Instant Chargers Day 2 mock draft after taking UNC's Omarion Hampton in round one

Despite multiple trade offers and a close to finalized deal with the Eagles, the Chargers opted to take Omarion Hampton with the 22nd selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh said he views both Najee Harris and Hampton as starters for the offense. After two 1500+ yard rushing campaigns in the last two years at North Carolina, the 22 year old running back comes over to the west coast in the pros.

How could the Chargers attack the second day of the NFL Draft after getting Hampton? With running back off the board, they're free to attack perimeter weapons and trenches in the draft. Let's run through a quick mock to talk about the possibilities.

With the 55th overall pick in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft, the Chargers select...

Ole Miss WR Tre Harris

All of the expected wideouts who went off the board in round one did end up getting taken. Only Matthew Golden was available to the Chargers at their selection before they opted for Hampton. Expect the wideouts to continue flying off the board before the Chargers come up to pick at #55 with names like Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins still available.

Don't rule out a Chargers' trade up here either. GM Joe Hortiz has nine picks left to work with in this year's draft. If there's a player they love early in round two, they can manipulate the board and get back up in the order as they did with Ladd McConkey in last year's draft.

I went with Tre Harris in the PFF mock simulator. The Ole Miss wideout had the highest yards per route run in the class vs. man coverage last season. At 6'2" and 205 pounds, he becomes an immediate x-receiver difference maker for Los Angeles on the outside.

While Harris' route tree at Ole Miss wasn't particularly expansive, his success rates against man and press coverages are a good prognosticator for success going forward. The game speed that he can get up to as a separator from DBs is also promising. Harris had a contested catch rate of 61.5% last season. He had a drop rate of just 6.4% on 328 targets in his college career.

The medicals will have to check out as Harris dealt with knee and groin injuries in college. But if the Chargers feel comfortable on that end, it's a no brainer potential selection for me.

Imagine the impact of someone like Denver's Courtland Sutton being on the outside for the Chargers while Ladd McConkey is doing his damage from the slot.

With the 86th pick in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft, the Chargers select...

Maryland DT Jordan Phillips

The Chargers bet on a young, explosive player to add to the interior of their defensive line here. Jordan Phillips is just 20 years old as he enters this year's NFL Draft. He was a competitive wrestler and weightlifter in high school before playing football full time in college.

Phillips is more of a run stuffer at DT than a developed pass rusher but he's shown flashes. In his final season at Maryland, his pass rush win rate was as high as 11% and he finished with a career high 16 pressures.

Phillips could also help eat some double teams for the Chargers by doing a lot of their dirty work on the interior. It's what the Terrapins loved having him do in college. His explosive hand placement and burst out of his stance show the versatility of someone who was once a multi-sport athlete in high school.

Hortiz gets to replace Poona Ford's production against the run with Phillips while having the potential to continue developing the pass rush skillset with athletic traits to be a quality nose in the league. Win-win for me at this stage of the draft.

Of note: Chargers LBs coach NaVorro Bowman was an analyst at Maryland in 2023 before coming to the LA last season. His experience there obviously contributed to the team's evaluation of DB Tarheeb Still last year.