The Chargers will kick off their 2025 regular season in exactly 100 days.
With Chargers Organized Team Activity practices underway in El Segundo and around the league, the Bolts season is inching closer to beginning in Brazil.
And so are the early predictions from pundits.
In honor of reaching the century mark, ESPN's Benjamin Solak took on the task of writing 100 things to know about the upcoming season from general things to predictions.
Kicking off with 10 under the radar names to watch for in 2025, Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley was right in the middle of his list.
Henley, who is entering his third season, broke out last season after leading the Bolts in tackles and manning the middle of the defense at a high level.
That's why Solak believes Henley is on the cusp of taking another step next season and going from rising star to household name.
Solak wrote:
It was Henley, the 2023 third-rounder who plays much bigger than his 6-foot-1, 230-pound frame would suggest.
Henley has the instincts, quickness and tackling ability to influence the game sideline to sideline — something many linebackers aspire to do, but few can. He got 18 All-Pro votes in 2024 and deserved more.
Solak had another prediction for a young Chargers player, this time on the offensive side of the ball.
Solak also expects a strong season from first-round pick Omarion Hampton, who has been getting some early buzz and excitement for what he can do from the jump as a rookie.
The ESPN analyst went a step further, tabbing the running back as his bold prediction for Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Solak wrote:
Omarion Hampton will win Offensive Rookie of the Year. I think he will quickly out-touch Najee Harris, and I think the Chargers want to go back to a more run-heavy approach after turning pass-heavy out of necessity late last season. He'll outproduce fellow first-rounder Ashton Jeanty, too. I see a 1,200-rushing-yard season incoming.
Hampton was the only back in the nation to eclipse at least 1,500 rushing yards and 15 rushing scores in each of the last two seasons in his final years at North Carolina.
