Corey Liuget News

The departures of veteran nose tackles Aubrayo Franklin and Antonio Garay have left the San Diego Chargers' defensive line very young and inexperienced.

June 11, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget drinks water during a break at Chargers minicamp at Chargers park.

Our AFC West positional rankings series continues with a look at a young group of defensive linemen: 1. Corey Liuget , San Diego: This player has a chance to be a superstar.

October 7, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; San Diego Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget during their game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

The San Diego Chargers chose former Illinois Fighting Illini defensive lineman Corey Liuget with the 18th pick in round one of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Kyle Posey narrows the Chargers' defensive issues down to the three biggest and also lets us know we should be optimistic about 2013.

Every offseason, journalists write thousands of articles predicting what will happen in the upcoming season.

Dec 23, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Diego Chargers defensive end Kendall Reyes celebrates his sack of New York Jets quarterback Greg McElroy during the second half at MetLIfe Stadium.

May 13, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers linebacker Larry English at organized team activities at Chargers Park.

He weighs a little lighter - 8 lost pounds put him at 296 - but that's not it. His frame is a little more toned, thanks to his offseason training, first near Miami and later San Diego.

September 16, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker is hit by San Diego Chargers defensive tackle Cam Thomas as he releases the ball during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium.

From the much needed change in the front office and on the sidelines to a roster chock-full of young budding talent on both sides of the ball, the San Diego Chargers have plenty to be optimistic about heading into 2013.

Philip Rivers will need to prove himself to be an elite Quarterback in 2013 if he hopes to stay in San Diego with the Chargers, because his contract pays him like one.

October 7, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is sacked by San Diego Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget during their game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Obviously, no one in San Diego is happy about the injury to promising second-year player Melvin Ingram .