MOHOLOKA'S MOCK DRAFT

CHARGER TRENCHES

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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TB)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Chargers lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

The phones were a trap the Chargers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If Tagovailoa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Getting Laumea where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 26, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
A clean, defensible pick in No. 37 with a little surplus value in Kamren Kinchens. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in the 58th pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at Round 3, Pick 5 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in the 89th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A conviction pick on Darius Robinson at pick 106 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea slipping to slot 139 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick256 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A slide stopped in No. 256, with Steele Chambers worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.