randersen36'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • randersen36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LAC)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB-
Wiley should have been long gone. The Chargers pounced, and earned a C+.

The Chargers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Wiley at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

So much rides on Brock Bowers that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
Fair-plus on Brock Bowers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A clean, defensible pick in the 37th pick with a little surplus value in Ladd McConkey. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malachi Corley in No. 69. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Will Shipley
No drama and no debate, Will Shipley went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 5. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in slot 129. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick 140 is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 157th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
Value with a capital V on Jordan Travis in the 181st overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Somehow Jared Wiley was still sitting there in slot 225, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.