CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Los Angeles Chargers

Grand theft in pick No. 225: the Chargers steal Flournoy and grade out a B-.

by inconceivable · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future D-

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chargers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Corum reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
In pick 11 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 23
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at slot 37 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
Blake Corum at Round 3, Pick 5 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 72
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at No. 73, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 99
Good price on Jalen McMillan in the 105th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 122
Theo Johnson in slot 110 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 127
Value with a capital V on Chau Smith-Wade in the 140th overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
They took Cornelius Johnson at par in the 181st pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 203
They will replay Ryan Flournoy at pick 225 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.29 · Pick 249 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 256
No edge and no loss on Tyrice Knight in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 260
Darius Muasau in No. 253 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
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