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It's National Signing Day and the college football world has come alive to praise Alabama and the rest of the SEC. Since we're more focused on the San Diego Chargers around these parts, we thought it would be fun to look back at some of the players currently on the Chargers roster to see what they looked like on their National Signing Day:
| Player | Pos | Rating |
| D.J. Fluker | OT | 5 stars |
| Keenan Allen | S | 5 stars |
| Steve Schilling | OG | 5 stars |
| Manti Te'o | ILB | 5 stars |
| Crezdon Butler | CB | 4 stars |
| Marcus Gilchrist | CB | 4 stars |
| Lawrence Guy | DT | 4 stars |
| Lavelle Hawkins | ATH | 4 stars |
| Melvin Ingram | OLB | 4 stars |
| Corey Liuget | DT | 4 stars |
| Le'Ron McClain | FB | 4 stars |
| Eddie Royal | WR | 4 stars |
| Brandon Taylor | CB | 4 stars |
| Shareece Wright | CB | 4 stars |
| Jonas Mouton | S | 4 stars |
| Steve Williams | CB | 4 stars |
| Ryan Mathews | ATH | 3 stars |
| King Dunlap | OT | 3 stars |
| Jahleel Addae | RB | 3 stars |
| Bront Bird | S | 3 stars |
| Donald Butler | OLB | 3 stars |
| Jake Byrne | TE | 3 stars |
| Jeromey Clary | OT | 3 stars |
| Marcus Cromartie | CB | 3 stars |
| Kwame Geathers | OT | 3 stars |
| Darrell Stuckey | S | 3 stars |
| Johnnie Troutman | DE | 3 stars |
| Reggie Walker | ILB | 3 stars |
| Mike Harris | OG | 3 stars |
| Johnny Patrick | WR | 3 stars |
| Philip Rivers | QB | 2 stars |
| Eric Weddle | CB | 2 stars |
| Seyi Ajirotutu | WR | 2 stars |
| Vincent Brown | WR | 2 stars |
| Andrew Gachkar | OLB | 2 stars |
| Ladarius Green | WR | 2 stars |
| Thomas Keiser | DE | 2 stars |
| Richard Marshall | CB | 2 stars |
| Rich Ohrnberger | OG | 2 stars |
| Kendall Reyes | OLB | 2 stars |
| Willie Smith | TE | 2 stars |
| Brad Sorensen | QB | 2 stars |
| Kenny Wiggins | OT | 2 stars |
| Tourek Williams | TE | 2 stars |
| Danny Woodhead | RB | 2 stars |
| Danario Alexander | WR | 2 stars |
| Larry English | OLB | 2 stars |
| Byron Jerideau | DT | 2 stars |
| John Phillips | TE | 2 stars |
| Sean Lissemore | ILB | No rating |
If you're looking for even more, Eric Weddle was on the radio this morning talking about which college recruited him and why he picked Utah.
So, who is the most surprising from that bunch? Weddle? Rivers? Crezdon Butler? Certainly plenty of ammo there for people that want to say that highly-rated recruits don't always turn out the way they're supposed to.
