Paul1122'S MOCK DRAFT

Chargers 10-13-26 pmk

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Draft Selections
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAC)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LAC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAC)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LAC)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Devin McCuin Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Devin McCuin
WR Ohio State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LAC)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jaleel Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaleel Johnson
DE-EDGE Oklahoma State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LAC)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (LAC)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SEA)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIA)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (SEA)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Breece Hall
RB
Head Shot
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Chargers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Nobody had Jaleel Johnson this high, and it is not close. The Chargers reached 61 spots to get him at the Round 7 slot.

They banked enough surplus on Washington to cover a lot of smaller sins. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The Chargers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to Trevor Goosby, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Trevor Goosby
They took Trevor Goosby at par in pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick11 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In slot 11 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
A reach for Kade Pieper in the 33rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
They will replay A'Mauri Washington at Round 3, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Samson Okunlola
Samson Okunlola at No. 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
They read the board right and Marcus Neal Jr. was the payoff at the 135th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick139 Rnd5 Devin McCuin
Devin McCuin in pick 139 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss in slot 150 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Whit Weeks
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Whit Weeks in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaleel Johnson
A big swing on Jaleel Johnson at pick No. 223, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Andrew Rappleyea
No edge and no loss on Andrew Rappleyea in Round 7, Pick 14; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton at No. 237 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.