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Los Angeles Chargers

A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B.

by Herbo10Rules · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future A

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chargers spent the Round 7 slot on Karsen Barnhart, a name most had 72 spots down the list. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In the 22nd overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
Adonai Mitchell in the 37th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
A wild overpay on Blake Corum in pick 47, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 18 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
A tidy little value on Christian Haynes in No. 69, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 122
They paid a round early for Theo Johnson in the 110th pick, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Blake Fisher at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
Fair-plus on Roger Rosengarten, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 171
AJ Barner in slot 161 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
They liked Trente Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in the 181st overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 252
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for LaDarius Henderson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Karsen Barnhart · OT · rank 325
Karsen Barnhart in pick 253 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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