RiversideG'S MOCK DRAFT
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RiversideG'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LAC)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LAC)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Chargers let Lew fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Connor Lew had no business being available in pick No. 103, and the Chargers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Every board in the league had Young lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Zion Young
They paid up for Zion Young at Round 2, Pick 1 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at slot 43 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis in pick No. 75 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 103rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A straight-up fair deal on Parker Brailsford at pick 130, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DeMonte Capehart. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Josh Cameron at the 204th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.