Chargers to Look to Add an 'Explosive Player' to RB Group in Draft to Complement Najee Harris

The Chargers added veteran running back and model of consistency Najee Harris on a one-year deal in free agency from the Steelers, but Popper speculates that his time as the prospective RB1 for LA could be short lived. Currently on the depth chart behind Harris are Kimani Vidal and Hassan Haskins, a situation that would likely result in Harris earning the bulk of the workload in the Chargers backfield. However, Popper says that the Chargers could look to this year’s extremely deep RB class ‘as early as the first round’ with the 22nd overall selection. It seems relatively safe to write off Ashton Jeanty as a potential option for the Chargers given the amount of buzz he has as a top-15 pick, but this report likely puts the rest of the RB class on the board for the Chargers – and potentially early. The Chargers deployed a two-headed attack early in the season last year before eventually leaning into J.K. Dobbins down the stretch (before he got hurt), and there’s a chance that Harbaugh and co. could be feeling inclined to establish a sustainable two-man attack once again with the more durable Harris and an explosive complement. To that end, this year’s class of ball carriers has many means – names like Omarion Hampton, Kaleb Johnson, R.J. Harvey, and TreVeyon Henderson headline the group behind Jeanty.