CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

Accidently Mich West B

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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

by andrew012186 · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 7 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades D+
Future A+

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chargers took Taulia Tagovailoa at pick No. 234, roughly 42 spots before his name belonged.

Sainristil falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Chargers paired the rookies with proven help, Danielle Hunter leading the way. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 10
In the 15th pick they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 24
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Terrion Arnold at slot 37. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 47
No drama and no debate, Kris Jenkins went about where he belonged in pick No. 46. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 50
The board fumbled Junior Colson all the way to Round 3, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.31 · Pick 94 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 73
Kamren Kinchens at No. 94 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 109
The board had cheaper options than Braelon Allen at the 95th overall pick, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 66
Mike Sainristil in the 104th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 113
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mekhi Wingo in the Round 4 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 121
Javon Foster at the 123rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 122
Value with a capital V on Tyrone Tracy Jr. in slot 139, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 173
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braiden McGregor. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 191
Steele Chambers at Round 6, Pick 5 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 192
Tahj Washington in pick 192 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 217
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 225 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 276
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at the 234th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 283
A real head-scratcher, Sam Hartman in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.