prettygooddrafters'S MOCK DRAFT
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prettygooddrafters'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

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  • prettygooddrafters DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LAC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

Nobody had Derrick Moore this high, and it is not close. The Chargers reached 49 spots to get him at No. 106.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 22 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
No drama and no debate, Darrell Jackson Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 56. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 87 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Derrick Moore well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
Bray Hubbard at Round 4, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
A wild overpay on Jerry Wilson in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.