Chargers Signed OLB Akheem Mesidor

The Los Angeles Chargers have signed OLB Akheem Mesidor to a four-year, $20,456,392 fully-guaranteed rookie contract, according to Adam Schefter.

Mesidor, 25, signed with West Virginia out of high school and was with the team for two years before transferring to Miami. He was a second-team all conference selection in 2020 and a third-team all conference selection in 2021 at West Virginia. He was a first-team all conference selection in 2025 and second-team all-American at Miami.

He was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2026 draft out of Miami.

Throughout his six-year college career, Mesidor appeared in 65 total games and tallied 208 total tackles, 52.5 tackles for loss, 35.5 sacks, four passes defended and five forced fumbles.