CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Chargers Mock 2.0 B+

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Los Angeles Chargers

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B+.

by TheKAT0079 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

The Chargers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In No. 9 they get a red-zone target to build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
The board had cheaper options than Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 7, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 58
T'Vondre Sweat in the 56th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 73
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in the 69th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 81
Mike Sainristil in pick 74 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Roman Wilson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
They took Zak Zinter at par in slot 91, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 107
By-the-book stuff, Jaden Hicks at pick No. 105 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
A reasonable price with a little left over, Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 117. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.19 · Pick 119 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 119
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Washington. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at pick 122, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
They went early on Braelon Allen in slot 142, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 187
Josh Proctor at the 183rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
AJ Barner at the 193rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 251
Fair-plus on Eric Gentry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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