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Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall
C+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The phones sank the Chargers this weekend: C+. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chargers would have aced it. Thor Griffith at No. 208 is 78 spots clear of where he belonged.
The Starks steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.
Hit on Mike Green and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Mike Green
In pick No. 28 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at the 44th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick72
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tate Ratledge. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99
Rnd3
Jake Majors
A reach for Jake Majors in No. 99; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123
Rnd4
Carson Schwesinger
Taking Carson Schwesinger in the 123rd pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 157, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick197
Rnd6
Theo Wease Jr.
They liked Theo Wease Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 197. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208
Rnd6
Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in pick No. 208, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213
Rnd6
Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the 213th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick218
Rnd7
Seth McLaughlin
No edge and no loss on Seth McLaughlin in slot 218; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253
Rnd7
Alex Mastromanno
Alex Mastromanno at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.



















