The Chargers signed 18 undrafted free agents following the end of the 2025 NFL Draft. Within the next 24 hours, it was reported that the Chargers were also signing former Mississippi State basketball player Jimmy Bell Jr. as an offensive tackle, pushing their UDFA group to 19.

Los Angeles did not hit on every single positional need during the draft and you can see how they approached their UDFA group to further cover their shortcomings on the team.

Below are my thoughts on this group of 19 players.

Lone undrafted added was leader for Jayhawks

The Chargers added just one more receiver amongst their UDFAs after drafting Ole Miss’ Tre Harris in the second round and Auburn’s KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fifth. Kansas’ Luke Grimm may not have the gaudy production numbers as the two that were drafted, but he still led the Jayhawks in receptions (51), yards (690), and touchdowns (six).

At 5’11 and 190 pounds, Grimm also has 4.46 speed and an elite RAS score. While the room ahead of him might be a bit too crowded for him to ultimately make the team, his versatility on offense (11-135-1 rushing in ‘24) and special teams (return experience) could make him more valuable than expected.

The Chargers continued getting bigger in the trenches

Offensively, the Chargers added former Purdue and Maryland center Josh Kaltenberger (6’6, 308 pounds), Texas State offensive guard Nash Jones (6’5, 320 pounds), Syracuse right tackle Savion Washington (6’9, 340 pounds), and Purdue left tackle Korey Stewart (6’6, 318 pounds). That’s an average height and weight of 6’6 1/2” and 321 pounds. So yes, I’d say that brings the team average up a bit!

Jones is one of my favorites in this group with his wealth of experience (50 career starts at Incarnate Word and Texas State), positional versatility (played left or right tackle for first four collegiate seasons before), and the fact he caught a touchdown once.

On the defensive side, they added defensive tackles TeRah Edwards (6’2, 310 pounds), Josh Fuga (6’2, 313 pounds) and edge rushers Garmon Randolph (6’6, 260 pounds) and Kylon Guidry (6’4, 240 pounds). Both Edwards and Fuga were productive for their respective teams as they each recorded at least five tackles for loss in 2024. Both Garmon and Guidry had at least four tackles for loss and three sacks in 2024 while also being pretty dang athletic according to their RAS.

Chargers hoping to find another cornerback gem

After using the last of their nine picks on cornerback Trikweze Bridges, the Chargers added four more corners as undrafted free agents. The one that stands out the most to me is former Bowling Green corner Jordan Oladokun who posted eight pass breakups and five interceptions this past season. That’s more picks than the other three signed corners combined.

Oregon’a Nikko Reed (5’10, 180 pounds) and Iowa State’s Myles Purchase (5’11, 205 pounds) were also fairly productive, posting eight and seven pass breakups in 2024, respectively.

Eric Rogers, the least productive of the bunch this past season, stands the tallest at 6’2 and 189 pounds.

The top cornerbacks for the Chargers are Tarheeb Still, Cam Hart, Donte Jackson, and Benjamin St-Juste. Ja’Sir Taylor and Deane Leonard are the longest-tenured Bolts in the group but each could be on the chopping block this preseason. It’s very early, but I would not be surprised to see at least one of these UDFAs make the active roster this year.

Chargers may have found the best UDFA running back

Several years ago, I was researching the top returning running backs in college football and this guy named “Rocket” came across my screen. During the 2022 season for Arkansas, Raheim Sanders rushed for over 1,400 yards and scored 10 touchdowns (1,600+ yards of total offense). As a junior in 2023, Sanders missed half the season to an injury but he wasn’t seeing the same success prior to it anyway. He was averaging just a paltry 3,4 yards per carry and had 209 rushing yards in that span.

Looking for a fresh start, he transferred to South Carolina where he won the starting job and went on to rush for a team-leading 881 yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns.

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein had him listed as a fifth or sixth round pick in this year’s draft. He also had one of the best relative athletic scores in this running back class (although slightly incomplete). Lastly, he rushed for over 3,000 yards and scored 33 career touchdowns in the SEC over four seasons.

I don’t know about you, but this sounds pretty good for an undrafted back. The Chargers don’t need him to be the next big UDFA gem, but if they can get a good backup running back out of him, that’s more than anyone could ask for at this point.