The Chargers have 10 picks, the 22nd overall and one in each of the first five rounds, plus four in the sixth and one in the seventh.

Less than three months after former rugby league player Jordan Mailata barged his way to Super Bowl glory with the Philadelphia Eagles, Australians will watch the NFL draft with interest to see where the next homegrown talent might emerge.

Hurts was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Eagles to a dominant 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, who had been hoping to achieve the first three-peat in modern NFL history. Hurts threw for 221 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while adding 72 rushing yards and another score.