4. A possible trade back?

The Chargers took their first-round pick down to the wire, submitting it with just seconds left on the clock.

Hortiz said he was busy working the phones but ultimately felt like sticking and picking with Hampton was the best call.

“As you take every player, you have to listen to offers. And we had a lot of calls coming in, we did,” Hortiz said. “Multiple teams called us and we were talking through things. In the end, he was the guy we were taking.”

“Discussions were had. We listened, entertained some ideas, we talked about it and had discussions with teams but in the end, you either make a trade or make the pick. And we made the pick,” Hortiz added.

Hortiz declined to get into specifics as to which teams he was on the horn with.

“I’m not going to talk about the teams specifically. But we had a number of calls from a number of teams,” Hortiz said,

The Chargers GM was also asked about whether or not the Bolts looked to trade up in Round 1.

“Every draft you consider options both ways,” Hortiz said before adding that the Bolts didn’t feel the value was worth it.

“I wasn’t willing to shoot for the moon and make a massive jump up,” Hortiz added. “We knew there were some good players we really valued that had a chance to be there. Omarion got to us.”

5. Peeking ahead to Day 2

The Chargers enter Day 2 with a pair of picks at their disposal.

The Bolts hold the No. 55 overall pick in the second round and No. 86 in Round 3.

And while many draft experts said the 2025 NFL Draft lacked high-end talent at the top of Round 1, that same group said that Day 2 is filled with plenty of talent, depth and experience.

Hortiz on Thursday night agreed with that notion.

“You put together your list for the first round and there’s a number of guys still on that list for us,” Hortiz said. “That’s the type of draft it is. It’s a deep draft that runs deep. It’s going to carry through into the second and third round in terms of talent.”

“It’s populated by players who stayed and extra year and developed and got better. I think the league is going to benefit from it. You’re going to see a lot of good players taken [Friday],” Hortiz added.

Looking to Day 3, the Chargers have a whopping seven picks, including four selections in Round 6 alone.