XLIII'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • XLIII DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (LAC)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalil Farooq
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Collin Oliver
LB Oklahoma State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Chargers this weekend: D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. Seth McLaughlin at the 162nd pick is 31 spots clear of where he belonged.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In No. 8 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
They paid sticker price for Patrick Payton in the 40th pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at Round 3, Pick 8 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
They jumped the gun on Nick Emmanwori, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick136 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at pick No. 136 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A wild overpay on Seth McLaughlin in slot 162, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams at pick No. 175 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
A reach on Dylan Fairchild in pick 207; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
Value said wait; Jalil Farooq in slot 209 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.