ChargerJim'S MOCK DRAFT

2024 Mock 1

  • ChargerJim DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Chargers will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Sinnott where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every board in the league had Cole lower, and that gap is the story. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 5th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Fair-plus on Zach Frazier, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
No edge and no loss on Zak Zinter in No. 105; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the 110th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Ben Sinnott worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They paid a round early for Myles Cole in Round 6, Pick 6, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.