B+
Los Angeles Chargers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B+.
by scysask ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
The war room fell hard for Bryce Foster, and it showed at Round 6, Pick 8: 38 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.
The DJ Moore pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 12th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
Chop Robinson in No. 37 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They let Kingsley Suamataia come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 5. The roster fit checks out.
They went early on Roman Wilson in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braelon Allen. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Junior Colson at pick No. 113 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They jumped the gun on Ben Sinnott, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Foster well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Demani Richardson at No. 226 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.