CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

by AG_1975 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A

The Chargers went off the board in a big way for Keilan Robinson, 122 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Chargers indulged a want in Smith while a need in quarterback, tight end and other spots stayed open.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Braswell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In slot 9 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
Brian Thomas Jr. slid further than he should have, and No. 37 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 56
They let Chris Braswell come to them and pounced at pick No. 69. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 124
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Justin Eboigbe. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 75
They took Junior Colson at par in pick 74, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 87
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 27 leaves quarterback, tight end and other spots for later.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
A curious use of pick 105. Quarterback, tight end and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Cedric Gray did not.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in slot 106 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
A reach on Braelon Allen in the 139th pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 207
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the 183rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Keilan Robinson · RB · rank 345
They left a pile of value on the table to take Keilan Robinson this early at pick No. 223. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Richard Jibunor · OLB-EDGE · rank 336
Richard Jibunor at No. 256 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
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