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Los Angeles Chargers
14 total picks · 3 OT · 3 WR · 2 EDGE · 2 IOL · 1 DT · 1 TE · 1 RB · 1 CB
Chargers' 2026 draft class focused on EDGE and OT — an attempt to address roster priorities with a mix of immediate starters and long-term developmental bets. Read each report below for our take on fit, role, and fantasy implications.
R1 · Pick 22EDGE
AM
Akheem Mesidor
LAC·Miami
Strengths
- Plus first-step explosion
- Productive at Miami with multi-year sack output
- Plus motor and pursuit
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R3 · Pick 86OT
AB
Austin Barber
LAC·Florida
Strengths
- Plus mirror athleticism in pass pro
- Anchored a high-level college line at Florida
- Smart vs. games and stunts
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R4 · Pick 105WR
BT
Brenen Thompson
LAC·Mississippi State
Strengths
- Reliable hands at the catch point
- Refined at Mississippi State, with high-end college production
- Tough through contact
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R4 · Pick 117OT
TB
Travis Burke
LAC·Memphis
Strengths
- Mauler in run game
- Anchored a high-level college line at Memphis
- Smart vs. games and stunts
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R4 · Pick 133DT
NB
Nick Barrett
LAC·South Carolina
Strengths
- Two-gap run defender
- Disruptive interior presence at South Carolina
- Active hands as a pass rusher
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R5 · Pick 145WR
CD
Caleb Douglas
LAC·Texas Tech
Strengths
- Reliable hands at the catch point
- Refined at Texas Tech, with high-end college production
- Tough through contact
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R5 · Pick 157OT
LR
Logan Reichert
LAC·Missouri
Strengths
- Mauler in run game
- Anchored a high-level college line at Missouri
- Smart vs. games and stunts
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R5 · Pick 173TE
MH
Michael Harrison
LAC·Colorado
Strengths
- Reliable hands in the short game
- Versatile alignment at Colorado
- Special-teams contributor
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R6 · Pick 185EDGE
JS
Josaiah Stewart
LAC·Michigan
Strengths
- Refined hand counters
- Productive at Michigan with multi-year sack output
- Plus motor and pursuit
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R6 · Pick 197IOL
MJ
Michael Jurgens
LAC·Wake Forest
Strengths
- Reliable interior blocker
- Three-year starter at Wake Forest
- Smart pre-snap recognition
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R6 · Pick 213RB
RA
Rasheen Ali
LAC·Marshall
Strengths
- Reliable between-the-tackles runner
- Marshall produced him through a heavy workload
- Tough finisher who falls forward
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R7 · Pick 225WR
CW
Casey Washington
LAC·Illinois
Strengths
- Reliable hands at the catch point
- Refined at Illinois, with high-end college production
- Tough through contact
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R7 · Pick 237CB
RT
Ro Torrence
LAC·Arizona State
Strengths
- Refined zone instincts
- Productive at Arizona State with multiple PBUs
- Plus competitiveness at the catch point
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R7 · Pick 253IOL
NG
Nick Gargiulo
LAC·South Carolina
Strengths
- Reliable interior blocker
- Three-year starter at South Carolina
- Smart pre-snap recognition
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