CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers robbed the room for Pearsall. Final grade: A-.

by muddy · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Whoever sat across the table from the Chargers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

That Pearsall pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Sinnott reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
In the 23rd overall pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 29
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than the Round 2 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 68
Leonard Taylor III at slot 63 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 74
They took Sedrick Van Pran at par in No. 70, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 84
A tidy little value on TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 87, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 104
No edge and no loss on Cam Hart in Round 3, Pick 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Tory Horton · WR · rank 109
Tory Horton in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 160
They jumped the gun on Ben Sinnott, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 166
A quiet steal in the 177th overall pick: Malachi Moore for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 198
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Robinson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 200
Circle this one: Ricky Pearsall at Round 7, Pick 7 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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