CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

TD's Forever B

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Los Angeles Chargers

More right than wrong for the Chargers, and a B to prove it.

by timroot1966 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 8 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C
Future A

Some picks age like wine; Javon Baker at Round 4, Pick 18 will need to, sitting 68 spots clear of his grade.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Braswell where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In slot 15 they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Troy Fautanu at pick 37 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chris Braswell in the 69th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 72
They did well to land Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 12, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 80
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 150
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drake Nugent this early at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 186
Javon Baker at No. 118 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
A real head-scratcher, Braelon Allen in slot 139 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.14 · Pick 150 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 161
Khristian Boyd in the 150th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 203
A big swing on AJ Barner at pick 179, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Jaylen Harrell · DE-EDGE · rank 211
They talked themselves into Jaylen Harrell at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 251
Value said wait; Trevor Keegan in the 223rd overall pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 275
A wild overpay on Isaac Guerendo in Round 7, Pick 36, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.