The Chargers are using top-30 visits to meet some of the 2026 draft prospects. Historically, Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh have used official visits to get to know the player better if they have questions.
Checking a player's medicals and evaluating their character are two key parts of it. At his press conference before the draft last year, Hortiz used Joe Alt as an example of a player who didn't come on a visit because they didn't need him to.
So does a 30-visit mean a player is getting drafted by that team? No, but it means the Chargers want more information. Linebacker Junior Colson is the only 30-visit player the Chargers drafted under Hortiz/Harbaugh back in 2024. But the information obtained is also useful outside of just the players that were drafted. Current Packers tight end McCallan Castles signed with the Chargers' practice squad in the 2024 season after going undrafted. He was one of the team's 30 visits that year.
So, in short, draft visits away for later, but don't think too much of them. Here are the confirmed Chargers 30’s we know about so far:
Every Chargers draft visit thus far:
- Illinois EDGE Gabe Jacas (posted images of his visit via Instagram)
- LSU LB Harold Perkins Jr. (reported first by Ryan Fowler)
- Georgia TE Oscar Delp (reported first by Arye Pulli)
- Georgia CB Daylen Everette (reported first by Arye Pulli)
- Oregon OT Isaiah World (reported first by Ian Rapoport)
- Utah OL Caleb Lomu (posted images of his visit via Instagram)
- Memphis RB Greg Desrosiers (reported first by Ryan Fowler)
- Florida DT Caleb Banks (reported first by Zach Goodall)
- Missouri EDGE Zion Young (reported first by Arye Pulli)
- Texas A&M Guard Chase Bisontis (reported first by Mike Garafolo)
- Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion (reported first by Ryan Fowler)
- Texas A&M DT Tyler Onyedim (reported first by Kolton Becker)
Those are the official 30 visits to this point. In addition to the 30s, the Chargers also have local visits and various other meetings with prospects.
Local visits: USC S Kamari Ramsey (posted a picture at The Bolt), Cal RB Jaydn Ott (reported by Jeremy Fowler)
Private workouts: Texas Tech WR Caleb Douglas (Reported by Aaron Wilson)
Known NFL Combine formal interviews: Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald (reported by Justin Melo), Penn State RB Kaytron Allen (reported by Tom Downey), Tennessee CB Colton Hood (reported by Ryan Roberts), Memphis OT Travis Burke (reported by Justin Melo)