After signing Najee Harris as a free agent, the Chargers brought in another running back with their first-round pick in North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton.
General Manager Joe Hortiz said after the selection that he didn’t think Hampton would be on the board when Los Angeles came up at No. 22.
“[H]e was one of those unanimous guys and you kind of anticipate unanimous guys being gone. But we’re fired up he was there,” Hortiz said, via Eric Smith of the team’s website. “This is a guy, through the process in the fall, the scouts identified early on as a guy they really love.