CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Los Angeles Chargers

Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chargers.

by RG · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades C
Future A

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chargers reached some 43 spots for Jordan Jefferson, and value like that does not grow back.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
In No. 18 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
By-the-book stuff, Kamari Lassiter at slot 37 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 52
Junior Colson at pick 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 97
This one needs a full-page explanation: MarShawn Lloyd in the Round 3 slot, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
A reach on Brenden Rice in the 80th pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in pick No. 105, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 129
They reached into another round for Ben Sinnott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
They went early on Blake Fisher in slot 110, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 183
Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 140 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 210
Value said wait; Drake Nugent in Round 6, Pick 9 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 257
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Solomon Byrd. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 251
Jalen Coker in pick 253 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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