Chargers go local by drafting USC’s Tuli Tuipulotu, Crenshaw’s Daiyan Henley on Day 2
LA TimesUSC linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu gets to stay in town after being selected by the Chargers in the second round of the NFL draft Friday. The team drafted two defenders from Los Angeles, taking USC edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu in the second round and Washington State linebacker Daiyan Henley in the third. Washington State linebacker Daiyan Henley, drafted by the Chargers in the third round, is “really athletic, instinctive and physical,” general manager Tom Telesco said. “He’s a violent hitter when it gets there.” After taking Quentin Johnston with the 21st pick in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, the Chargers turned to the defense with the 23rd pick of the second round Friday and selected USC edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu. Daiyan Henley — linebacker 6 feet 1, 225 pounds, Washington State, Round 3, Pick 85 Notable: Henley’s father, Eugene, is also known as “Big U.” Eugene is a music executive who has worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg and, as a former gang member, served time in prison on drug charges.
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