Los Angeles Chargers
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 142 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-2.4
Across 142 graded picks
Hit Rate
18%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
-0 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲S14p
+95.7▼DT14p
-134.1Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Top 10
1st▼Late 1st
28thBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Keenan AllenTop Steal 2013 · WR · California | 81.2 | #76→#6 | +64.8 | |
| Eric WeddleTop Steal 2007 · S · Utah | 86.9 | #37→#6 | +60.3 | |
| Louis VasquezTop Steal 2009 · OL · Texas Tech | 61.8 | #78→#5 | +45.8 | |
| Desmond KingTop Steal 2017 · S · Iowa | 50.5 | #151→#23 | +42.4 | |
| Justin HerbertTop Steal 2020 · QB · Oregon | 82.8 | #6→#3 | +41.2 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry EnglishBust 2009 · LB · Northern Illinois | -0.6 | #16→#238 | -36.3 | |
| Kenneth MurrayBust 2020 · LB · Oklahoma | -1.5 | #23→#253 | -33.8 | |
| Jerry TilleryBust 2019 · DT · Notre Dame | -1.2 | #28→#247 | -31.3 | |
| Forrest LampBust 2017 · OL · Western Kentucky | -1.1 | #38→#249 | -27.3 | |
| Zion JohnsonBust 2022 · OL · Boston Col. | 8.9 | #17→#81 | -26.3 |
Pick Range Performance
How Los Angeles Chargers performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
142 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20259 picks-79.42nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Omarion HamptonEarly Promise RB · North Carolina | 1 | 2025 | 11.7 | -21.0 | 9 |
| Tre HarrisEarly WR · Mississippi | 2 | 2025 | 3.2 | -18.1 | 17 |
| Jamaree CaldwellEarly DT · Oregon | 3 | 2025 | 2.4 | -12.1 | 17 |
| Kyle KennardEarly DE · South Carolina | 4 | 2025 | -0.6 | -10.5 | 5 |
| KeAndre Lambert-SmithEarly WR · Auburn | 5 | 2025 | -0.4 | -8.0 | 10 |
| Oronde Gadsden IIEarly TE · Syracuse | 5 | 2025 | 5.9 | -1.1 | 15 |
| Branson TaylorEarly OL · Pittsburgh | 6 | 2025 | -0.8 | -5.8 | 1 |
| R.J. MickensEarly Promise S · Clemson | 6 | 2025 | 6.1 | +1.7 | 12 |
| Trikweze BridgesEarly S · Florida | 7 | 2025 | -0.9 | -4.4 | 16 |
20249 picks-45.74th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joe AltEarly Promise OL · Notre Dame | 1 | 2024 | 23.2 | -19.1 | 22 |
| Ladd McConkeyRising Star WR · Georgia | 2 | 2024 | 31.1 | +3.4 | 32 |
| Junior ColsonEarly LB · Michigan | 3 | 2024 | -1.2 | -19.2 | 11 |
| Justin EboigbeEarly DE · Alabama | 4 | 2024 | -0.7 | -12.4 | 22 |
| Tarheeb StillEarly Promise DB · Maryland | 5 | 2024 | 21.2 | +12.1 | 29 |
| Cam HartEarly DB · Notre Dame | 5 | 2024 | 0.9 | -8.0 | 30 |
| Kimani VidalEarly RB · Troy | 6 | 2024 | 11.1 | +5.1 | 23 |
| Brenden RiceEarly WR · USC | 7 | 2024 | 0.0 | -4.1 | 3 |
| Cornelius JohnsonEarly WR · Michigan | 7 | 2024 | 0.0 | -3.5 | |
20237 picks-50.218th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Quentin JohnstonLikely Bust WR · TCU | 1 | 2023 | 12.4 | -20.8 | 46 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu DE · USC | 2 | 2023 | 21.2 | -0.4 | 50 |
| Daiyan Henley LB · Washington St. | 3 | 2023 | 10.4 | -4.3 | 48 |
| Derius Davis WR · TCU | 4 | 2023 | 3.0 | -6.9 | 43 |
| Jordan McFadden OL · Clemson | 5 | 2023 | -0.3 | -8.0 | 20 |
| Scott Matlock DT · Boise St. | 6 | 2023 | -1.1 | -6.1 | 45 |
| Max Duggan QB · TCU | 7 | 2023 | 0.0 | -3.8 | |
20228 picks-67.624th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Zion JohnsonBust OL · Boston Col. | 1 | 2022 | 8.9 | -26.3 | 66 |
| JT Woods S · Baylor | 3 | 2022 | -0.3 | -16.1 | 13 |
| Isaiah Spiller RB · Texas A&M | 4 | 2022 | -0.3 | -10.4 | 15 |
| Otito Ogbonnia DT · UCLA | 5 | 2022 | -1.0 | -8.4 | 41 |
| Jamaree Salyer OL · Georgia | 6 | 2022 | 10.2 | +5.0 | 64 |
| Ja'Sir Taylor DB · Wake Forest | 6 | 2022 | -0.8 | -5.2 | 65 |
| Deane Leonard DB · Mississippi | 7 | 2022 | 1.5 | -2.3 | 46 |
| Zander Horvath RB · Purdue | 7 | 2022 | -0.4 | -3.9 | 15 |
20219 picks-21.311th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Rashawn SlaterTop Steal OL · Northwestern | 1 | 2021 | 61.4 | +24.0 | 51 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. DB · Florida St. | 2 | 2021 | 24.2 | +0.8 | 56 |
| Josh Palmer WR · Tennessee | 3 | 2021 | 15.5 | -0.7 | 70 |
| Tre' McKitty TE · Georgia | 3 | 2021 | -1.4 | -14.1 | 34 |
| Chris Rumph DE · Duke | 4 | 2021 | -0.1 | -10.5 | 54 |
| Brenden Jaimes OL · Nebraska | 5 | 2021 | -0.5 | -8.0 | 50 |
| Nick Niemann LB · Iowa | 6 | 2021 | 2.4 | -3.3 | 71 |
| Larry Rountree RB · Missouri | 6 | 2021 | -0.5 | -5.6 | 16 |
| Mark Webb S · Georgia | 7 | 2021 | -0.1 | -3.8 | 7 |
20206 picks+11.09th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Justin HerbertTop Steal QB · Oregon | 1 | 2020 | 82.8 | +41.2 | 95 |
| Kenneth MurrayBust LB · Oklahoma | 1 | 2020 | -1.5 | -33.8 | 90 |
| Joshua Kelley RB · UCLA | 4 | 2020 | 1.1 | -9.8 | 57 |
| Joe Reed WR · Virginia | 5 | 2020 | -0.1 | -8.2 | 11 |
| Alohi GilmanTop Steal S · Notre Dame | 6 | 2020 | 31.7 | +26.0 | 85 |
| K.J. Hill WR · Ohio St. | 7 | 2020 | -0.2 | -4.4 | 21 |
20197 picks-40.124th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jerry TilleryBust DT · Notre Dame | 1 | 2019 | -1.2 | -31.3 | 113 |
| Nasir Adderley S · Delaware | 2 | 2019 | 6.2 | -13.9 | 50 |
| Trey Pipkins OL · Sioux Falls | 3 | 2019 | 8.6 | -5.0 | 97 |
| Drue TranquillTop Steal LB · Notre Dame | 4 | 2019 | 29.9 | +20.3 | 96 |
| Easton Stick QB · North Dakota St. | 5 | 2019 | 6.0 | -0.9 | 6 |
| Emeke Egbule LB · Houston | 6 | 2019 | -0.4 | -5.4 | 32 |
| Cortez Broughton DT · Cincinnati | 7 | 2019 | -0.1 | -3.8 | 12 |
20187 picks+14.010th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Derwin JamesTop Steal S · Florida St. | 1 | 2018 | 63.8 | +28.6 | 98 |
| Uchenna Nwosu LB · USC | 2 | 2018 | 23.3 | +0.2 | 107 |
| Justin Jones DT · North Carolina St. | 3 | 2018 | 5.4 | -9.4 | 88 |
| Kyzir White S · West Virginia | 4 | 2018 | 14.2 | +3.9 | 93 |
| Scott Quessenberry OL · UCLA | 5 | 2018 | -1.1 | -8.9 | 79 |
| Dylan Cantrell WR · Texas Tech | 6 | 2018 | 0.0 | -5.4 | |
| Justin Jackson RB · Northwestern | 7 | 2018 | 8.7 | +5.1 | 59 |
20177 picks-8.718th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Mike Williams WR · Clemson | 1 | 2017 | 45.5 | +4.5 | 106 |
| Forrest LampBust OL · Western Kentucky | 2 | 2017 | -1.1 | -27.3 | 26 |
| Dan Feeney OL · Indiana | 3 | 2017 | -0.2 | -17.7 | 132 |
| Rayshawn Jenkins S · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2017 | 11.0 | +0.1 | 139 |
| Desmond KingTop Steal S · Iowa | 5 | 2017 | 50.5 | +42.4 | 108 |
| Sam Tevi OL · Utah | 6 | 2017 | -0.3 | -5.8 | 58 |
| Isaac Rochell DT · Notre Dame | 7 | 2017 | -0.9 | -5.0 | 78 |
20168 picks+22.514th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joey BosaTop Steal DE · Ohio St. | 1 | 2016 | 76.9 | +33.3 | 122 |
| Hunter HenryTop Steal TE · Arkansas | 2 | 2016 | 47.8 | +20.5 | 136 |
| Max Tuerk OL · USC | 3 | 2016 | 0.0 | -18.7 | 1 |
| Joshua Perry LB · Ohio St. | 4 | 2016 | 2.8 | -9.3 | 17 |
| Jatavis Brown LB · Akron | 5 | 2016 | 15.2 | +8.9 | 56 |
| Drew Kaser P · Texas A&M | 6 | 2016 | 0.5 | -5.6 | 36 |
| Derek Watt FB · Wisconsin | 6 | 2016 | 2.6 | -2.5 | 110 |
| Donavon Clark OL · Michigan St. | 7 | 2016 | 0.0 | -4.1 | |
20155 picks+1.015th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Melvin Gordon RB · Wisconsin | 1 | 2015 | 45.3 | +9.0 | 112 |
| Denzel Perryman LB · Miami (FL) | 2 | 2015 | 30.9 | +7.8 | 129 |
| Craig Mager DB · Texas St. | 3 | 2015 | -0.7 | -15.7 | 24 |
| Kyle Emanuel LB · North Dakota St. | 5 | 2015 | 6.2 | -1.8 | 71 |
| Darius Philon DT · Arkansas | 6 | 2015 | 7.1 | +1.7 | 65 |
20146 picks-20.826th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jason Verrett DB · TCU | 1 | 2014 | 40.5 | +9.2 | 41 |
| Jeremiah Attaochu LB · Georgia Tech | 2 | 2014 | 15.6 | -7.0 | 82 |
| Chris Watt OL · Notre Dame | 3 | 2014 | 5.1 | -8.9 | 17 |
| Ryan Carrethers DT · Arkansas St. | 5 | 2014 | 0.5 | -6.5 | 24 |
| Marion Grice RB · Arizona St. | 6 | 2014 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 10 |
| Tevin Reese WR · Baylor | 7 | 2014 | 0.0 | -3.7 | |
20136 picks+21.610th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| D.J. Fluker OL · Alabama | 1 | 2013 | 29.1 | -9.4 | 108 |
| Manti Te'o LB · Notre Dame | 2 | 2013 | 10.9 | -15.3 | 62 |
| Keenan AllenTop Steal WR · California | 3 | 2013 | 81.2 | +64.8 | 171 |
| Steve Williams DB · California | 5 | 2013 | 1.2 | -7.4 | 32 |
| Tourek Williams DE · Florida International | 6 | 2013 | -0.8 | -6.9 | 44 |
| Brad Sorensen QB · Southern Utah | 7 | 2013 | 0.0 | -4.2 | |
20127 picks-4.419th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Melvin IngramTop Steal DE · South Carolina | 1 | 2012 | 58.7 | +24.0 | 148 |
| Kendall ReyesBust DT · Connecticut | 2 | 2012 | -1.3 | -24.2 | 76 |
| Brandon Taylor S · LSU | 3 | 2012 | 1.0 | -16.1 | 4 |
| Ladarius Green TE · Louisiana | 4 | 2012 | 23.2 | +12.1 | 53 |
| Johnnie Troutman OL · Penn St. | 5 | 2012 | 11.7 | +3.4 | 29 |
| David Molk OL · Michigan | 7 | 2012 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 20 |
| Edwin Baker RB · Michigan St. | 7 | 2012 | 1.7 | -1.9 | 6 |
20118 picks-62.830th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Corey Liuget DT · Illinois | 1 | 2011 | 22.4 | -12.3 | 124 |
| Marcus Gilchrist S · Clemson | 2 | 2011 | 19.4 | -3.2 | 128 |
| Jonas Mouton LB · Michigan | 2 | 2011 | 0.2 | -19.7 | 3 |
| Vincent Brown WR · San Diego St. | 3 | 2011 | 8.5 | -6.7 | 38 |
| Shareece Wright DB · USC | 3 | 2011 | 3.5 | -10.5 | 91 |
| Jordan Todman RB · Connecticut | 6 | 2011 | 2.4 | -3.4 | 74 |
| Stephen Schilling OL · Michigan | 6 | 2011 | 2.0 | -2.9 | 26 |
| Andrew Gachkar LB · Missouri | 7 | 2011 | -0.2 | -4.0 | 101 |
20106 picks-39.729th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ryan Mathews RB · Fresno St. | 1 | 2010 | 27.2 | -10.7 | 86 |
| Donald Butler LB · Washington | 3 | 2010 | 10.7 | -5.1 | 85 |
| Darrell Stuckey S · Kansas | 4 | 2010 | 1.4 | -9.7 | 89 |
| Cam Thomas DT · North Carolina | 5 | 2010 | 5.5 | -3.0 | 103 |
| Jonathan Crompton QB · Tennessee | 5 | 2010 | 0.0 | -6.8 | |
| Dedrick Epps TE · Miami (FL) | 7 | 2010 | -0.5 | -4.3 | 6 |
20098 picks-26.820th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Larry EnglishBust LB · Northern Illinois | 1 | 2009 | -0.6 | -36.3 | 64 |
| Louis VasquezTop Steal OL · Texas Tech | 3 | 2009 | 61.8 | +45.8 | 102 |
| Vaughn Martin DT · Western Ontario | 4 | 2009 | -1.0 | -11.8 | 51 |
| Tyronne Green OL · Auburn | 4 | 2009 | 8.3 | -1.1 | 41 |
| Gartrell Johnson RB · Colorado St. | 4 | 2009 | -0.5 | -9.8 | 19 |
| Brandon Hughes DB · Oregon St. | 5 | 2009 | 0.2 | -8.1 | 31 |
| Kevin Ellison LB · USC | 6 | 2009 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 13 |
| Demetrius Byrd WR · LSU | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -4.1 | |
20085 picks-40.830th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Antoine Cason DB · Arizona | 1 | 2008 | 22.5 | -8.0 | 110 |
| Jacob Hester FB · LSU | 3 | 2008 | 1.3 | -16.7 | 65 |
| Marcus Thomas RB · Texas-El Paso | 5 | 2008 | 0.0 | -6.9 | 3 |
| DeJuan Tribble DB · Boston Col. | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -5.4 | |
| Corey Clark OL · Texas A&M | 7 | 2008 | 0.0 | -3.8 | 2 |
20076 picks+51.25th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Craig DavisBust WR · LSU | 1 | 2007 | 4.1 | -25.1 | 25 |
| Eric WeddleTop Steal S · Utah | 2 | 2007 | 86.9 | +60.3 | 201 |
| Anthony Waters LB · Clemson | 3 | 2007 | 0.2 | -12.7 | 20 |
| Scott Chandler TE · Iowa | 4 | 2007 | 21.8 | +12.1 | 90 |
| Legedu Naanee WR · Boise St. | 5 | 2007 | 7.9 | +1.4 | 73 |
| Brandon SilerSteal LB · Florida | 7 | 2007 | 18.9 | +15.2 | 74 |
20068 picks+49.08th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
 | Antonio Cromartie DB · Florida St. | 1 | 2006 | 47.9 | +13.7 | 162 |
| Marcus McNeillTop Steal OL · Auburn | 2 | 2006 | 48.4 | +25.8 | 82 |
| Charlie Whitehurst QB · Clemson | 3 | 2006 | 5.2 | -10.2 | 25 |
| Tim Dobbins LB · Iowa St. | 5 | 2006 | 5.2 | -2.9 | 110 |
| Jeromey ClaryTop Steal OL · Kansas St. | 6 | 2006 | 39.8 | +34.2 | 103 |
| Kurt Smith K · Virginia | 6 | 2006 | 0.0 | -5.6 | |
| Chase Page DT · North Carolina | 7 | 2006 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 6 |
| Jimmy Martin OL · Virginia Tech | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -4.0 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Los Angeles Chargers's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Los Angeles Chargers history?
Keenan Allen (WR), drafted #76 overall in 2013, is the Los Angeles Chargers's best value pick with +65 points over expected. In a redraft, Keenan Allen would go #6 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Los Angeles Chargers history?
Larry English (LB), picked #16 in 2009, underperformed by 36 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Larry English at #238 overall.
How well do the Los Angeles Chargers draft?
From 2006–2025, the Los Angeles Chargers average -2.4 value over expected per pick across 142 graded selections. 18% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Los Angeles Chargers's best draft class?
The 2025 class ranks 2nd among all teams that year, with 9 picks averaging -8.8 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Los Angeles Chargers had?
Since 2006, the Los Angeles Chargers have found 15 draft steals and had 20 busts or significant disappointments out of 142 graded picks.
