Chargers announce UDFA signings: Everything to know about 18 players

Kansas State TE Jerand Bradley

Bradley was announced by the Chargers as a tight end, but he primarily played wide receiver at Texas Tech, Boston College, and Kansas State. He had only 19 catches over his final two seasons, however, and his move to tight end will hinge on whether he can block effectively, which he was not asked to do in much of a meaningful way as a receiver. He's a reliable red-zone target who will beat zone coverage effectively, but he's not an easy separator against man coverage.

Colorado WR Sincere Brown

Brown spent four seasons at USF, where he recorded only 1 catch for 19 yards, but a breakout year at FCS Campbell in 2024 included 61 catches for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns. He turned that into a trip to Colorado, where he had 22 receptions for 376 yards and 2 touchdowns in a bit of a comedown year. But a 4.38 40-yard dash at 6'3" will turn heads, especially as a bigger gunner on special teams. He could push Dalevon Campbell for the practice squad X receiver role.

Virginia DT Jahmeer Carter

Another team captain, Carter, has played over 2,800 snaps in his college career. He is a stout run defender who maintains gap integrity through double teams and has the motor to affect the play and push the pocket as a pass defender. With only average agility and explosiveness, Carter is likely a rotational nose tackle at best. He should be in competition with 2025 UDFA TeRah Edwards for a practice squad spot as the third-string nose tackle.

Memphis RB Gregory Desrosiers

Desrosiers took a 30 visit with the Chargers, which appears to be turning into a bit of a signal for LA's signings in undrafted free agency. Recovering from a foot injury that plagued him all season, Desrosiers told Memphis media members after his pro day that scouts understood that he did not play his final season healthy. With 66 kickoff returns in his career between Memphis and UMass, Desrosiers could push for a practice squad spot amongst Jaret Patterson and Amar Johnson, depending on whether the Chargers keep only 3 running backs on the active roster or keep Patterson on the 53.

Syracuse S Devin Grant

The Chargers appear to love the broad jump for their DBs - Grant had a 10’6” leap that would’ve been tied for tenth at the NFL Combine. Grant is also the nephew of former Chargers safety Dean Marlowe. He started his college career at Buffalo, then transferred to Syracuse for his final two seasons. After recording 38 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, an interception, 4 pass deflections, 3 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, Grant’s production dipped as a senior, although he did also miss two games due to injury. The Chargers will hope he regains that 2024 form and pushes for a practice squad spot.

LSU DT Jacobian Guillory

Guillory spent six seasons at LSU, playing in 54 games primarily as a reserve before breaking through as an every-game starter in 2025. The Defensive MVP of the American Bowl, one of the college all-star games in the tier below the Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl, Guillory had 20 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and a sack in 2025 while primarily playing in the B-gap. He’ll compete with 2025 UDFA Josh Fuga for the practice squad spot in that role.

San Diego State EDGE Niles King

After spending three seasons at Division II Grand Valley State, King transferred to San Diego State for his final season, recording 30 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks in his lone season at the FBS level. At 6’5”, 265 pounds with decent explosiveness numbers but poor agility testing, he should be expected to be more of a straight-line rusher that feels a bit similar to Tre’Mon Morris-Brash. He probably has an uphill battle to stay in LA with Nadame Tucker’s connections to the staff and such a full room on the edge expected to make the 53-man roster.

Penn State WR Devonte Ross

Ross has a bit of an odd story - he flipped from Marshall to Kentucky as a three-star recruit in 2021 but never signed, instead enrolling at Troy in 2022. He put together a 1,000-yard season for the Trojans as a junior in 2024 and was named first-team All-Sun Belt as a receiver and all-purpose player thanks to a 77-yard punt return touchdown. He transferred up to Penn State and led the Nittany Lions with 5 receiving touchdowns in 2025. At 5'9" with a 4.45 40-yard dash, Ross is Mike McDaniel's kind of receiver, but he'll need to show better ball security than he did in college to hang around. Ross dropped 21 passes and muffed 4 punts in college.

Georgia Tech CB Rodney Shelley

Shelley missed the first two games of Georgia Tech’s season due to injury, but he still led the team with 2 interceptions and 5 passes defensed as a senior. Ranked as the 48th-best cornerback in the class by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, Shelley stands only 5’10” but ran a 4.45 40-yard dash and hit 37 inches in the vertical jump and 10’9” in the broad jump. A traitsy player with 8 career pass breakups, Shelley feels like a Myles Purchase-type player who could easily make the practice squad with a decent training camp and preseason.

Toledo CB Avery Smith

An East-West Shrine Bowl attendee, Smith was second team All-MAC in 2024 and 2025, leading Toledo in pass deflections both seasons. He also has a blocked punt and a blocked field goal on his resume. A high school quarterback who moved to DB during his first spring in Toledo, Smith can play either boundary spot or in the nickel and has advanced instincts thanks to his previous experience as a passer. He ran poorly at the Combine, recording a 4.54 40-yard dash, so it's likely that he'll compete with Nikko Reed for reps in the nickel, but he should be one of the favorites to make the team of this group.

Fresno State C Jacob Spomer

A six-year player who started his career at Diablo Valley Junior College in 2020, Spomer transferred to Fresno State in 2022 and was immediately an All-Mountain West honorable mention while starting every game at left tackle. He stayed at tackle in 2023 and 2024 but moved to center in 2025, earning first-team All-Mountain West honors and allowing zero sacks. Another team captain, Spomer, also had the second-fastest short shuttle (4.60 seconds) of any center that tested on the pro day circuit this year. He is a bit smaller for center at 290 pounds, but that can work in Mike McDaniel’s zone-based system. Expect him to push Josh Kaltenberger for the practice squad spot at center.

Wyoming TE Evan Svoboda

Svoboda played three seasons at quarterback for the Cowboys before transitioning to tight end as a senior, recording 11 catches for 92 yards and a touchdown while dropping 4 passes. But his athletic frame - he stands 6'5", 248 lbs and ran a 4.59 40-yard dash at Wyoming's pro day - is tantalizing enough that there could be something worth developing. Svoboda will need to get better as a blocker, where he has the traits to improve, and needs to spend some time on the Jugs machine and running routes, but expect him to stick on the practice squad to continue those endeavors.

Western Michigan EDGE Nadame Tucker

Many Chargers fans are familiar with Tucker because of his connection to new Chargers defensive coordinator Chris O'Leary, who was Tucker's defensive coordinator at Western Michigan last season. Tucker told Chargers Wire at the Senior Bowl that O'Leary called him the Khalil Mack in the Broncos' defense, so snagging him to work with the real Khalil Mack is only fitting. It's a crowded edge room, however, and Tucker turns 26 in June with only 42 career special teams snaps on his resume. Without a complete knockout preseason, Tucker should be expected to stick on the practice squad as a player who knows how O'Leary wants his edges to play.

SMU DT Terry Webb

Another junior college transfer who started his career at Kilgore Junior College, Webb played two seasons at Texas State before using his final season of eligibility at SMU, where he started every game and was second on the team with 5.5 sacks. An All-ACC honorable mention in 2025, Webb’s average athleticism and late-blooming profile will raise some questions about his ability to translate that season into NFL production. If he pops a few times during the preseason, expect him to earn a practice squad spot.

Florida State CB Jerry Wilson

Wilson is undersized at 5’10”, 178 lbs with 29 ¾” arms, but his 4.39 speed and consistent ball production - he has 8 career interceptions and 13 pass deflections across four years at Syracuse, Houston, and Florida State - are obvious reasons why an NFL team would want him in the building. He is a lower-strength player who will be better in off-zone coverage, but that fits with what the Chargers want to do anyway. Don’t be surprised if he’s the next DB to have a Nikko Reed-like preseason and make it hard for the Chargers to dismiss his potential.

Oregon OT Isaiah World

World, who went to Lincoln High School in San Diego, took a 30 visit with the Chargers earlier in the process. He tore his ACL in the College Football Playoff in January and will likely miss most, if not all, of his rookie season. But when healthy, World has the measurements and natural talent to develop into a swing tackle option if some technical mishaps can be coached out of him. He will likely be put on season-ending IR at roster cuts as a way to stash him until next offseason, when the Chargers can evaluate him on the field with NFL talent.

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