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RG'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2025

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  • RG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 5, Pick 20 lands the Chargers a B-, Phillips and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan Phillips, the 158th overall pick, roughly 52 picks past where he belonged.

The Cook reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 22nd pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in Round 2, Pick 23 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger is a better player than No. 86 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tai Felton
They robbed the room for Tai Felton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in pick 158 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing DJ Giddens in pick No. 181. It fills a real need, too.
Pick199 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
They took Caleb Ransaw at par in slot 199, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick209 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the tight end. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to pick 214, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick256 Rnd7 Brady Cook
A wild overpay on Brady Cook in the 256th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.