CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Chargers Mock Draft 1.1: Trade Down to Teens C+

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Los Angeles Chargers

Best value of the weekend goes to the Chargers for Smith: C+.

by BoltUp94 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades D
Future B-

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tykee Smith, pick 116, roughly 19 picks past where he belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

So much rides on Rome Odunze that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In pick No. 12 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson at slot 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in Round 2, Pick 15, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 50 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 66
Mekhi Wingo at the 69th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 73
A tidy little value on Blake Corum in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 81
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in No. 77. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
Roman Wilson in the 96th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
Value with a capital V on Zak Zinter in slot 105, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
They will replay Tykee Smith at pick 116 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 125
Johnny Dixon slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 1 is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
Nothing to complain about; Cedric Gray went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.27 · Pick 163 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Nice patience on Braelon Allen, who had no business lasting to the 163rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 179
Fair-plus on Curtis Jacobs, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 208
They let Omar Speights come to them and pounced at the 222nd overall pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
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