The Chargers possess a lethal one-two punch at wide receiver with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. However, they’re missing a solid No. 3 option to round out the positional group.
Fortunately for Los Angeles, the receiver position in the upcoming draft is loaded with talent, where they’d be able to find a viable option to solidify that void in the first-round or Day 3.
With that being said, here is a wideout from each round that could fit in Los Angeles:
Round 1 | CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
Lamb is the definition of play-maker, having finished with 24 catches that went for over 40 yards in his three-year stint for the Sooners. Lamb totaled 3,799 career all purpose yards, including 3,292 receiving yards on 173 catches and 32 touchdowns.
Lamb, the 6-foot-1 and 196 pounder is a well-rounded player with great athleticism, good change of direction, solid acceleration, hands, body control and leaping ability to flourish at the next level, projecting as a Pro Bowl-caliber receiver.
Round 2 | Denzel Mims | Baylor
Mims was projected to be a mid-round selection, but after tearing up the pre-draft process (Senior Bowl and Combine), he’s garnered top-50 consideration.
At 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, Mims raised some eyebrows after running a 4.38 40-yard dash, a 6.66 3-cone drill and posted a 38.5-inch vertical and a 10-foot-11 broad jump in Indianapolis, IN.
Even though he isn’t a technician off the line of scrimmage and isn’t going to put defensive backs on skates with his route-running ability, Mims wins with his speed, wide catch radius, ball skills, physicality and blocking prowess.
In 40 career games for the Bears, he had 186 catches, 2,925 receiving yards (15.7 average) and 28 touchdowns.
Round 3 | Chase Claypool, Notre Dame
Like Mims, Claypool helped his draft stock after an impressive Senior Bowl week and outing at the NFL Scouting Combine, where he ran a 4.42 40-yard dash and jumped a 40.5-inch vertical.
Towering at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, Claypool is physically imposing, showing the ability to eat up cushion quickly with his long strides, boxing out defenders and expanding his catch radius to reel in any ball thrown his direction.
Claypool finished his collegiate career with 150 catches for 2,159 yards (14.4 yards per catch), 19 touchdowns in 50 games and 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2019.
Round 4 | Devin Duvernay, Texas
A high school track star in the state of Texas, Duvernay possesses the explosiveness, speed and vision in the open field to be a threat whenever the ball is in his possession, as well as sticky hands to reel in nearly everything, and the blue-collar toughness to bully through attempted tackles.
In four seasons for the Longhorns, Duvernay posted 176 receptions for 2,468 yards (14 yards per catch) and 16 touchdowns. The 5-foot-10 and 200 pounder also offers special teams value because of his runaway speed and tackle-breaking ability.
Round 5 | Quartney Davis, Texas A&M
Davis is a technical route runner who has some of the cleanest breaks in the entire class. He also possesses very good speed, quickness and acceleration, where he can stretch the field vertically and win in open space, along with some sure hands when attacking the football in the air.
Davis, the 6-foot-1 and 201 pound wideout had all of his receptions over the past two seasons (24 games), making 99 catches for 1,201 receiving yards (12.1 average) and 11 touchdowns.
Round 6 | Quez Watkins, Southern Mississippi
Watkins declared for the draft after a monstrous 2019 season, in which he finished with 55 catches for 1,024 yards (18.6 yards per catch) and 16 touchdowns.
Watkins, the 6-foot and 185 pounder is a blur off the line of scrimmage, winning with his straight-line speed (4.35 40-yard dash) and nice body control and his length to reel in the football down the field.
When he catches the ball on short routes, Watkins to stress defenses with his ability to find angles and take off vertically from that point on to keep the chains moving.
In 34 games, Watkins had 150 receptions for 2,250 yards (15.0 yards per catch) and 16 touchdowns.
Round 7 | Jeff Thomas, Miami
Like the majority of the receivers mentioned, Thomas falls under the same category of a big play waiting to happen whenever he touches the football.
He might not be the biggest receiver (5-foot-8 and 178 pounds), but he displays the ability to get open with his clean releases at the line of scrimmage, vertical speed, solid ball tracking skills and explosive traits in the open field to take it to the house.
In 34 games for the Hurricanes, Thomas had 83 catches for 1,316 yards (15.9 yards per catch) and eight touchdowns. He also added 14 punt returns for 265 yards (18.9 yards per return) and one touchdown, as well as 54 kick returns for 268 yards (22.6 YPR).
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