Inconceivable'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Inconceivable DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Erick All
TE Iowa
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
MJ Sherman
OLB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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AJ Finley
S
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Andrew Trainer
OT
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Austin Ekeler
RB
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Austin Johnson
DT
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Brevin Allen
LB
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Gerald Everett
TE
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Jaret Patterson
RB
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Joshua Kelley
RB
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Michael Davis
CB
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Mike Williams
WR
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Sebastian Joseph-Day
DT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Chargers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. MJ Sherman at the Round 7 slot is 59 spots clear of where he belonged. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On value alone, Smith makes the weekend a net positive.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 11 they get a red-zone target to build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They took Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at par in pick No. 37, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 42. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 5. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in pick 71 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 92nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Circle this one: Ainias Smith at the 139th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the 183rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Erick All
By-the-book stuff, Erick All at No. 223 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 MJ Sherman
A big swing on MJ Sherman at pick 256, well ahead of any board in the building. A pick in search of a role on this roster.