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Chargers in race for No. 1 pick in 2016 NFL draft

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In this ESPN Insider piece, Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders handicaps the race for the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2016 draft. The San Diego Chargers, losers of three straight and sitting at 2-5 overall, are No. 8 on the list, given a 5 percent chance to get the No. 1 overall selection. The Detroit Lions are No. 1.

Schatz: “San Diego's future depends heavily on what happens with two division rivals, because the Chargers still have to play Kansas City and Denver twice each. If the Chiefs can keep manufacturing offense without Jamaal Charles, and Peyton Manning can figure out how to look like Peyton Manning again for more than two or three plays per game, the Chargers could sink to the bottom of the standings.