B-
Los Angeles Chargers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and McNeil-Warren: B-.
by Rbernet ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
The board owed the Chargers one, and it paid up: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 51 name on the board, sitting there at slot 86 like a gift left on the doorstep.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Sonny Styles at par in Round 1, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
No drama and no debate, Blake Miller went about where he belonged in slot 55. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 86th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Ted Hurst slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Ephesians Prysock at No. 204 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.