Jan 5, 2013; Miami FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Dee Milliner (28) is interviewed during media day for the BCS championship game at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama CB Dee Milliner is scheduled to have surgery on his busted shoulder after the combine, but before he went under the knife, he was able to clock in a time of 4.37 seconds in the 40.

That will keep Milliner’s stock in the top 10 and likely out of the reach of the San Diego Chargers. If he slips to pick 11, then the Chargers may have some people calling in for a trade. The Chargers also may consider selecting the corner.

I can’t be pissed at selecting a player like Milliner, but we would definitely have had to address the offensive line in free agency and in the next few rounds of the draft.

Jan 26, 2013; Mobile, AL, USA; Senior Bowl south squad offensive lineman Lane Johnson of Oklahoma (69) prior to kickoff of a game against the Senior Bowl north squad at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Last year I did an article where I went to walterfootball.com, a great football website that also has a mock draft database, and checked approximately 60 mocks and reported the outcomes for the Chargers’ first round pick.

It was a very popular article and people seemed to really enjoy me doing the leg work for them in regards to checking all the mocks out.  Not a single one of those mocks had the Chargers projected to take Melvin Ingram.

This year I’ll be doing the same thing only I’ll be doing a pre-combine, post-combine, and a couple days before the draft  version for the BoltBeat family.

Today I will be listing the pre-combine version.  I went through 66 mock drafts and tallied the projections for our beloved Bolts and their first round draft pick.  There weren’t any huge surprises but we know, as Charger fans, that anything is possible when it comes to the draft.

Below I will list all of the first round picks that were mocked to the Bolts and the number of votes they received.

Be sure to leave a comment at the bottom in regards to the top vote getter, guys you feel should have been included, and picks that you thought were complete nonsense.

Players receiving 1 selection:

D.J. Fluker   RT Alabama

Barkevious Mingo  DE/OLB  LSU

Alec Ogletree  LB  Ohio State

Sam Montgomery  DE/OLB  LSU

Players receiving 2 selections:

Jarvis Jones  OLB  Georgia

Johnathan Hankins  DT  Ohio State

Cordarrelle Patterson  WR  Tennessee

Johnthan Banks  CB  Mississippi State

Xavier Rhodes  CB  Florida State

Player receiving 6  selections:

Dee Milliner  CB  Alabama

Player receiving 9  selections:

Chance Warmack  G  Alabama

Player receiving 11  selections:

Eric Fisher  OT  Central Michigan

And, with the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers select…..

Lane Johnson  OT  Oklahoma

Johnson received an astounding 26 selections.  The ultra-athletic tackle is a former quarterback and wide receiver.  Although I would be happy with him as our choice, there are a couple of other players I would rather the Chargers take, such as Fisher or Warmack.  That being said, I don’t think that either of those players will be there at 11.

Thanks a lot for reading.

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Dec 1, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell (26) cannot catch a pass against Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Dee Milliner (28) during the third quarter of the 2012 SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports

The latest 2013 Fansided NFL Mock Draft has been released and here is who they have the Chargers selecting:

8. San Diego Chargers – Dee Milliner, Cornerback, Alabama
Milliner is the clear number one cornerback prospect in this draft. Milliner could have gone to Detroit just a pick earlier, so if he remains on the board it would be the pick San Diego needs to make. Two of the Chargers top defensive backs will become free agents after the season and they can ill afford to allow a top talent like Milliner slip through their fingers.

Milliner may be the top corner in the draft, but is he the biggest need at this point on the roster? In years past, the cornerback position was a big big need for the team, but their are bigger areas that the Chargers will need to focus on.

Both starting corners are free agents, but I see the Bolts bringing back at least one of them. Quentin Jammer is someone I can see the Bolts riding out till the end of his career. Antoine Cason has played much better than last season and should be brought back. Shareece Wright would be next man up and we can take a chance on him as a starter. He will make his share of mistakes, but again there are other areas of need.