CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers let Oladapo fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

by Ernestwill · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Chargers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

The Oladapo pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while quarterback went begging.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 25
Nice patience on Kool-Aid McKinstry, who had no business lasting to the 34th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 32
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ladd McConkey in the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 47
No drama and no debate, Kris Jenkins went about where he belonged in pick No. 48. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 65
Kiran Amegadjie in the 69th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 108
A straight-up fair deal on Will Shipley at Round 4, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 104
Good price on Zak Zinter in slot 108, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
A curious use of No. 136. Quarterback needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 132
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 139 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 156
Steal is underselling it; Kitan Oladapo at pick 180 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.21 · Pick 196 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 186
Jordan Jefferson slid further than he should have, and the 196th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 224
By-the-book stuff, Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 236
A quiet steal in slot 253: Trevin Wallace for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
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