Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT
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Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

2026 Mock 3

  • Christeca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chargers.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chargers took Billy Schrauth at pick 55, roughly 56 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Billy Schrauth
A wild overpay on Billy Schrauth in the 55th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Bud Clark
They jumped the gun on Bud Clark, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick123 Rnd4 Julian Neal
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Julian Neal in No. 123. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
You do not let a wide receiver like Jeff Caldwell reach pick 204 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.