The Los Angeles Chargers are in trouble if Justin Herbert ever throws a meaningful pass to Alex Stern. You’ll be forgiven for not knowing who Stern, a UVA graduate, is or even what position he plays. Just know that he is someone who could prove instrumental in the Chargers becoming a perennial playoff contender once again. A year after drafting Herbert with the sixth overall pick, the team recently hired Stern, who spent the 2020 season as an analytics intern on UVA’s football team, as a data analyst.