Daniel Jeremiah· Feb 23, 2026
In his latest mock draft, Jeremiah had the Chargers selecting tight end Kenyan Saddiq at No. 22 overall.
“Daniel Jeremiah had Kenyan Saddiq as the chargers pick at 22 overall.”
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- Mock Draft PicksKenyon SadiqLos Angeles ChargersFeb 23, 2026
Kenyon Sadiq to be picked at number 22
“Daniel Jeremiah had Kenyan Saddiq as the chargers pick at 22 overall.”
Close · 77Scored 77.11a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kenyon Sadiq
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 77.11
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 16
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 77.11
- predicted pick:
- 22
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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