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Chargers select North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton with 1st-round pick

The 5-foot-11, 221-pound Hampton rushed for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior in 2024 and averaged 5.9 yards per carry in each of his two seasons as the Tar Heels’ lead back.

The Chargers selected former North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton with their first-round pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Hampton averaged 5.9 yards per carry each of his two seasons as the lead back for the Tar Heels. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)

Miami quarterback Cam Ward, right, poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

NFL draft: Cam Ward goes No. 1, Travis Hunter 2nd and Shedeur Sanders is not picked in 1st round

Former Chargers kicker Rolf Benirschke announces the Chargers’ second-round selection of wide receiver Ladd McConkey at the NFL draft April 26, 2024 in Detroit. (Adam Hunger/AP Images for the NFL)

NFL draft: Chargers’ scouting department ready for its Super Bowl

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, shown in a November 2023 game against the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium, and the team will head to Canton, Ohio, this summer to participate in the annual Hall of Fame preseason game against the Lions. Former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates will be inducted as part of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that same week. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Chargers to face Lions in Hall of Fame preseason game on July 31

By Elliott Teaford

April 23, 2025 at 9:23 a.m.

Former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of...

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) passes the ball against Nebraska during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

2025 NFL Draft: First-round primer with 3 possibilities for every pick

By Eddie Brown

April 24, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.

The U-T's Eddie Brown offers an in-depth breakdown of all the first-day possible outcomes

New Chargers right guard Mekhi Becton had arguably his best season in 2024 when he helped pave the way for Saquon Barkley to rush for more than 2,000 yards in the regular season on their way to a Super Bowl title. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)

Chargers’ newly-signed OL Mekhi Becton eager to team with Joe Alt

By Elliott Teaford

April 23, 2025 at 2:25 a.m.

The 6-foot-7, 363-pound Becton described the 6-8, 322-pound Alt as a “dancing bear,” meaning that...

Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant celebrates sacking Northwestern quarterback Jack Lausch on Nov. 23, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick DL Kenneth Grant in 1st round?

By Elliott Teaford

April 23, 2025 at 2:26 a.m.

The defensive tackle from Michigan could be the sort of disruptive force the Chargers covet...

Wide receiver Emeka Egbuka of the Ohio State Buckeyes catches a pass over defensive back Brandon Johnson #3 of the Oregon Ducks for a touchdown in the first half of the 111th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick WR Emeka Egbuka in 1st round?

By Elliott Teaford

April 23, 2025 at 2:27 a.m.

Egbuka had 81 catches for 1,011 yards and 10 touchdowns in his senior season at...

Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz, left, and head coach Jim Harbaugh seen during a season-ending press conference Jan. 15, 2025, in El Segundo, can be selective Thursday in the first round of the NFL draft. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)

Chargers final mock draft: Options open in 1st round

By Elliott Teaford

April 23, 2025 at 2:27 a.m.

GM Joe Hortiz says he can afford to be selective with the 22nd overall pick...

Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz, shown speaking at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis in February, says free agency went so well that the front office doesn’t feel the need to address one specific position with its first-round pick in the NFL draft next week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Chargers GM Joe Hortiz keeping options open for upcoming NFL draft

By Elliott Teaford

April 17, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

With the team addressing several needs via free agency, Hortiz isn’t locked into picking with...

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