The board owed the Chargers one, and it paid up: Cornelius Johnson, the No. 186 name on the board, sitting there at pick 225 like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Eboigbe left real value on the table behind him.
They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The Michael Carter deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.5
· Pick 5
· Marvin Harrison Jr.
· WR
· rank 1
In No. 5 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.17
· Pick 49
· Kamari Lassiter
· CB
· rank 40
Kamari Lassiter is a better player than pick No. 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.8
· Pick 72
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 75
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 8. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Blake Corum
· RB
· rank 86
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in slot 80, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 107
Zak Zinter at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.4
· Pick 140
· Justin Eboigbe
· DL-EDGE
· rank 148
The board had cheaper options than Justin Eboigbe at the 140th pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.13
· Pick 149
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 145
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in the 149th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.6
· Pick 181
· Braiden McGregor
· DE-EDGE
· rank 174
A clean, defensible pick in pick 181 with a little surplus value in Braiden McGregor. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.26
· Pick 201
· Jared Wiley
· TE
· rank 206
Jared Wiley in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.5
· Pick 225
· Cornelius Johnson
· WR
· rank 186
Cornelius Johnson in the 225th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.33
· Pick 253
· Daijahn Anthony
· CB
· rank 237
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Daijahn Anthony at No. 253. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.