B+
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.
by MOHOLOKA ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 1 steals
· 9 reaches
The Jack Westover selection is the head-turner. The Chargers reached 65 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Rosemy-Jacksaint at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They paid up for Kris Jenkins at slot 37 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
The board had cheaper options than Zach Frazier at the 52nd overall pick, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Beebe in No. 58 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A conviction pick on Leonard Taylor III at the 83rd pick that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Braelon Allen at slot 106 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason McCormick well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 183 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at No. 212 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen Coker in the Round 6 slot, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Taulia Tagovailoa at the 223rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jack Westover in pick 256 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
