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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (IND)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA TradesA FutureC+
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chargers spent pick 86 on Jaeden Roberts, a name most had 66 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 7th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jaeden Roberts
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaeden Roberts in the Round 3 slot, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at pick No. 113 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.