CHARGERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Los Angeles Chargers

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Vaki: C+.

by TheUltimateCharge · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A
Future D-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Sione Vaki got past him. The Chargers do not have to explain a thing at the 181st overall pick. The final tally is a middling C+.

They are betting Sweat proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 32
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Powers-Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
In slot 23 they get a disruptive interior force, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 5 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 97
MarShawn Lloyd at pick 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 121
They let Josh Newton come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
Sione Vaki in the 181st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
JD Bertrand in slot 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 252
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in pick 253, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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