SAN DIEGO – Inside linebacker Jatavis Brown, a fifth-round selection for the San Diego Chargers in this year’s draft, leads the team in combined tackles with 42, and is tied with Melvin Ingram for the team lead in sacks with three.

Hunter Henry, a second-round selection in this year’s draft, averages a team-leading 16.3 yards per catch and has scored a touchdown in the last three games.

And in his first two games on the field after missing the first month with a hamstring injury, first-round selection Joey Bosa has totaled two sacks, nine quarterback pressures and three tackles for loss.

Add to that punter Drew Kaser’s selection as the AFC special teams player of the week after his performance against the Denver Broncos, and the Chargers have gotten a lot of production from this year’s draft class so far this season.

Brown, Henry and Bosa landed on ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper’s NFL rookie big board this week.

“I tell you what, we have a lot of young guys that are playing good football for us right now,” Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said. “And I think it’s good that we have some other younger guys that are learning to do it and working to do it.”

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco likes the fact not only are the rookies from this year’s draft class making a difference on the field, they’re not just relying on their natural ability but showing a commitment to doing the work in the film room to get better.

“Those guys are all contributing,” Telesco told Xtra 1360 Fox Sports Radio in this interview. “You don’t always get that from young players. You don’t always get that from that many rookies, but that was one game.

“We’re happy with them. The thing I’m most happy with really the whole group of players is how they’ve prepared to play the game.

“Usually college players that played at a high level in college can get away with just their physical abilities versus their peers at that level, then when they get to this level where the talent level is so good across the board, sometimes it takes a while to realize the preparation it takes each week that goes into the game, and a lot of that film work that goes into knowing your opponent. These guys have all done that, and it seems like it’s natural for them, which is great to see.”

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Chargers have the 10th-youngest team in the league, and they are tied with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots for fifth in the NFL with 16 players under the age of 24.