If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. Jack Westover at Round 7, Pick 36 is 65 spots clear of where he belonged.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rosemy-Jacksaint. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.
The Green pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback and running back.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.19
· Pick 19
· JC Latham
· OT
· rank 16
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 47
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in No. 37, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 56
A slide stopped in pick 69, with Kamren Kinchens worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.14
· Pick 78
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 75
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R3.19
· Pick 83
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 73
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 83, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.6
· Pick 106
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 109
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Renardo Green while clear needs at cornerback and running back sat open.
R5.3
· Pick 139
· AJ Barner
· TE
· rank 160
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for AJ Barner. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.17
· Pick 153
· Khristian Boyd
· DL-EDGE
· rank 179
Khristian Boyd at Round 5, Pick 17 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.8
· Pick 183
· Joe Milton III
· QB
· rank 198
A conviction pick on Joe Milton III at the 183rd overall pick that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
R7.3
· Pick 223
· Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
· WR
· rank 197
They barely believed it either: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint still on the board at pick 223. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.36
· Pick 256
· Jack Westover
· TE
· rank 321
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Westover this early at No. 256. A need, and now a little less of one.