CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Los Angeles Chargers

Good, not great, for the Chargers: B+.

by timroot1966 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A-
Future A

The tape said wait; the Chargers did not. De'Corian Clark went at pick 139, a good 68 picks before the board was ready.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Neyor value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In pick No. 13 they get a matchup weapon at tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in Round 2, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 50th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 73
Johnny Wilson at No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 104
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · James Williams · S · rank 135
They talked themselves into James Williams at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 207
De'Corian Clark in the 139th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 157
They paid up for Braelon Allen at No. 142 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 165
A straight-up fair deal on Justin Rogers at slot 164, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 183
They paid a round early for Curtis Jacobs in the 170th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 230
A real head-scratcher, Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 183 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 257
A big swing on Isaac Guerendo at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.28 · Pick 248 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 224
They robbed the room for Isaiah Neyor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Demorie Tate · CB · rank 275
They reached a country mile for Demorie Tate at pick 256, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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