jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
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jrvidAles'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

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  • jrvidAles DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chargers won the night they stopped James from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jordan James slides to No. 256, you do not overthink it, and the Chargers did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The cost of the Elzinga reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In pick 22 they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in the 55th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to Round 3, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Derrick Harmon
They barely believed it either: Derrick Harmon still on the board at No. 125. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Circle this one: Gunnar Helm at pick No. 158 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
A big swing on Luke Elzinga at the 181st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Ashton Gillotte
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 199 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jordan James
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jordan James in No. 256, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.