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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 28, 2025

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kelby Collins
DE Florida
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chargers and Clark: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Bud Clark at the 87th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Collins proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the 23rd overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick55 Rnd2 Zane Durant
Value with a capital V on Zane Durant in the 55th pick, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Bud Clark
They barely believed it either: Bud Clark still on the board at pick 87. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Oscar Delp at Round 4, Pick 21 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A tidy bit of business in slot 162, where Jermaine Mathews Jr. graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick201 Rnd6 Kelby Collins
They went early on Kelby Collins in pick No. 201, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jacobe Johnson
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Jacobe Johnson worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick256 Rnd7 Haynes King
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Haynes King at No. 256. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.