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Los Angeles Chargers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Corley: A.
by Bobbo ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Malachi Corley, pick No. 111, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.
The Chargers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 20th pick they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bralen Trice. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board had Brian Thomas Jr. higher than Round 2, Pick 11, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 70, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 88 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
McKinnley Jackson in No. 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Malachi Corley at slot 111 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nice patience on Ray Davis, who had no business lasting to the 119th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommy Eichenberg in No. 142. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Cedric Johnson in pick No. 161 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.