in high school, as a hockey player until he literally outgrew the sport in second grade and as a basketball player, too. All of which he credited with his ascension to the fifth overall pick in the draft. “I grew up playing quarterback all the way through my sophomore year in high school, and for me the biggest thing was learning how an entire defense worked,” Alt said. “I started playing tight end during my junior year in high school and transitioned to the offensive line when I got to Notre Dame as a freshman.”
John Alt said he had little doubt Joe would follow in his footsteps as an offensive lineman, however. Joe had a comparable build when he was the same age as his father. He was athletic and strong and grew to be an inch taller than his father, experiencing a 5-inch growth spurt in high school.“Joe had my frame even as a 9- or 10-year-old,” said John Alt, who coached his son through youth sports and into high school. “I knew where he was going to end up.
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