Should The Chargers Consider Trading Back From Pick 22?

Matt "Money" Smith and Lorenzo Neal preview the 2026 NFL Draft with one week to go, debating whether the Chargers should use pick 22 on OG Chase Bisontis of Texas A&M — a player Matt calls a plug-and-play Pro Bowl candidate — or trade back to accumulate picks while still landing a starter. The guys address the Rueben Bain Jr. car accident story that resurfaced this week, calling it a transparent attempt by rival teams to drive down the Miami edge rusher's value ahead of the draft. Matt walks through four realistic trade-back scenarios, including a deal where Arizona jumps up to grab Alabama QB Ty Simpson, and floats a bold idea of packaging picks 22 and 55 to pry Dexter Lawrence away from a Giants team reportedly at an impasse with their star DT. The episode closes with a live mock draft simulator where the Chargers trade back to 34, land Bisontis, add edge rusher Romello Height at 55, and finish the day building depth in the trenches. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.