B
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by DBoltzz2024 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
The real work happened on the phones. The Chargers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The veteran additions, DeMarcus Walker chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 9 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
In the 19th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Fair-plus on Tyler Nubin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They took Ladd McConkey at par in the 38th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallin Holker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board had cheaper options than Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at slot 134, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A reach on Michael Barrett in pick No. 172; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.