55'S MOCK DRAFT

CHARGERS

  • 55 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAC)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LAC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tyreak Sapp
DE Florida
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LAC)
David Walker
LB Central Arkansas
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Phillip Webb
DL Jackson State
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chargers: B-.

The war room fell hard for Tyreak Sapp, and it showed at the Round 6 slot: 87 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

That Tuimoloau pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Harold Fannin Jr.
In the 25th pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, reach and all.
Pick57 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick No. 57 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Josaiah Stewart
The board fumbled Josaiah Stewart all the way to pick 89, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 JT Tuimoloau
They will replay JT Tuimoloau at slot 126 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Wease Jr. in the 161st overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Value said wait; Miles Frazier in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in slot 180 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tyreak Sapp
A wild overpay on Tyreak Sapp in the 201st overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joey Slackman well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 David Walker
David Walker at pick No. 224 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.