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2024 BFL Draft

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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LAC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
Larceny in the 253rd overall pick lands the Chargers a B, Thomas and all.

The Chargers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nathan Thomas fell into slot 253.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need McCaffrey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 23 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In slot 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at No. 37 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sedrick Van Pran. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A tidy little value on Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 24, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick105 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Nice patience on Brenden Rice, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 110, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 177th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Jha'Quan Jackson at pick 181 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 225 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in Round 7, Pick 10, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Somehow Nathan Thomas was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.