It’s shaping up to be a draft with plenty of edge rushing talent, as the group leads the way with 10 players in the top 50.
Carter is the highest-ranked edge rusher, while Georgia’s Mykel Williams (No. 8), Tennessee’s James Pearce, Jr. (No. 12), Georgia’s Jalon Walker (No. 18) and Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton (No. 20) are all listed in the top 20.
Offensive tackle features the second-most players as they have eight among those in the list (two of them are listed as OT/G), with Ohio State’s Josh Simmons being ranked the highest at No. 9.
And coming in third are cornerbacks, who have six players listed, starting with Hunter and then Michigan’s Will Johnson at No. 6.
As for how relates to the Bolts and their No. 22 overall pick, pundits are somewhat spilt on what direction they will go.
Out of the 15 projections in the Chargers Mock Draft Tracker 1.0 released earlier in the week, eight went offense while seven added defensive help.
The Athletic’s own Dane Brugler had the Bolts taking Michigan tight end Colson Loveland, who is listed at No. 22 on the Big Board.
Loveland and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren (No. 14 on the Big Board) were tied for the most of the 15 projections in the tracker, with two pundits each sending them to the Bolts.
As for the most mocked defensive player to the Chargers, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, he ranked No. 24 on the Big Board.