Boltzy_55'S MOCK DRAFT

Dream Scenario

  • Boltzy_55 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAC)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Mike Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Brownlee Jr.: D+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Chargers shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Sweat proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Brownlee Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in pick No. 69. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the 78th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Nice patience on Caelen Carson, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They paid sticker price for Beaux Limmer in pick 118, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They robbed the room for Jarvis Brownlee Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 183. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
By-the-book stuff, Tip Reiman at No. 223 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick256 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Good price on Josh Wallace in Round 7, Pick 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.