Jin'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named edge rusher, a need the Chargers walked right past.

The Powers-Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Davis.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brock Bowers. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the 37th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy little value on Dominick Puni in No. 105, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in Round 5, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
No drama and no debate, Bru McCoy went about where he belonged in slot 183. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
Nice patience on Isaiah Davis, who had no business lasting to pick 226. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.