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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by Boltzy55 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 0 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.

The Rice steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Chop Robinson and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.29 · Pick 29 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
Nothing to complain about; Troy Franklin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.29 · Pick 61 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 51
The board had T.J. Tampa higher than pick No. 61, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
Payton Wilson slid further than he should have, and slot 69 is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 68
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ruke Orhorhoro in No. 73. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
They took Zak Zinter at par in the 105th pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
Value with a capital V on Brenden Rice in pick 110, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 131
Sataoa Laumea at the 131st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
Jarrian Jones at the 140th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 187
Tanor Bortolini in No. 181 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
Trey Knox at pick No. 225 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Josh Wallace · CB · rank 250
Josh Wallace in Round 7, Pick 33 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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