Official 2026 Chargers Roster Discussion | Roster Build | Free Agency

[powderblueboy]

Should probably take a poll about edge:

1rst: Mesidor, Parker, Faulk, Howell...

or,

2nd: Jacas, Young, Malachi Lawrence, R Mason Thomas ...

I like the 2nd group more for value, but not sure who will make it to the Chargers 2nd round pick.

[el_jefe999]

Should probably take a poll about edge:

1rst: Mesidor, Parker, Faulk, Howell...

or,

2nd: Jacas, Young, Malachi Lawrence, R Mason Thomas ...

I like the 2nd group more for value, but not sure who will make it to the Chargers 2nd round pick.

I'm all about the value. Non negotiable for me as an edge is being good against the run. That wasn't Oweh and why he wasn't resigned.

[CanadianBoltFan]

Should probably take a poll about edge:

1rst: Mesidor, Parker, Faulk, Howell...

or,

2nd: Jacas, Young, Malachi Lawrence, R Mason Thomas ...

I like the 2nd group more for value, but not sure who will make it to the Chargers 2nd round pick.

1 Parker 2 Mesidor 3 Faulk 4 Howell

Your 2nd round choices ...I see can a world where they are all gone by 55, except maybe Jacas. My order suggests that with Mack and Tuli setting edge , i want the pass rushing juice

1 R Mason Thomas 2 Malachi Lawrence 3 Young 4 Jacas

[powderblueboy]

I'm all about the value. Non negotiable for me as an edge is being good against the run. That wasn't Oweh and why he wasn't resigned.

Well, look at it this way: without Oweh, they no longer have an elite Defense.

That can change by bringing in the right guy.

[Maniaque 6]

Should probably take a poll about edge:

1rst: Mesidor, Parker, Faulk, Howell...

or,

2nd: Jacas, Young, Malachi Lawrence, R Mason Thomas ...

I like the 2nd group more for value, but not sure who will make it to the Chargers 2nd round pick.

Speeking of value, I think the Chargers should go OL in the 1st and DL in round 2
More chances to grab a very good DL in the 2nd than an OL

[Charge!]

Great to hear Slater is ahead of schedule!

[el_jefe999]

Well, look at it this way: without Oweh, they no longer have an elite Defense.

That can change by bringing in the right guy.

Totally fair and I agree that the reason we traded for Oweh is because we saw how bad things were when Mack went out. I'm confident we will deal with this and if we don't I will be vocally critical.

[Boltnut]

I would agree with most or all of that....

I could see them trading QJ to get the comp pick a year early, BUT that would leave 3 WR holes to fill instead of the 2 holes created by letting KA go and eventually letting Davis go ....

So we should probably keep him unless there is a good reason not to?

People are talking about letting QJ go (yes, creating another hole @WR) for a late 4th rounder.
Which late 4th rounder comes close to replacing QJ...? IMO, that's not a value move...

If they want to draft another WR to take Keenan's (or DD's) roster spot... and eventually replace QJ... that's fine.
I just want to remind everyone... it will make you weaker at that slot...
If you use the #22 pick to do that... then you just made yourself weaker at Edge.
If you use the #55 pick to do that... you just made yourself weaker at CB [insert other position if you like]
And we go through that same exercise in the 3rd and 4th rounds.

IMO, it's a really bad decision if your plan is to win playoff games this year.

[Charge!]

Speeking of value, I think the Chargers should go OL in the 1st and DL in round 2
More chances to grab a very good DL in the 2nd than an OL

its all about who is there..... there is only one first round quality OG and he will likely be gone before 23.....There are OG's who can and will start for us in the 2nd and 3rd round......

it is best to stick with BPA and not reach like TT did so often

This draft is very strong and deep at WR, OT, EDGE, DT, LB, Safety,, CB.... some are saying best LBer draft in decades....only one good QB and oonly a couple of RB's....

Chargers have not had a great LBer in so long that most fans have forgotten about how a great LBer can dominate a game?.... like Seau did..... and others...I bet we add a LBer somewhere in this deep draft...

This draft is interesting, because any of the above players is a possibility....

Obviously OG, Edge, and WR are our biggest needs and if a special TE like Sediq drops to us, we may take him because we have not had a great TE since Gates.....

It will be interesting to see how draft falls.....maybe we get crazy lucky and the Penn state OG stud falls to us!?

[Boltnut]

Can we can the "this is a Superbowl push year" talk until we win one freaking playoff game?

Center is the only significant upgrade to a team that was bounced hard two seasons in a row.

Holy smokes the new OC is not out there walking on water.

I agree that the new OC can't walk on water...

The team was "bounced hard" in 2024 because they had very few playmakers... that's why Hampton, Tre Harris, and Oronde Gadsden were added. That's an upgrade at 3 (plus the center upgrade you mentioned).

The team was "bounced hard" in 2025 because the Pro Bowl OT's were on IR.
That's a huge upgrade when they're back on the field... 3 out of the 5 starters will be different (not even including the fact that The Big Lazy won't be back out there...). Significant upgrades are there... and we haven't even drafted yet.

With relative health next year... you really can't see any upgrades...?
Because I see 2021's 1st round draft pick, 2024's 1st round draft pick, and 2025's 1st round draft pick back on the field next year. And none of them were on the field last playoff loss.

[electricgold]

People are talking about letting QJ go (yes, creating another hole @WR) for a late 4th rounder.
Which late 4th rounder comes close to replacing QJ...? IMO, that's not a value move...

If they want to draft another WR to take Keenan's (or DD's) roster spot... and eventually replace QJ... that's fine.
I just want to remind everyone... it will make you weaker at that slot...
If you use the #22 pick to do that... then you just made yourself weaker at Edge.
If you use the #55 pick to do that... you just made yourself weaker at CB [insert other position if you like]
And we go through that same exercise in the 3rd and 4th rounds.

IMO, it's a really bad decision if your plan is to win playoff games this year.

You ask your 2nd round pick Harris to assume a bigger role, and KLS as well. And you draft either Chris Brazzell, Ted Hurst, or Bryce Lance with either your 2nd or 3rd round pick.

And possibly sign Tyreek Hill if he's available to play this season and see if you could work him into the offense.

Probably all this is a better option than waiting yet another season to see if QJ could finally take his game to the next level.

(In both playoff games when we needed QJ's biggest games the most he has a total of 3 catches).

[Boltinloudguy]

1 Parker 2 Mesidor 3 Faulk 4 Howell

Your 2nd round choices ...I see can a world where they are all gone by 55, except maybe Jacas. My order suggests that with Mack and Tuli setting edge , i want the pass rushing juice

1 R Mason Thomas 2 Malachi Lawrence 3 Young 4 Jacas

I’m out on Howell personally! Arms are too short for me. I believe his arm length has never translated to the NFL.

I one point I thought Jacas might make it into the top on the 2nd maybe even in the last of the 1st. Now I think there might be a possibility that he’s there at 55. If he’s there at 55 and they didn’t take an edge in the 1st, I’d be having Jacas on speed dial.