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Los Angeles Chargers

A franchise passer in Williams headlines a F weekend for the Chargers.

by DutchNugget · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future F

The Chargers torched the value chart for Jayson Jones, taking him 140 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In the 1st overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.5 · Pick 5 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 7
In slot 5 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.8 · Pick 8 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 10
A straight-up fair deal on Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick 8, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 59
They went early on Jonathon Brooks in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 82
McKinnley Jackson at the 72nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 99
They read the board right and Braelon Allen was the payoff at the 108th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 145
They paid sticker price for Malik Mustapha in No. 145, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 161
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ainias Smith in Round 6, Pick 11, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.39 · Pick 214 · Reuben Fatheree II · OT · rank 231
A premium they did not need to pay, Reuben Fatheree II a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 200
A slide stopped in pick No. 216, with Ricky Pearsall worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.43 · Pick 218 · Stefon Thompson · OLB-EDGE · rank 285
Stefon Thompson at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 241
J.J. Weaver at slot 221 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Jayson Jones · DL · rank 369
Jayson Jones at pick 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 293
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Davis well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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