The Los Angeles Chargers are absolutely reeling, now officially winless after a brutal 24-16 road loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week Three. That L has a silver lining though, or maybe a bronze one if you look at the top three teams: the Chargers are currently holding the fourth overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Tanking for Talent? The Chargers’ Rough Start and Draft Position
Yeah, it’s an unfortunate reality, but after dropping to 0-3, the draft board is looking pretty tasty for whoever ends up with the top picks. The Chargers are sitting at number four, with the Texans, Buccaneers, and Titans currently “ahead” of them in descending order for the top spot. A recent Bucs loss actually solidified that fourth pick for LA. You know the drill: when your team is losing like this, you start looking at the college tape early.
2027 NFL Draft: The Names Chargers Fans Need To Know
This 2027 class is stacked with blue chip players, and the biggest name everybody’s buzzing about is Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. He’s that shining gem, the kind of guy who will probably go first overall, unless some QB-needy team goes wild. But even if the Chargers don’t get the top pick, they’ve got options. Think South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart, though he’s indefinitely suspended, or Texas’s Colin Simmons. Indiana receiver Charlie Becker is looking more and more like a sure-fire top-10 pick, and then there’s Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, a player who’d be top-five easy if it weren’t for all the quarterbacks expected to go early. The good news for Chargers fans is even if they land anywhere in the No. 3 to No. 7 range, they’re still getting a very good player at a position of serious need.
What does this mean? It means Chargers fans have to start looking ahead. A high draft pick is their best hope right now. Around the league, some other wild stuff went down: Brian Burns is believed to have torn his ACL, and Austin Ekeler is expected to sign back with the Commanders. Oh, and our Seahawks had a tough one, falling 33-31 to those Commanders on the road. Rough week for some.
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Originally reported by Bolts from the Blue.
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