B
Los Angeles Chargers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chargers a B.
by Stu ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Garrett Nelson; the Chargers did not wait, grabbing him 125 spots ahead at slot 256.
Sainristil at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
By-the-book stuff, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 37 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They went early on Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 6, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach for Roman Wilson in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
You do not let a cornerback like Mike Sainristil reach No. 106 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board had cheaper options than Drake Nugent at the 139th pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Jefferson at Round 6, Pick 8, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Davis in the 184th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Omar Brown at slot 223 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Nelson in pick No. 256 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.