CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE F

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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

by DutchNugget · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future D

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jacob Dobbs at pick 191 is 216 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. That Puni pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Chargers paired the rookies with proven help, T.J. Slaton leading the way.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 7
Laiatu Latu in the 6th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R1.19 · Pick 19 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 20
In pick No. 19 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
R1.22 · Pick 22 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 16
In the 22nd pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 30
In slot 26 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 34
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 40
Kamari Lassiter in Round 2, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 59
A big swing on Jonathon Brooks at slot 40, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 67
Good price on Byron Murphy II in the 70th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 95
Dominick Puni is a better player than No. 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 110
A straight-up fair deal on Roman Wilson at pick 111, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 136
They went early on Cade Stover in the 122nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 138
No drama and no debate, Jordan Travis went about where he belonged in pick No. 136. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 161
They reached a country mile for Ainias Smith at Round 5, Pick 7, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 199
A reach on Darius Robinson in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.16 · Pick 191 · Jacob Dobbs · LB · rank 407
They reached into another round for Jacob Dobbs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Hayden Hatten · WR · rank 276
Hayden Hatten at pick No. 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.20 · Pick 240 · Jaden Shirden · RB · rank 380
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaden Shirden in the 240th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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