Jamaree Caldwell

Los Angeles Chargers

Pos IDL

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

72.0 MODEL

2025

69.4

2026

72.0

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

Rookie tier 8 (#78) for an 86th overall pick is on the year-one band for 3rd-round IDL prospects on stable-starter trajectories. The Oregon-via-Houston transfer pedigree plus the Chargers' Jim Harbaugh defensive scheme gives him basic developmental foundation. The 2026 question is whether Caldwell crosses into tier 6-7 territory in his year-two jump or whether the structural rookie tier 8 finish becomes the stable baseline.

Caldwell came out of Oregon as the Los Angeles Chargers' 3rd-round pick (86th overall) in 2025 after transferring from Houston. The Chargers used him in a rotational interior role as a rookie under Jim Harbaugh's defensive scheme. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 8 (#78), the year-one developmental band for 3rd-round IDL prospects.

Strengths

Oregon-via-Houston transfer pedigree plus the 86th overall draft slot gives him basic college foundation.
Year-one starter snaps for the Chargers at age 22 under Jim Harbaugh's defensive scheme gives him the developmental runway.

Concerns

Rookie tier 8 (#78) is on the year-one band for 3rd-round IDL prospects but caps the breakout-tier expectations.
Chargers' broader defensive identity around Khalil Mack's primary pass-rush priority compresses Caldwell's structural snap share.

What to watch: Whether Caldwell crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 3rd-round IDL picks on stable-starter trajectories.