Chargers Draft: Best available players entering Day 2

The second round of the 2023 NFL draft kicks off this evening at 4:00 p.m. PT with plenty of notable and instant-impact players ready and waiting to hear their name called.

Here’s a short list of players I believe are the best remaining names entering day two:

Best Available Players

• CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
• TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
• QB Will Levis, Kentucky
• OG O’Cyrus Torrence
• EDGE Keion White, Georgia Tech
• CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
• C John Michael-Schmitz, Minnesota
• LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas
• DL Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
• TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa
• OG Steve Avila, TCU
• OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State
• CB Julius Brents, Kansas State
• TE Darnell Washington, Georgia
• OT/G Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
• RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA

The Chargers could go in a number of routes with their two picks today but I can’t help but get the sense they’ll lean towards the defensive side of the ball after they incurred a plethora of injuries on that side of the ball in 2022. They need an edge rusher, a free safety, and potentially another corner if J.C. Jackson isn’t ready to go by the start of the season.

With plenty of names at a number of positions of need, the Chargers have an excellent chance of landing players who should make an impact in their first years in with the Bolts.