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Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by timroot1966 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A-

The Chargers did not so much draft Ty'Ron Hopper as overpay for him, 33 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Barner.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In the end it comes back to Rome Odunze, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In slot 15 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 37 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 39
Steal is underselling it; T.J. Tampa at pick 58 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 53
Kingsley Suamataia in the 75th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 73
A slide stopped in the 82nd overall pick, with Blake Corum worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 68
Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 155
Value said wait; Ty'Ron Hopper in the 122nd pick says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 165
A real head-scratcher, Justin Rogers in Round 5, Pick 3 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 120
Darius Robinson in pick No. 143 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 186
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Knox at the 183rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 198
Taking AJ Barner in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 220
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Myles Jones at slot 230. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 257
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in No. 256; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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