B
Los Angeles Chargers
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chargers: B.
by psicosis6878yahoocom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Zion Logue; the Chargers did not wait, grabbing him 67 spots ahead at the 183rd pick.
For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Watson to cover a lot of smaller sins.
Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 5 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Chris Braswell in pick 37 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Ainias Smith at slot 78 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Justin Eboigbe. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 19 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Drake Nugent at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 159 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zion Logue well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A reach on Trevor Keegan in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aaron Frost. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Nathaniel Watson at pick 256 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
