The Chargers are in need of more talent to fill out their roster after facing serious attrition in free agency, and hopes are high that they will be able to find some quality players in April’s draft.
Though they’ll make their first selection in the back half of the opening round with the No. 21 overall selection, head coach Brandon Staley told reporters on Monday that he believes plenty of solid prospects will be available when the Chargers come on the clock.
“This draft, to me, where we’re picking is wide open,” Staley explained. “Certainly with where the quarterbacks are going and how many will go, will certainly push everybody back a little bit. Kind of like last year, the board opened up for us at 17.
But hopefully we’re picking in the late 20s for a long time … [in the] 30s … we just want to board to open up because it creates more options for you. I think this draft, sort of later in the first round or early second round, there will be a lot of good players to draft. I know Tom and I feel that way about this draft.”
Who Los Angeles might target with their initial pick in the coming draft is the object of much speculation, but to hear Staley tell it, the Chargers should have several options who could help the team in many different areas.
Whether they look will look to select a prospect that fell down draft boards or someone who has impressed them in the pre-draft process, Los Angeles can rest assured that Staley and his coaching staff will do everything in their power to ensure that their first-round pick finds success in 2023.