R.J. Mickens

Chargers selected Clemson S R.J. Mickens with the No. 214 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Athletic’s Dane Brugler and NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein attribute Mickens’ NFL-ready tackling, play diagnosis and instincts to his father’s likely influence. Ray Mickens spent 10 NFL seasons as a New York Jet. The younger Mickens (6’/199) possesses excellent athleticism (8.59 RAS) and should find a role on special teams, at worst. In his final, full college season, he set career highs in solo tackles (55), stops (26), TFLs (12) and forced incompletions (seven).