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Los Angeles Chargers
Larceny in the 95th overall pick lands the Chargers a A, James and all.
by dray4598 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: D.J. James, pick 95, roughly 31 picks past where he belonged. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
Adding Fred Warner by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.
In the end it comes back to Cooper DeJean, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 31st pick they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
A slide stopped in pick 37, with Xavier Legette worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They read the board right and Jackson Powers-Johnson was the payoff at pick No. 64. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Kiran Amegadjie at Round 3, Pick 5 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
D.J. James at slot 95 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They will replay Mike Sainristil at No. 105 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Fair-plus on Javon Foster, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at pick 142 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in the 183rd overall pick, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Circle this one: Austin Stogner at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.