DrewHaWSD 'S MOCK DRAFT
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DrewHaWSD 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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  • DrewHaWSD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B.

The Chargers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 209 on Tyler Batty a full 30 spots early.

Getting Hampton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 22nd pick they get a weapon on the perimeter, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 55 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mitchell Evans well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick158 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A wild overpay on JJ Pegues in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A quiet steal in No. 181: Seth McLaughlin for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in pick 199 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
They talked themselves into Tyler Batty at slot 209, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at the 214th pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
A tidy little value on Zeek Biggers in No. 256, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.