The Chargers hold the No. 22 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, which begins Thursday.For the last few months, there hasn't been a clear consensus on what position the team will prioritize in the first round of the draft. The Bolts have needs on both sides of the ball.The team could use an offensive guard as well as an edge rusher, but which will they focus on during the first day of the draft? Several mock drafts have the Chargers focusing on their defensive need with the No. 22 overall pick.
Chargers Wire asked AI what it believed the Bolts should do. According to ChatGPT, the Chargers should take edge rusher Keldric Faulk out of Auburn and it explained why. "The Chargers are in that awkward middle ground: good enough with Justin Herbert to compete, but not dominant in the trenches.
Teams in that tier almost always prioritize the pass rush and offensive line. Both matter—but pass rush tends to have the bigger game-swinging impact in Round 1. While interior offensive line is also a need, similar-caliber linemen are usually available later, whereas a high-upside edge rusher with Faulk’s size and traits is harder to find outside the first round," ChatGPT wrote. This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: AI predicts who the Chargers will pick in the first round of NFL draft