The NFL draft is behind us, and all of the talks have been primarily surrounding around the six selections made by general manager Tom Telesco. But left out have been the undrafted free agents that he signed.
The Chargers inked 19 undrafted free agents to a contract after the draft. How does the haul stack up to the rest of the league?
The Athletic’s Arif Hasan put together a consensus draft board before the event, and was able to string together the top undrafted free agent classes by team as well as the top undrafted free agents.
Los Angeles ranked No. 23 out of the 32 teams in the league. They didn’t sign a player that was part of the top-25 players remaining on the board after the draft.
Top UDFA classes and the top 25 UDFAs by consensus board rank
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— Arif Hasan, but inside 🏠(@ArifHasanNFL) April 30, 2020
Yahoo Sport’s Thor Nystrom put out his rankings, as well. For his grading scale, he has the Bolts ranked No. 27.
The Chargers were light on defensive line depth coming out of the draft, so it’s not a surprise they targeted that in the UDFA free-for-all. I’d bet that at least one of Joe Gaziano or Brandon Fehoko make the team. Asmar Bilal and Jesse Lemonier are two other guys to keep an eye on in camp.
I recently put out an article that lists the four undrafted free agents that I believe will make the 53-man roster.
The Chargers have had a good amount of success finding diamond in the rough players, so if some of the players that I mention don’t make it, there is still bound to be a couple that do after their showings in training camp and preseason action.