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boltz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2025

Chargers Trade round 1 for Vita Vea

  • boltz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chargers
Draft Selections
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (JAX)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Vita Vea
DT
Draft Grade — Chargers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Helm should have been long gone. The Chargers pounced, and earned a B+.

Somebody in pick No. 121 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chargers sat still while Gunnar Helm, the No. 89 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They are betting Parr proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Vita Vea gives the group a proven body among the projects.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
A conviction pick on Dylan Sampson at slot 53 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick55 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Ezeiruaku. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jack Bech in the 86th pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in the 88th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick121 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 121 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach pick 125 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick158 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Circle this one: Mello Dotson at Round 5, Pick 20 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed slipping to No. 199 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 209 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick 214 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Logan Parr
They jumped the gun on Logan Parr, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.