A four-star recruit out of Totino-Grace High School in North Oaks, Minnesota, Alt is the son of John Alt, who was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and went on to play 179 games at offensive tackle,
There was plenty of speculation about the Chargers trading down from No. 5 ahead of the start of the first round on Thursday night, but they wound up holding onto the pick.
The latest Notre Dame tackle to be selected high in the draft, Alt checks in at a mammoth 6-foot-8 and 321 pounds with 34.25-inch arms. He started for three seasons in South Bend and profiles as a tackle who can do it all,
Notre Dame offensive tackle joe alt didn’t have to wait long during the NFL draft to hear his name called. With the No. 5 the Los Angeles Chargers took the monstrous to bolster its offensive line. It is no surprise that Alt was taken so high,
Forty years after his father, John, was selected 21st overall by Kansas City, left tackle Joe Alt became just the third Minnesotan drafted in the top 10 since 2004.
Notre Dame, widely viewed as the best lineman in the draft, heard his name called relatively early Thursday night. Alt going fifth overall is the highest a Notre Dame player has been selected since quarterback Rick Mirer went second overall to the Seattle Seahawks in 1993.
The Chargers selected former Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Jim Harbaugh talked about instilling a physical and rugged identity into the team and improving the run game,
The Los Angeles Chargers have officially drafted Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt with the fifth overall pick in the draft. This is the first pick for the Chargers in the Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh era.