B
Los Angeles Chargers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chargers.
by perneliroot ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
The Chargers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Myles Cole at Round 7, Pick 3 regardless, 56 picks early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Ford. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Fair-plus on Quinyon Mitchell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jonathon Brooks slipping to No. 77 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Theo Johnson. The roster fit checks out.
Sincere Haynesworth in slot 125 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Taking Darius Robinson in the 139th pick is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Nathan Thomas in the 183rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
They reached a country mile for Myles Cole at the 223rd pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A wild overpay on Isaac Guerendo in pick 256, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.