grissamthebestagain'S MOCK DRAFT
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grissamthebestagain'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 1, 2025

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  • grissamthebestagain DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAC)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Princewill Umanmielen, 63 picks early at No. 205. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That Slaughter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 25th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to slot 58, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A slide stopped in No. 89, with A.J. Haulcy worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A real head-scratcher, Jacob Rodriguez in pick No. 126 is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick205 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.