CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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Los Angeles Chargers

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chargers to a C-.

by No · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Chargers shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Proctor value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The cost of the Powers-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In the 5th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
A conviction pick on Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 37 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 82
Josh Newton at slot 69 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
Roman Wilson in the 87th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at pick No. 106, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 128
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 131
MarShawn Lloyd is a better player than No. 139 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Cedric Johnson · DE-EDGE · rank 166
Good price on Cedric Johnson in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.1 · Pick 176 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 173
A clean, defensible pick in pick 176 with a little surplus value in Layden Robinson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 177
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 197
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Proctor at No. 213 is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 217
Braiden McGregor in Round 7, Pick 3 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 253
Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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