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USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Which Chargers rookie is bound to have a breakout season?
Which Chargers rookie is bound to have a breakout season? The Chargers failed to address the wideout position much at all in free agency. They whiffed on a few major targets via the trade market and the early portions of free agency. That made it evident that the front office would pursue the position heavily in the 2025 NFL Draft. Tre Harris was taken in the second round, and he'll be expected to step in with a significant role right away. Tyler Dragon of USA Today picked Harris as the Chargers' breakout rookie in 2025. "Harris has the size and speed of a prototypical X-receiver, but he can also line up at Z. He could start sooner rather than later for a receiver-needy Chargers club." Harris ran a 4.54 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine to go along with his 6'2" stature. The former Ole Miss product will give Herbert a trustworthy target to throw the ball to. Harris hauled in 29 touchdowns in his collegiate career, which should make him a legitimate red-zone threat at the next level. Quentin Johnston, a first-rounder in 2023, has had a disappointing start to his career. While he improved in Year 2, his inconsistencies were a major reason for the team's need for another playmaker, primarily on the outside. Johnston will now have to be a solid third option if Harris steps up and contributes as expected immediately. If not right away, Harris should be in the starting lineup relatively quickly in 2025. Ladd McConkey showed last season that he is an excellent option in the slot, as he was regularly Justin Herbert's go-to option. That shouldn't change in 2025, but with a reliable guy on the outside, it will open up this offense even more. Fans should be excited for the future of this team, and Tre Harris is a big reason for that, as Herbert will finally have a young, jump-ball target on the outside.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
WR Tre Harris is emerging as the Los Angeles Chargers' rookie sensation
Credits: Getty The Los Angeles Chargers are not letting any opportunity slip. The team has been making incredibly valuable picks ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Following a spectacular selection such as former North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton, the team's 2025 offseason rookie selection generates buzz among media and fans. The Chargers' 2025 second-round, 55th pick, wide receiver Tre Harris, is turning heads with his stunning set of skills. As the former Ole Miss standout continues to raise eyebrows as the Chargers' 2025 draft pick, fans have been eager with excitement to witness his well-praised gameplay outside the training camp clips. Hype builds around the Los Angeles Chargers' wide receiver Tre Harris Despite being the second-round number 55th pick, Harris is one of the best investments the Chargers have made this 2025 NFL offseason. The newly drafted rookie might be new to the NFL league; however, he was among the best performers during his time with the Ole Miss Rebels. After being extremely successful in having a running back like Hampton on board, the Chargers are leaving no stone unturned to be at the top of their game this season. This isn't the first time Harris is building hype, probably the first time in the NFL league, but his high school days have been no less. Before being inducted into the big league, a tweet from last year surfaces in our sight predicting Harris' caliber will likely be a threat in the NFL. The X post from the NFL Draft analysis website SCOUTD read, 'Tre Harris (WR #OleMiss) is going to be a problem in the NFL. Prototype frame, and he knows how to use it. Surprising and impressive ability to sink, wiggle, and create separation on tape. I'm going to be high on him during the draft process. Welcoming comparisons…' This statement stands valid even today if we look at the impressive stats of the 6'2 tall, 205-pound rookie so far. With a No. 1 ranking in the NATION in receiving yards per game (128.8), Harris completed his Ole Miss career with 2,015 yards and 15 touchdown receiving on 114 receptions in a total of 20 games played. Also Read: Isaiah Likely's jersey goal: Inherit Lamar Jackson's No.8 if the Baltimore Ravens win it all Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Look: Omarion Hampton, Tre Harris make first appearance in full Chargers uniform
Look: Omarion Hampton, Tre Harris make first appearance in full Chargers uniform Chargers running back Omarion Hampton and wide receiver Tre Harris were among the many rookies invited to participate in the 2025 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. The event offers first-year players their first major business and marketing event following. It's the first time for many companies to connect directly with the rookies all in one place and build relationships. There, the newest NFL players will learn the business of football and get to meet NFLPA business partners looking to secure endorsement deals with the rookies. During the three-day event in Los Angeles, rookies wear their new NFL uniforms for a photoshoot with Panini America, the NFLPA's exclusive trading card licensee. Check them out below, donning the infamous powder blue jersey and the gold pants.
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Chargers rookie minicamp: 7 takeaways, including how Easter ham relates to new practice structure
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers opened rookie minicamp Friday at The Bolt, the team facility. They will hold two more practice this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. 'This is a day and a weekend of evaluation,' coach Jim Harbaugh said before Friday's practice. 'Really just mining for gold, diamonds, gems. Those rare gems, they don't just hop out of the ground and into your pocket. You got to dig. You got to go in there and find them. So that's what I want to do today, top of the list.' mining for gold this wknd — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 9, 2025 Here are some observations and takeaways from the opening day, including on-field work and Harbaugh's news conference. 1. The Chargers had 56 players on the field for Friday's opening practice. All nine draft picks participated: running back Omarion Hampton, receiver Tre Harris, defensive lineman Jamaree Caldwell, edge rusher Kyle Kennard, receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith, tight end Oronde Gadsden II, safety RJ Mickens, offensive lineman Branson Taylor and defensive back Trikweze Bridges. The Chargers announced Friday morning that they had signed all of their draft picks except for Harris and Hampton. The Chargers also announced Friday morning that they had signed 18 undrafted free agents, who all participated in the opening practice. Advertisement Five players who signed reserve/future contracts in January participated: edge rusher Tre'Mon Morris-Brash, safety Emany Johnson, receiver Jaylen Johnson, offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart and linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste. All five spent time on the Chargers practice squad last season. International Player Pathway tight end Jordan Petaia also participated. And rounding out the group were 23 tryout players. Two notable tryouts: Alaka'i Gilman, the younger brother of Chargers safety Alohi Gilman, and offensive lineman Jimmy Bell, a former Mississippi State basketball player who measured in with the Chargers at 6-foot-9 and 332 pounds. 2. Harbaugh debuted a new practice structure for this year's rookie minicamp. The Chargers did not hold any 11-on-11, seven-on-seven or even one-on-one drills. The goal, Harbaugh said, was to create a more even playing field in the evaluation process. The players rotated through four main sections of practice. One of those sections was individual drills. Players worked with their position groups. Each position was tasked with mastering three drills throughout the practice. An example of one of those drills with the interior defensive line, coached by Mike Elston: A player set up in front of the leverage sled and worked through five coaching points. The first was stance. The second was the strike at the sled. The third was peaking into the primary gap responsibility while maintaining outstretched arms. The fourth was disengaging into the primary gap. The fifth was disengaging into the secondary gap, the opposite direction. The second section was special teams drills, led by coordinator Ryan Ficken. Players learned two drills with Ficken, both focused on kick coverage skills. In the first drill, players started 20 yards away from the returner, who had the ball on the goal line. The coverage players accelerated toward the goal line before throttling down and sealing off the returner. The second drill was focused on tackling, with players honing their technique on bags. Advertisement The third section included two strength and conditioning drills with executive director of player performance Ben Herbert. The first was the three-cone drill, one of the marquee tests during the pre-draft process. The tracks how well a player can accelerate and change direction in short areas. The second drill was a Turkish get-up. Players held a dumbbell over their head and had to move from lying on their backs to a standing position. For the special teams drills and strength and conditioning drills, the players learned the drills during the first period earlier in practice, then went full speed in a competitive environment for the second period later in practice. For example, players were timed on their three-cone drill in the second period. Edge rusher Kylan Guidry, an undrafted free agent out of Western Kentucky, posted the best three-cone time at 6.83. Guidry's athleticism and movement jumped out in the first practice. For the fourth main section of practice, the Chargers also installed plays and schemes. The offense and defense worked on separate fields at a walk-through tempo against air. 'Let's identify the talent, let's identify if a guy has the talent and is good enough to be here, then take them through the 11-on-11 in a couple weeks rather than do it backwards and see if they're good at 11-on-11 right now,' Harbaugh said. 'We likely would not get that diamond in the rough, that gem, right? Because you wouldn't see the talent as much. You might see who was able to learn a system better. Picture a 90-minute meeting to go over offense and defense, and then go out on the field and then we're judging who learned the system better, but we're not really seeing the capabilities, what they have talent-wise.' The draft picks did not participate in the competitive special teams and strength and conditioning drills later in the practice. Undrafted free agent running back Raheim Sanders also did not participate in those drills. He was the only non-draft pick to sit out those drills. That was all by design. Advertisement 'Omarion Hampton, we don't have to go out there and evaluate him in these drills, in these competitions, because we know him,' Harbaugh said. 'We have checked every single box that could possibly be checked. And I think I'd be doing a disservice if I took away time from other guys that we didn't know. They're going to be the ones really competing for a spot on the Chargers. Same with Tre Harris, same with every guy that we drafted. We know them really well. Rocket Sanders, I know him well. He's got great tape.' big O locked in — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 9, 2025 3. Harbaugh offered an anecdote that informed why he changed his approach to rookie minicamp. He heard the story from his mother, Jackie. 'Her mom would always cut off one-third of the Easter ham every Easter and bake it that way,' Harbaugh said. 'So my mom asked her mom, 'Why did you do it that way?' And her mom said, 'Well, that's the way my mom always did it.' So my grandmother asked her mom, 'Why do you cut off a third of the Easter ham every year?' And my great-grandma said, 'Because the oven wasn't big enough.' It just goes to the point, to the analogy: Just because something has always been done a certain way doesn't make it the right way.' lol switching things up — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 9, 2025 4. Harbaugh mentioned two other undrafted free agents that popped on film: Kansas receiver Luke Grimm and Iowa State tight end Stevo Klotz. Harbaugh said he believes Klotz has a chance to be an 'above-average core special teams' player. Grimm is a polished and shifty route runner, and he showed some of that during individual drills Friday. Grimm also got some work as a returner during the practice. 5. Harbaugh said Zion Johnson and Bradley Bozeman have both been getting snaps at center during the offseason program. The Chargers opened Phase Two on Monday, and this week was the first time Chargers players could be on the field with position coaches. Harbaugh said Bozeman was at center and Johnson was at left guard one day. Then Johnson was at center and Bozeman was at left guard the next day. 'We'll see how long that goes in that order,' Harbaugh said. 'We're a long ways from having to set a starting lineup.' Harbaugh said he envisions Johnson starting at one of the two positions. Advertisement 6. The rookies went through their medical physicals on Thursday. They arrived at The Bolt on Friday. Kennard and Caldwell said they both got to meet edge rusher Khalil Mack in the locker room on Friday. Caldwell said it was 'a pinch-me moment.' 'I thought it was going to be cool,' Kennard said, 'but I was still in my head like, Khalil Mack!' Kennard said Mack sent him a text after the draft. 'He was just like, 'Excited to have you out here, young buck,'' Kennard said. 'He made a joke to me: 'Don't celebrate too long, it's time to get to work.' I'm like, definitely. If Khalil Mack is telling me don't celebrate, I'll stay in the house and go to sleep.' pov: u get a text from k mack — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 9, 2025 7. Taylor was working at left guard during the team offensive reps against air. Taylor played tackle in college at Pitt, but the Chargers will be trying him inside at guard. (Top photo of Jim Harbaugh at Chargers rookie minicamp: Kirby Lee / Imagn Images)
NBC Sports
26-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Analyzing fantasy upside of Harris, Bech, Harvey
The Happy Hour crew analyzes the fantasy impact of some of the final skill players selected in Round 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, including WR Tre Harris, WR Jack Bech and RB RJ Harvey.
