{"id":867493,"date":"2026-04-16T04:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/867493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T04:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:30:24","slug":"chargers-last-second-visit-with-possible-justin-herbert-weapon-is-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/867493\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers\u2019 Last-Second Visit With Possible Justin Herbert Weapon is Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">All signs point to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chargers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> looking at a weapon or two for Justin Herbert during the upcoming NFL draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">One of the signs was the Chargers\u2019 sheer unwillingness to do so during NFL free agency. They added to the offensive line with Tyler Biadasz and Cole Strange. But at tight end, Charlie Kolar is more of a blocker. Joe Hortiz and the front office mostly left wideout untouched.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Odd, considering Mike McDaniel is in town as the hyped new offensive coordinator and one would think he wants to get some of his own guys in the door to serve as weapons around Herbert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Of course, the caveat here is the upcoming NFL draft. The Chargers only have five picks in the order, but the draft visits info that has gone public certainly hints at them keeping an eye on some weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chargers host Oscar Delp on visit, which might be NFL draft hint<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kp9w02jgsrb8wxadn8.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Bulldogs tight end Oscar Delp\" title=\"Georgia Bulldogs tight end Oscar Delp\" width=\"5306\" height=\"2984\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"72\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oscar Delp | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">Given the above, one would think the Chargers would be doing work on wideouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">Instead, this one that leaked public pertains to that tight end spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">According to NFL Network\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rapsheet\/status\/2044077306587578486\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Rapoport<\/a>, the Chargers got one of the last \u201c30\u201d visits with Georgia tight end Oscar Delp.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">Delp only had 20 catches for 261 yards and one score last year while averaging 13.1 yards per catch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\">Still, Delp is a 6\u20195\u201d target who blocks well and that still has him ranked as draftable at No. 215 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/draft\/big-board?season=2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Football Focus big board<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">It gets better. NFL.com\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/oscar-delp\/32004445-4c65-9316-aadc-57de94fa60ff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lance Zierlein<\/a> says Delp has \u201cthree-down potential\u201d and added this: \u201cDelp is a fluid athlete with the forward lean, short-area quickness and pure speed to beat linebackers on intermediate routes. His soft hands and smooth catch skills show up on the move, though his short arms and inconsistent finish through contact limit his reliability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7o\">Nobody should have been expecting the Chargers to target tight ends who might come off the board in the first three rounds or so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Delp, though? He\u2019s a nice developmental prospect with that all-important three-down upside. The Chargers have a breakout star with Oronde Gadsden and a quality No. 2 with Kolar. They\u2019ve been very unhappy with depth pieces like Will Dissly over the last few years and there isn\u2019t much else on the depth chart behind those first two names right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">Delp getting involved with the Chargers before the draft feels like pretty good news. Even if he\u2019s not the pick, Hortiz and those in charge of crafting a depth chart seem to have the right priorities for certain rounds that will help them properly strengthen the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chargers\/newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sign Up For the Chargers Daily Digest &#8211; OnSI\u2019s Free Los Angeles Chargers Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All signs point to the Los Angeles Chargers looking at a weapon or two for Justin Herbert during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2064],"tags":[241,7,1014,262,2444,2443,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-867493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-chargers","8":"tag-chargers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangeleschargers","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116412510542730871","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}