B
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by timroot1966 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Zion Logue in slot 223, a good 38 spots before the room expected him.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Thomas Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
By-the-book stuff, T.J. Tampa at the 37th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Taking Brian Thomas Jr. in Round 2, Pick 19 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A safety of that caliber at No. 69 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Zak Zinter in the 106th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Beaux Limmer in pick 125, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Wright well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board had cheaper options than AJ Barner at slot 183, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Zion Logue at the 223rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Gentry. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.