SAN DIEGO -- Joey Bosa now has a familiar face as part of his draft class. The San Diego Chargers selected a second Ohio State product, inside linebacker Joshua Perry, with the No. 102 pick in the fourth round. With only three inside linebackers currently on the roster, the position was an area of need the Chargers looked to fill in the final day of the draft.

My take: The Chargers released veteran inside linebackers Donald Butler and Kavell Conner at the onset of free agency, so Perry should have an opportunity to earn a backup job behind starters Manti Te’o and Denzel Perryman. Perry played in 52 games with 39 starts for the Buckeyes. He ran a 4.68-second, 40-yard time at the combine and bench-pressed 225 pounds 20 times. Physically he should hold up at the next level, although he’s likely a player that will be on the field on early downs and subbed out during passing situations.

Size matters: At 6-foot-4 and 254 pounds, Perry is a big-bodied thumper who adds size to San Diego’s inside linebacker position group. Perry also was voted co-captain of Ohio State’s defense his senior year and earned first-team, All-Big Ten honors in 2015, so he also brings leadership qualities to San Diego’s defense.

A tackling machine: Perry finished with over 100 tackles in his last two seasons at Ohio State and totaled 7.5 career sacks. He led Ohio State with 124 combined tackles during the school’s 2014 national championship season and finished second on the team last year with 104. Perry finished his career ranked 16th overall in school history with 298 tackles. He should be a candidate to earn time as a core special-teams player for the Chargers.