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With the roster deadline coming Tuesday, the undrafted Wax showed remarkably good timing.
Wax made three outstanding plays in a row, each better than the last. The former captain at Syracuse came into the final preseason game with 15 tackles and one sack. On a series in the second quarter, he limited a swing pass to Isaac Guerendo to a one-yard gain, then stonewalled the 49ers running back at the line of scrimmage on the next play. Then, on third down, Wax shot a gap and had a strip sack of quarterback Tanner Mordecai.
Later in the quarter, he dropped into coverage and nearly made a left-handed interception.
The Chargers’ need for depth at linebacker was underscored by Junior Colson slogging through hamstring and ankle injuries as a rookie last year, and Del’Shawn Phillips just coming off the physically unable to perform list.
Capping his tremendous game, in the fourth quarter, he made a tackle behind the line of scrimmage on fourth down.