SAN DIEGO -- In his latest mock draft, ESPN NFL draft guru Todd McShay has the San Diego Chargers selecting University of Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown.

McShay had the Chargers selecting Florida State defensive tackle Eddie Goldman in the mock draft before this one.

At 6-foot-2 and 319 pounds, Brown could be the stout run stuffer the Chargers are looking for in the middle of John Pagano’s 3-4 defensive scheme. Brown was productive in 2014, finishing with 71 tackles -- including 13 for a loss -- and 6.5 sacks.

A consensus first-team All-American, Brown finished as a finalist for both the Nagurski Trophy, honoring the nation's top defensive player, and the Outland Trophy, honoring the nation's top interior lineman. Married with two children, Brown is a mature player who fits the culture general manager Tom Telesco and coach Mike McCoy continue to develop in San Diego.

Brown had a strong combine, running a 5.05-second, 40-yard time and bench pressing 225 pounds 26 times.

The Chargers could use help along the interior of the team’s defensive line. The Chargers allowed 4.53 yards per rush, which was No. 29 in the NFL in 2014. San Diego also finished 29th in the league in sacks with 26.

However, the team’s personnel department might not value the defensive tackle position enough to select Brown in the first round. San Diego drafted a developmental prospect at defensive tackle in the fifth round of last year’s draft, Arkansas State product Ryan Carrethers.

Carrethers was inactive for the first three games as he learned Pagano’s system, but earned a start midway through the year before suffering a dislocated elbow that cut short his rookie campaign. Carrethers could be part of the solution for the Chargers at nose tackle.