Mike Renner, CBS Sports – DL Caleb Banks, Florida
Last updated: January 7, 2026
Caleb Banks might be the biggest wild card in the draft class. He’s a fifth-year defensive tackle who’s averaged fewer than 200 snaps per season for his career and played only 96 this fall with a foot injury. The high-end reps he has for a 6-foot-6, 330-pounder, though, are jaw-dropping.
Jordan Reid, ESPN – OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
Last updated: January 6, 2026
I’ve talked with multiple scouts about Proctor in recent weeks, and opinions on the 6-foot-7, 366-pound lineman remain all over the place. Many believe he’ll be picked in the top 25 because of his size and flashes of improved play, and several referred to Proctor’s upside as a guard. That’s where he would play with the Chargers, who should have bookend tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt healthy and ready to go next season. Proctor fits the Chargers’ mentality as a tough, physical blocker who could help the interior protection of quarterback Justin Herbert.
Danny Kelly, The Ringer – DT A’Mauri Washington, Oregon
Last updated: January 6, 2026
The Chargers bolster their interior defensive line with a high-upside prospect in Washington, who has just one year of starting experience but possesses a rare combination of size and athleticism. The Ducks standout is a mountain of a man (listed at 6-foot-3, 330 pounds) with very quick feet and an explosive first step. He overwhelms blockers against the run and flashes the ability to shoot into the pocket as a pass rusher.
Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic – DT Kayden McDonald, Ohio State
Last updated: January 5, 2026
McDonald was a big-time riser this season as a stout performer versus both the run and pass. His athleticism would be very exciting in the middle of Jesse Minter’s defense.
BR NFL Draft Scouting Dept., Bleacher Report – IOL Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
Last updated: January 5, 2026
Slater and Alt’s eventual returns should only be the tip of the iceberg. The Chargers can keep adding to their front five and become the bully they really want to be under Jim Harbaugh’s direction.
A team isn’t going to find many offensive line prospects bigger and more physical than the 6’7″ 360-ish-pound Kadyn Proctor.
Rob Rang, Fox Sports – G Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State
Last updated: January 5, 2026
Even if you believe (as I do) that season-ending injuries to offensive linemen Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater are more bad luck than body breakdowns, we all know what Jim Harbaugh believes: The offensive line is always the priority. Ioane might be the perfect combination of following Harbaugh’s vision and protecting Justin Herbert. The 6-foot-4, 328-pound Ioane is a human block of granite, wedging himself into the turf in pass protection and rolling downhill through opponents in the running game.