5 under-the-radar free agents Chargers should consider

While the splash signings are always great, most of the time, the best value-signings come in the second and third waves of free agency.

With free agency right around the corner, the Chargers should not waste too much time to fill their roster holes.

Even though Los Angeles has the money to spend on one or two big-name free agents, I expect general manager Tom Telesco to still do what he does best by bargaining on some of the more underrated options on the market.

With that being said, here are five players that could be targeted:

OL Matt Feiler

Feiler has started for Pittsburgh at two different spots along their offensive line during the past three seasons — 26 at right tackle and 13 at left guard. In 1,499 pass-blocking snaps, Feiler has only blown 31. In 903 run-blocking snaps, he has only blown eight, per Sports Info Solutions. His versatility, durability, consistency and familiarity with assistant offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett should be selling points.

C Austin Reiter

Packers’ Corey Linsley has received that majority of the attention as a target for the Chargers to upgrade at center. However, Reiter is a high upside option that shouldn’t cost much. Reiter proved to be a premiere pass-blocker, with Pro Football Focus grades of at least 78.0 in every season of significant playing time in that area. This past season, Reiter didn’t allow a single pressure and wasn’t penalized at all.

CB Troy Hill

The Chargers should be in the market for a corner, given the fact that Michael Davis is a pending free agent and Casey Hayward & Chris Harris, Jr. aren’t getting younger. Playing inside and outside, Hill finished tied for second on the team with three interceptions and scored three of the Rams’ defensive touchdowns on the year. Hill also had 10 passes defensed. Based on how head coach Brandon Staley runs his system with versatility and play-makers in secondary, Hill is one that he would love to reunite with.

S Will Parks

Parks is versatile, having played safety, slot and outside corner and box linebacker. Parks is a starting-caliber talent, so having him as a depth piece should be very enticing for a team that’s in need of deepening the defensive backfield and one who will be relying on it under Staley’s system. The defense would benefit from his energy, attitude and play-making ability at various spots in the secondary and on special teams. Parks is also familiar with Staley and defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill.

DL Roy Robertson-Harris

Another thing that’s required in Staley’s defense is the ability to play multiple spots on the defensive line, which the Chargers need more players who are capable of doing so. A consistent force up front, Robertson-Harris might not intrigue in the stat sheet, but his consistent generated pressure allows for teammates to finish off plays. In 2020, he posted six quarterback knockdowns in 2020 and six pressures. Outside linebackers coach Jay Rodgers was his defensive line coach in Chicago the past five years.