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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers let Devonshire fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by raucarson · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: M.J. Devonshire, the Round 7 slot, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In No. 15 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 69th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They took Braelon Allen at par in pick 105, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 102
A quiet steal in the 110th pick: Andru Phillips for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg in slot 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
Xavier Thomas in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 176
Grayson Murphy at pick No. 181 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · M.J. Devonshire · CB · rank 191
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, M.J. Devonshire in pick No. 225, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 238
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 33, with Donovan Jennings worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.