CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Los Angeles Chargers

Good, not great, for the Chargers: B.

by SDough · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades C+
Future A-

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chargers reached some 80 spots for Elijah Simmons, and value like that does not grow back. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Boyd pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
A reasonable price with a little left over, Rome Odunze in the Round 1 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 56
A conviction pick on Chris Braswell at No. 45 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 71
Brandon Dorlus at the 69th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 117
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mohamed Kamara. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 161
They reached a country mile for Jaylen Wright at pick No. 106, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 123
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jarrian Jones at pick No. 139. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 158
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Khristian Boyd in the 183rd overall pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 240
They paid a round early for Trevor Keegan in Round 7, Pick 3, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Elijah Simmons · DL · rank 336
This one needs a full-page explanation: Elijah Simmons in slot 256, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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