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Jan 24

  • Opowell DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Forsyth
C
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Chargers cashed the board's mistake on McKinstry: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kool-Aid McKinstry, the No. 19 name on the board, stolen at pick 37.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Taking Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 37th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 76th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick 105 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
They took Nelson Ceaser at par in slot 113, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Johnson at No. 142, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
The board had Curtis Jacobs higher than Round 6, Pick 8, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick226 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter at pick No. 226 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.