Running Back LaDainian Tomlinson was selected by the San Diego Chargers with the fifth overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. It was an easy choice based on Tomlinson’s exploits at Texas Christian. As a senior, he became just the second player in college football history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season and 5,000 in a career. A year earlier, he had set the NCAA single-game rushing record when he piled up 406 yards against UTEP.
The San Diego Chargers took Tomlinson with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, and he went on to become one of the greatest to ever play the game of football.
