TheUltimateCharge'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • TheUltimateCharge DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Taylor Upshaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taylor Upshaw
OLB-EDGE Arizona
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Nobody had Taylor Upshaw this high, and it is not close. The Chargers reached 162 spots to get him at pick 226. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Bowers pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 5 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brock Bowers
The board fumbled Brock Bowers all the way to Round 2, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the 69th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick105 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick No. 105 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They left a pile of value on the table to take Grayson Murphy this early at the 142nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Taylor Upshaw
Taylor Upshaw at the 226th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.