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Daniel Wade hosts the Locked On Chargers podcast, covering Los Angeles with the kind of episodic commitment the format demands. His predictions range from draft positioning to fantasy sleepers, with a particular focus on Chargers roster battles and breakout candidates like Jamaree Caldwell and Omarion Hampton.
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T.J. Parker to be picked at number 22
“With the twenty second pick of the 2026 locked on NFL mock draft, the Los Angeles chargers select TJ Parker, Clemson, Edge rusher, and fill one of their biggest needs with their first round pick”
Keylan Rutledge to be picked at number 55
“But round two, pick 55 is a guy that we've talked about before... One of my favorite players in the draft, Georgia Tech guard, Keelan Rutledge”
Keyshaun Elliott to be picked at number 123
“where I ended up going in round four with the chargers' hundred and twenty third pick was Arizona State linebacker key, Keyshawn Elliott”
Brenen Thompson to be picked at number 87
“we have the Dolphins eighty seventh overall pick in the third round... the guy I ended up landing on was Brennan Thompson. And this is a wide receiver from Mississippi State.”
Keylan Rutledge to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)
“it's the guy that was a a third round pick at one point. Now will likely be a second round pick”
Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
“the one he was playing against Jeremiah Smith who was, you know, probably gonna be a top five pick next season”
Malik Muhammad to be picked at number 86
“Now at pick 86 for the Chargers... We ended up going with cornerback, and then we ended up going with Malik Muhammad, the cornerback from Texas”
Cashius Howell to be picked at number 30
“And with pick 30, we ended up going with an edge rusher we haven't talked about yet. Cassius Howell, the explosive Texas a and m edge rusher.”
Travis Burke to be picked at number 151
“But round five, pick one fifty one... I ended up going with the swing tackle... with Travis Burke, the Memphis OT”
R Mason Thomas to be picked at number 55
“it's our Mason Thomas, the edge from Oklahoma... You get him at 55, which I do think he's a flawed enough player to slide there.”
Jalen Farmer to be picked “third round” (picks 65–96)
“That's Jalen Farmer, the Kentucky guard... as far as the third round picks goes, like, I thought he was super solid in pass protection.”
Peter Woods to be picked “first round (Chargers at No. 22)” (picks 1–32)
“I went a different direction in round one. I went with Peter Woods, the interior defensive line from Clemson”
Rueben Bain to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
“His teammate, Ruben Bayne Junior, obviously going to be a top 10 pick more than likely.”