mudwhistle'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mudwhistle DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers won the night they stopped Taylor from sliding. Grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Mason Taylor sat on the board until the 179th pick, and the Chargers did not need to be asked twice.

The cost of the Fleming reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in No. 55 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 86 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in pick No. 123 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
The board fumbled Danny Stutsman all the way to the 157th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at Round 6, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They went early on DJ Campbell in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They barely believed it either: Bhayshul Tuten still on the board at the 208th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
A real head-scratcher, Julian Fleming in slot 213 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Fair-plus on Jonah Monheim, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe in Round 7, Pick 37 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.