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vacaciones'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2025

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    Chargers
Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chargers: B-.

The war room fell hard for Josaiah Stewart, and it showed at the 22nd pick: 30 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

On value alone, Monheim makes the weekend a net positive. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
In the 22nd pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 55th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
By-the-book stuff, Gunnar Helm at Round 3, Pick 22 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
Good price on Jaylin Lane in pick No. 125, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
No drama and no debate, Ben Sauls went about where he belonged in pick 158. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
They did well to land Jaydon Blue in No. 181, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at No. 199 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
The board had cheaper options than Robert Longerbeam at the 209th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Akili Arnold
A conviction pick on Akili Arnold at pick No. 214 that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in pick 256 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.