RG'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • RG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Chargers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Chargers did not so much draft Jasheen Davis as overpay for him, 90 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Styles pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value.
Pick55 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to pick No. 55. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 86 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Nothing to complain about; Jake Majors went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 123rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick138 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A premium they did not need to pay, DeMonte Capehart a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 157th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ollie Gordon II at the Round 6 slot is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 197 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in Round 6, Pick 33 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick213 Rnd6 Alex Mastromanno
Alex Mastromanno at pick 213 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They reached into another round for Jasheen Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Circle this one: Jack Kiser at the 253rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.