Daiyan Henley

Los Angeles ChargersUNDERPAID

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

85.4 MODEL

2024

88.3

2025

84.0

2026

85.4

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Back-to-back top-20 STTM finishes (#9, #20) for a 85th overall 3rd-round pick puts Henley on a strong developmental arc. The Washington State-via-Nevada transfer pedigree plus the Chargers' Jim Harbaugh defensive scheme appears to be the catalyst. The 2026 question is whether Henley earns his first Pro Bowl plus returns to tier 2 territory or whether the structural tier 3 finish becomes the stable baseline.

Henley came out of Washington State as the Los Angeles Chargers' 3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2023 after transferring from Nevada. He has anchored the Chargers' linebacker corps across three seasons under Jim Harbaugh's defensive system. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#9) in 2024 to tier 3 (#20) in 2025.

Strengths

Back-to-back top-20 STTM finishes (#9, #20) for an 85th overall 3rd-round pick puts him on a strong developmental arc.
Washington State-via-Nevada transfer pedigree plus the Chargers' Jim Harbaugh defensive scheme creates the structural environment for continued production.

Concerns

11-spot regression from tier 2 (#9) in 2024 to tier 3 (#20) in 2025 flags the 2024 finish as potentially context-driven.
Chargers' broader defensive identity around Khalil Mack's primary pass-rush priority compresses Henley's structural snap share.

What to watch: Whether Henley earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus returns to tier 2 (top 15), the threshold for confirming the 2024 ceiling was structural.