XLIII'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE Florida State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jacobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jacobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LAC)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 7 (LAC)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAR)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SF)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Players Gained
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Tarik Cohen
RB
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Breece Hall
RB
Players traded away
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Quentin Johnston
WR
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chargers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Khordae Sydnor at slot 209 is 50 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The Chargers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
By-the-book stuff, Colston Loveland at pick No. 18 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick47 Rnd2 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in the 47th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the 79th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 3, Pick 18 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jacobee Bryant
They reached a country mile for Jacobee Bryant at pick 111, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
A premium they did not need to pay, Jarquez Hunter a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
A wild overpay on Khordae Sydnor in pick No. 209, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.