D
Los Angeles Chargers
The phones sank the Chargers this weekend: D.
by DBoltzz2024 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
The Chargers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. It grades a D, and the process earned it.
They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Allen pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
That Van Pran pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 9 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Quinyon Mitchell in No. 37 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 13, with Bralen Trice worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 54 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the 57th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Sedrick Van Pran in the 102nd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
By-the-book stuff, Malik Washington at slot 116 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.