Mudwhistle'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 180: the Chargers steal Singleton and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Nicholas Singleton at Round 6, Pick 5 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every board in the league had Truss lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at No. 57 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They paid sticker price for Jake Majors in pick 89, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in Round 4, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 160 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
They barely believed it either: Nicholas Singleton still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
The board had Xavier Nwankpa higher than the 200th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick208 Rnd6 Rod Moore
The board fumbled Rod Moore all the way to the 208th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick213 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
A reasonable price with a little left over, DJ Campbell in slot 213. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at pick No. 218 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 252nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.