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BrianC'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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  • BrianC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B.

There is reaching, and then there is Eric O'Neill at slot 204. The Chargers jumped the board by 64 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Getting Price where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon slipping to the 55th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Circle this one: Jadarian Price at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at No. 123 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Value said wait; Eric O'Neill in pick 204 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.